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Digital Media and Sustainability: Developments from the perspectives of AVICOM and SUSTAIN
The production / use of digital media by museums—from websites, mobile applications to social media—has grown enormously in recent years. This development has revealed significant differences in terms of content quality on the one hand, and compliance with the United Nations’ declared Sustainable Development Goals on the other. This interdisciplinary session aims to analyze developments from the perspectives of AVICOM, the committee for media, and SUSTAIN, the committee for sustainability. It will identify problems, shortcomings, and demands, while also presenting best-practice examples. Fundamentally, this session will also address the question of which digital initiatives and engagements are meaningful, unnecessary, or should be rejected in light of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

