{"id":53,"date":"2012-11-28T17:34:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T17:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ether.co.za\/?p=53"},"modified":"2012-11-28T17:34:10","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T17:34:10","slug":"welcome-to-the-ether-web-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eternalheritage.co.za\/?p=53","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the ETHER web site"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Welcome colleagues,<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The ETHER Initiative delivers on the digital heritage, and on best-practices in heritage management.<\/p>\n<p>The name &#8220;ETHER&#8221; derives from the words ETernal HERitage, and our motto is &#8220;the pursuit of an eternal heritage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The ETHER Initiative was created in 2008 in response to the emerging demand at the interface of ICT and Heritage. 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