Deliverable 3.1: Policy analysis of value chains for CHIs in the Digital Single Market

The task Policy analysis of value chains for CHIs in the Digital Single Market (T 3.1) was focused on the analysis of the value chains for CHIs in the DSM to foster the understanding of current business models of interaction between CHIs and creative industries and how such models can reinforce access to culture and European identity. Within the inDICEs project, we aim to understand the effects of the digital revolution on modes of cultural and creative production and on their economic and social impact. To achieve this, we decided to look at the CH sector in the context of the structural inter-dependencies and the impact it has on other sectors and societies. Taking into consideration the changing perception of the role and responsibilities of cultural heritage institutions, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the following document we discuss the issue of the value of digital cultural heritage, focusing on the impact it has on societies and the European policies concerning digital heritage resources and the Digital Single Market and proposes a framework for understanding digital cultural heritage value chains, created on the basis of case studies analysis of the (re)use of digital cultural heritage.