Abstract / topic summary
With the emergence of permanent media for data storage such as Cerabyte, the question how those media can be read in 50 or 100 years becomes as crucial as the medium itself.
We will introduce Cerabyte, as well as the LAST working group (Long-term Access, Storage & Technology) : LAST is aimed at preserving digital information over long periods with the goal of assuring useful interpretation. The Long-term Access, Storage & Technology (LAST) Working Group brings together stakeholders from the storage, preservation, and IT ecosystems to collaboratively develop a resilient, interoperable framework for the long-term preservation of digital information, for the benefit of all communities that provide or use storage for the long term.
Speaker summary
Martin Kunze
Martin Kunze is Founder and CMO of Cerabyte, a silicate technologist, long-term storage expert, and inventor of modern ceramic data carriers. He founded Memory of Mankind, which preserves cultural records on ceramic tiles stored in an Austrian salt mine, and helped drive an R&D program at TU Vienna that led to Cerabyte’s permanent and accessible data storage technology.
Martin has advised authorities in geology, and archaeology, and led an OECD Nuclear Energy Agency working group on communicating nuclear waste information to the distant future through universal icons. He also initiated the LAST Working Group, which is developing an ISO checklist standard for future access to long-term media.
His work has appeared in documentaries, novels, films, and theater. He holds several patents and a master’s degree in ceramics from the University of Art and Design Linz.
