2025

Hänninen, Kirsi; Kosonen, Miia; Venäläinen, Kiti

The publication addresses the development and sustainable implementation of digitization. It provides an overview of digitization processes, quality control, risks, sustainability, and the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) based methods, particularly from the perspective of mass digitization. The articles in the publication are authored by experts from the National Archives of Finland, the National Library of Finland, and the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk). The publication is based on the Digitization Developer training from the Flexible Education and Career Paths for Future Digitization Experts (JoDi) project. The training was carried out in collaboration between the National Archives of Finland and the South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk). Previously, there was no unified or permanent digitization training available in Finland. To meet this need, Xamk and its partners developed digitization training oriented towards working life in RDI projects. The training was then used to train digitization experts and specialists. A total of 145 people participated in the training between 2020 and 2025. The training also identified the need for networking and sharing experiences. As a result, a digitization competence network was established in the JoDi project in autumn 2024. The network operates on the Finnish Skillhive collaboration platform and is open to everyone interested in digitization.