RIYADH: The Ministry of Culture and Information has rolled out a major archiving project with EMC Middle East, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, in a bid to streamline and digitize its library.
As part of the ongoing transformation of Saudi TV and Radio, the new EMC information management solution will provide the ministry with greater control over its media assets to boost its workflow efficiency and reduce cost of operations while protecting its legacy and automating the retrieval of information.
The ministry is committed to protect the Kingdom’s legacy and to provide all Saudi citizens with a focal source of information about Saudi Arabia. The EMC solution will protect over 270,000 videotapes and 500,000 audiotapes, consisting of historical and cultural data on the Kingdom for over 50 years.
“The protection of the Kingdom’s media heritage comes as a top priority for the ministry. Availability and ease of access to media assets are crucial factors in the broadcast industry to ensure effectiveness and maximum quality of broadcast services,” said Riyadh Najm, deputy minister for engineering affairs.
“By deploying EMC’s solution at two main sites, we will be able to digitize our media assets and easily duplicate it thus protecting our rich heritage and ensuring constant, redundant and automated availability of information while reducing operational and maintenance costs,” he added.
