This 2022 edition's theme sees the Archives as a means of bridging a transversal and multi-level gap.

Contemporary societies are characterized more than ever by diversity a myriad of different communities, cultures, languages, institutions and technologies interact in a common space and make up our complex societies. Bridging the gap between global and local, public and private, centre and periphery, majority and minority, duties and rights, hi-tech and low-tech - to name a few - is key to the development of a society where all different components coexist and thrive.

Archives play a fundamental role in this scenario since they embed and represent the values of a society - in a word, its identity - in a dynamic way. They are not passive containers of our memory. They are rather proactive agents that shape our memory. Therefore, they are a strategic factor for bridging the gaps. On the other hand, archives have to face the internal gaps that affect their mission and hamper their use - in a world of ever-changing technologies archives are striving to manage new objects, formats and techniques.

The event is organized with the partnership of ANAI, DGA and the Convention Bureau Roma & Lazio.