Safeguard-DH Heritage Ethics Advisory Panel

7 April 2026 - Reading time: 2 minutes

In March 2026, the Safeguard-DH Heritage Ethics Advisory Panel (HEAP) was established as part of the project's planned activities. The HEAP's role sits at the heart of the project's main objectives: it will advise the project team on ORRI strategy and tool development, assist in defining the ORRI performance indicators (KPIs), and provide feedback on the development of the ORRI tool and KPI public dashboard in the coming months.

We are delighted to welcome to the HEAP some of the most prominent figures in the Serbian professional community, representing organisations recognised as leading AI stakeholders in the country. Of the seven panel members, four come from outside the project's core team, representing both the NGO and public sectors.

The members of the HEAP board are:

  • Bojana Bašaragin, The Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research and Development of Serbia, Novi Sad
  • Ivana Gavrilović, University Library „Svetozar Marković“ Belgrade
  • Tijana Nikolić, Serbian AI Society (SAIS)
  • Jovica Krtinić, Serbian Genealogical Society “Poreklo”
  • Tamara Zavišić, ETIK.AI Novi Sad
  • Andrija Sagić, Library "Milutin Bojić" Belgrade
  • Bogdan Trifunović, KreativaLab Belgrade

On Thursday, 2 April 2026, the HEAP held its inaugural meeting online, with all seven members in attendance. Following introductions, the panel discussed future collaboration and work on the Safeguard-DH key outputs. The Safeguard-DH team extends its gratitude to all HEAP members for their willingness to participate and engage with the project.

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SAFEGUARD-DH: Responsible Digitalization and Ethical Governance for AI Futures in Digital Heritage empowers heritage institutions to become ethical stewards in an era of rapid digital transformation. While artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly influences how archives, libraries, museums and other cultural collections are digitized, accessed, and reused by researchers, practitioners, and the public, the ethical, legal, and societal implications of these technologies remain underexplored in the academic and heritage sectors. This project addresses the growing need for responsible governance and public trust in AI usage by implementing a strategy for Open and Responsible Research and Innovation (ORRI) within cultural institutions.

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