Projects
Ensuring the availability and usability of data, as well as the utilisation and processing of data, is achieved through development projects, which we carry out in cooperation with Memory Campus operators, companies and organisations.
If you are interested in educational development, please contact Miia Kosonen: etunimi.sukunimi@xamk.fi
If you are interested in technical or AI development, please contact Anssi Jääskeläinen: etunimi.sukunimi@xamk.fi
If you are interested in international project development, please contact Stina Westman: etunimi.sukunimi@xamk.fi
For general project development, please contact Kati Saltiola, Programme Coordinator at Memory Campus: etunimi.sukunimi@xamk.fi
Memory Campus related projects
The projects below have been funded through a variety of financial instruments, as well as through support from cities, the Regional Government, the Ely Centre and private funding. For more information on the projects, their activities and actors, as well as the sources of funding, please visit each project below.
Funding instruments include:
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funded by the South Savo Regional Council
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) financed by the Regional Council of South Savo (investment project of the Ministry of Education and Culture)
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF, React Eu, ESF+) financed by the Etelä-Savo Ely Centre
Allocation to support sustainable growth and vitality of regions (AKKE) financed by the Etelä-Savo Regional Council
Flexible skill paths for digitization
2023-2025
Xamk, East Savo Educational Federation (Samiedu) and National Archives of Finland
The project has trained 38 digitalisation professionals and 36 digisation developers to meet the current and future needs of working life in companies, municipalities, the well-being services of counties, public administration and in the GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) sector. Project created a new Digitisation expert network.
ETKOT - South-Savo Artificial Intelligence at Memory Lab
2024-2025
Xamk, National Library of Finland and Central Archives for Finnish Business Records (Elka)
The project will create new AI expertise in the South Savo region, promote the responsible utilisation of AI in companies, develop methods especially related to AI technologies, and accelerate business by supporting the renewal of the service and business structure.
South Savo Data Economy Accelerator: Shared Data as a Joint Success Factor (DAME)
2024-2025
Xamk
The project compiles a situational analysis of the data economy in South Savo based on survey and research and implements practical trials in various sectors. Additionally, the project plans support services for the data economy for businesses and organizations in South Savo and builds a data economy value network in collaboration with regional actors.
Digitaalisen innovaatiokeskuksen (DIH) perustaminen Etelä-Savoon
2023-2025
Xamk
The Digital Innovation Centre will accelerate the digital transformation of industry, especially small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector. DIH is a multi-stakeholder network providing a one-stop shop for a wide range of services to support digitalisation.
Päämaja – Mikkelin matkailun kehittämishanke
2023-2025
Mikkeli Development Miksei and Muisti Centre of War and Peace
The aim is to create new vitality, new year-round jobs and investment in the area by creating new and sustainable tourism businesses based on Mikkeli's own strengths - its history and cultural heritage. The project will highlight Mikkeli's tourist attractions, promote the cultural and historical tourism skills of local operators through knowledge management.
SAG Saimaa ja Saimaa Academy of Gastronomy – Network development and learning
2023-2025
National Library of Finland, Ruralia Institute & Visiti Mikkeli
The aim is to make food tourism the main attraction of tourism in the Saimaa region in a sustainable way. This objective will be achieved by developing the D.O.Saimaa network and linking it to tourism, as well as through knowledge creation and research through SAG's network learning. The growth and attractiveness of the entire food tourism sector will strengthen the vitality of South Savo and promote employment.
Resilient Youth Through Local Heritage (ROOT)
2024-2027
National Library of Finland
The multidisciplinary Root project combines cultural heritage, history and local perspectives. The project aims to address challenges such as the green transition, sustainable development and climate change, and to create hope for young people in remote areas. The desire to help young people in their careers is also key.
Kuvitellut kotimaat
2024-2027
National Library of Finland
The aim of the project is to explore what digital humanities methods can tell us about the construction of the Finnish press in North America and its relationship to the past and present homeland. The research will be carried out by a multidisciplinary team, which will use text genre and text insert identification and name recognition methods to enable remote and close reading of a wide range of material.
Digital History of Literature in Finland (DHL)
2022-2026
National Library of Finland
The project aims to significantly expand the existing understanding of Finnish literary history through new digital materials and methods. The project will map the background data of Finnish and Swedish-language fiction from the 19th century into a coherent format that will enable large-scale statistical analysis of the data.
Keskustelevat kuvat
2025-2026
National Library of Finlando
The project will introduce a new technological solution that will open up new experiences and exciting opportunities for the exploitation of cultural heritage. IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) is a solution designed for the cultural heritage sector, providing libraries, archives and museums with the tools to make their collections digitally accessible in a rich and functionally rich way.
Massadigitoinnin tuotanto
Jatkuva hanke
National Archives of Finland
The Mass Digitisation Service receives and digitises paper documents archived by government authorities for storage and use in digital format only. After digitisation, the paper form of the documents is destroyed.
Memory Campus – Towards an international cluster in information management
2024
Xamk
The aim of the project was to develop the Memory Campus ecosystem into a European cluster. The aim of the project was to promote the international activities, cooperation and networks of the Memory Campus and its actors as part of the cluster work.
Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Digital Archives’ Users
2023-2024
Xamk, National Archives of Finland and Central Archives for Finnish Business Records (Elka)
The aim of the project was to promote the use of artificial intelligence in the provision of data for further use. The project developed automated content analysis of digital assets, enhancing their description and creating valuable search and aggregation capabilities for the end user.
Memory Lab as a driver of digital experimentation and innovation culture in South Savo
2023-2024
Xamk and pilot companies
The project helped actors in South Savo to identify common challenges and specificities of different sectors, build a cooperation network and co-develop services through digitalisation and innovation.
Memory Lab – equipment investments
2022-2024
Xamk
The project designed, procured and deployed a Memory Lab hardware environment that enables petabyte-scale AI computing performance in a secure and efficient environment. The Memory Lab hardware is intended to enable any development activity related to artificial intelligence, data analytics or digitisation or post-processing and its scale-up to a commercial service.
DALAI - Improving the quality and usability of digital assets through AI
2021-2023
Xamk, National Archives of Finland, Central Archives for Finnish Business Records (Elka) and Disec
The aim of the DALA was to use AI to develop the automation of the digitisation and automatic description of cultural heritage materials.
Digitisation skills mapping
2023
Xamk
The digitisation skills mapping created the conditions for increasing skills at both individual and organisational level.
Oneclick eArchiving
2022-2024
Xamk, Disec, EKA and Piql
The OneClick eArchiving project facilitated the take-up of the results of E-ARK projects. The international E-ARK projects have produced specifications and implemented policies and tools at the level of national archives. OneClick eArchiving aims to extend its use to other archives and collection managers, including SMEs.
Memorial – Developing the Digital Reception and Usability of Materials and Web Platform in Memory Campus
2020-2022
Mikkeli Development Miksei, Xamk, Central Archives for Finnish Business Records (Elka) and Muisti Centre of War and Peace
The Memorial is an online service that brings together, shares and stores electronic material in a digital archive. Memorial will be developed as an accessible, easy-to-use and functional service for everyone to store their memories.
Digitization competencies training
2022
Xamk and Mikkeli Development Miksei
The project graduated 33 digitisation project management experts for current and future work needs.
Professional Ditigizer Training
2022-2024
Xamk and Mikkeli Development Miksei
The project graduated 30 digitizers and 8 digitization experts for current and future needs in the world of work.