AKIPRESS.COM - Representatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency met with the leadership of Cultural Heritage Agency of Uzbekistan to discuss grant assistance for implementation of the project on preservation of the cultural heritage of the Silk Road using digital archives.
The goal of the project is to strengthen capacity in protection and preservation of cultural values in Uzbekistan by providing equipment for archiving archaeological collections and objects. The project will support creation of a digital archive system for storing collections and information. Objects will be selected for archiving and storage in digital format in the State Museum of Uzbekistan History in Tashkent and Termez Archaeological Museum, UzA reported.