Digital Technologies and the Cultural Heritage of N. Macedonia

Abstract In this paper, I will refer to the degree of digitization of the Institutions dealing with conservation, research and preservation of cultural heritage in the Republic of S. Macedonia. First, an introduction to digitization and the digital age, that is, the use of digital technologies for the stated purposes. Some believe that the digital age has brought nothing more than a simple rethinking of already existing types of content in new, digital formats. In addition, that it is rather an evolution than a revolution, because the technological invention is only a carrier of information derived from the humanities and social sciences. However, this interaction between technology and humanistic creativity is being expected, eventually, to produce completely new forms of social relations from social actors who will be able to connect the beautiful with the technical, and the social with the digital - innovators who assert themselves at the intersection of the humanistic and the technical, which allows them to master both. Key words: Cultural heritage, digitalization, preservation, North Macedonia