| In 1999 the Dutch government introduced the policy of the "cultural biography" in which not only experts such as curators, but also citizens would have a say in which artifacts should be made part of the collective memory of The Netherlands. The city of Maastricht was one of the first local governments to implement this policy together with cultural heritage institutions and the University Maastricht. The purpose of this project is to address theoretical questions relating to the digital production and storage of material contributing to the biography of a city, and the co-construction of digital representations of the city and the city itself. Moreover, it studies the web-based participation of experts and non-experts in the future policies, planning and cultural heritage of cities from an international perspective. |
