<div dir="ltr"><br>I am <a href="http://guevents.georgetown.edu/event/vint_cerf_internet_in_the_21st_century">noticing today</a> that Vint appears to have a new post-WCIT hobby horse - solving the problem of "bit rot". Bit rot is the loss over time of the ability to properly interpret digital information, and also the degradation of the media that carries it.. Vint's notion is "Digital Vellum", in his words "creating an ecosystem for preserving the meaning of digital information over long periods of time."<div>
<br></div><div>I think digital preservation particularly of online media, and the development of open standards for the same, is a suitable topic for ISOC to pay attention to. I know the W3C is interested, too.</div><div>
<br></div><div>There are already plenty of initiatives within the library and museum communities.<br><br>If enough people are interested perhaps we could form a group.</div><div><br></div><div>j<br><br>--<br>---------------------------------------------------------------<br>
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