Archive Community - Palestine

Archival Cluster

The Archival Cluster is a cultural, scientific, technological, and neutral platform...

First: A Unified Knowledge and Technical Platform

The Archival Cluster is a platform that brings together local and international expertise...

Second: Neutrality and Unity

The Archival Cluster is neutral and unifying, and does not exclude any geographical area...

Third: Specialized Representation

Each member institution in the cluster plays a fundamental role in representing the sector...

Establishment and Founding

The cluster was established in 2023 as an independent initiative, then evolved to become... The cluster began cooperation with the International Council on Archives since...

General Objective:

To contribute to advancing and strengthening the archival and documentation sector...

Vision

To contribute to raising awareness and building archival capacities, and preserving and...

Objectives

• Contribute to preserving, protecting, and promoting collective memory and identity...
• Support transparency, knowledge justice, and the right to access...
• Contribute to localizing and implementing best practices in digitization...
• Contribute to supporting formal institutional and community work.
• Raise public and official awareness about the importance of records management...
• Strengthen cooperation, partnerships, and integration between civil sectors...
• Build and develop the capacities of archival staff and institutional teams...