Programs

The DAC program builds partnerships between OpenArchive and organizations creating and managing mobile media archives. Through these collaborations, we gain valuable insights into people’s needs on the ground and in various cultural contexts. The co-research allows us to adapt and update the Save app as well as customize workshops, trainings, and guides to their needs.

Rooted in FLOSS ethos and practice and guided by the human rights-centered research and design methodology, we ensure our research findings are open source and available to the wider community.

Most importantly, the communities we work with are able to grow and strengthen their archiving and documentation processes. Through the DAC program, we offer:

• Archiving intake and storage workflow guidance;
• Secure mobile media archiving workshops;
• Applying co-research to evolve our tools and resources;
• Amplification of their work.

The program framework is customized to match DAC partners' most pressing needs and meet communities where they are.

Decentralized Archivist Communities

Our global DAC partnerships support, steward, and promote archiving efforts to ensure their documentation is safe and accessible for the long-term.