2025

This page contains notable events about 2025.

Events

• The Internet Archive reaches the milestone of one trillion preserved web pages, marking one of the largest digital‑memory achievements in internet history.

• World Digital Preservation Day unites institutions worldwide under the theme “Why Preserve?”, sparking global advocacy for digital memory.

• The Digital Preservation Coalition coordinates worldwide participation in WDPD, encouraging organizations across all sectors to secure digital heritage.

• The International Conference on Digital Preservation (iPRES) launches the #WhyPreserve campaign, blending conference research with global outreach.

• The NDSA hosts the virtual conference “Digital Preservation 2025 – Where We're At,” featuring lightning talks on preservation challenges and breakthroughs.

• The Software Preservation Network contributes a dedicated pre‑conference event to the NDSA program, emphasizing the cultural value of executable software.

• The International Conference on Digital Preservation (ICDP) is held in Barcelona, focusing on large‑scale data preservation and complex digital formats.

• Africast highlights Africa’s digital future, emphasizing media freedom, data sovereignty, and cultural preservation across the continent.

• UNESCO hosts a landmark workshop in Namibia demonstrating how digital innovation strengthens the protection and documentation of African World Heritage sites.

• A South African study evaluates national digital repositories against OAIS and TDR standards, revealing infrastructure and sustainability challenges.

• The BAOBAB initiative is presented as a key solution for sustainable digital repositories in West and Central Africa, addressing regional preservation inequities.

• South Africa’s National Archives Week focuses on “Digital Footprints,” highlighting how digital platforms reshape archival practice and public memory.

• The Antarctic Legacy of South Africa showcases its digital repository as a model for preserving scientific and expeditionary heritage.

• Global institutions share case studies during WDPD, including stories of recovering corrupted collections and reviving obsolete digital formats.

• Marine‑data archives gain international attention as organizations highlight the long‑term preservation of oceanographic information.

• Libraries and archives worldwide participate in WDPD by showcasing unique digital collections and preservation workflows.

• The PDF Association contributes to iPRES with tutorials on PDF/A, emphasizing the importance of standardized archival formats.

• The iPRES conference brings together global experts to discuss the future of digital preservation, including AI‑driven archival tools.

• The NDSA conference highlights vulnerabilities in digital‑memory infrastructures, revealing surprising risks in cloud‑based preservation.

• The ICDP conference gathers researchers to address the preservation of massive scientific datasets and complex digital objects.

• UNESCO’s Africa workshop trains a new generation of heritage technologists, demonstrating drones, 3D mapping, and digital monitoring tools.

External links

• "Category:Internet properties established in 2025" at Wikipedia
• "Category:Internet properties disestablished in 2025" at Wikipedia