One month before the application period closes for Arquivo.pt Award 2025, the FCCN spoke to Luísa Ribeiro Lopes, President of the .PT Board of Directors, entity responsible for awarding Honorable Mentions to teachers.
The representative of the .PT highlighted the common commitment of both entities to a more complete and informed internet, which contributes to a lasting partnership with the Arquivo.pt, digital service of Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the FCCN.
- .PT is once again a partner of the Arquivo.pt Award. How does this collaboration align with your mission?
The mission of .PT is promote the development of Internet in PortugalWe believe that there is no future without memory, and that the development of the internet, in particular, must also look to the past to build a more robust and informed future.
THE Arquivo.pt, by preserving millions of pages web since the 1990s, it has ensured that national digital history remains accessible, combating the ephemerality of information onlineWe want this partnership to reflect our commitment to a more complete and informed Internet, reinforcing our mission of promoting access to knowledge and preserving collective digital memory.
THE Arquivo.pt Award It's a way for us to materialize this commitment. It's a partnership we greatly value and are very proud of, as it encourages the sharing of this memory with younger generations.
- Why do you consider it important to distinguish the work of teachers in encouraging the use of Arquivo.pt?
We recognize the fundamental role of teachers in educating future generations. They are often the bridges between the past and the future, transmitting knowledge and encouraging critical thinking among the generations in their care. The better these generations are able to research and access reliable information, the more tools they will have to be active citizens in their communities and personal and professional lives. This award recognizes the teachers who build this bridge, and it encourages more professionals to do the same. By rewarding these educators, we are investing in a future where research and critical analysis of information are essential. online will be essential skills.
- How the Arquivo.pt Award is a benchmark for encouraging the preservation of information online safely?
THE ephemerality of information online makes Arquivo.pt an invaluable resource, and this award highlights its usefulness for research and knowledge production in various fields, from Education to Health, including History and Sociology. By giving visibility to projects that use Arquivo.pt, The award inspires others to explore this resource and contribute to the value of information preservation. online.
- Which project that won your honorable mention had the biggest impact on you and why?
.PT's support for the Arquivo.pt Award began last year, when our Honorable Mention was awarded to Professor Ricardo Campos, from the University of Beira Interior (UBI). The professor encouraged the project “ArquivoNC – the archive web from the Covilhã News Journal“, a student’s final course work Rodrigo Dias da Silva.
This project, which marked us with its local relevance and practical usefulness, provides access to ten years of news from the Covilhã Newspaper (2009-2019), preserved by Arquivo.pt. The initiative clearly demonstrated the potential of Arquivo.pt as a pedagogical and research tool, and Professor Ricardo Campos' role was crucial in helping his students integrate this important tool into their research, as a source of information to be taken into account for this and future work.
- What do you value most in the projects nominated for this honorable mention?
We value projects that demonstrate creativity and innovation in the use of Arquivo.pt as a pedagogical resource, exploring its potential for research and learning. Projects that promote digital literacy, understanding the importance of preserving web and that they have a positive impact on student learning. If the project has a digital inclusion component, a topic that is very dear to .PT, even better. Additionally, we value the clarity in presentation of the project and its capacity to inspire other educators to use Arquivo.pt as a valuable tool in the teaching-learning process.
