New technologies make it easier to visualise and interact with history. Wieneke explains that predicting trends in advance is never easy, but a clear observation that will apply in 2023 is the results of prior efforts in AI technologies.

“AI tools which used to be only used in lab environments by certain specialists are now open to a broader audience… for C²DH [for example], breakthroughs in using speech detection technologies have become so good over the years,” he says, adding that AI usage will become more relevant.

Driving participation and stimulating discussions and storytelling via a bottom-up approach is also an interesting trend. “We’re moving in the direction of giving people the means to work for themselves. Putting out tools and seeing what people do with it is something I’d like to see more of in 2023.”

An intriguing participatory project example is undoubtable the Digital Shoah Memorial. “We have a lot of very fascinating projects and it’s hard to choose,” says Wieneke, citing projects like the WWII virtual exhibition, Valérie Schafer’s research on memes from a historical and contemporary perspective, the journal of digital history, or the Letterbox project--on the role and history of shell companies and holdings in Luxembourg--as long-term ongoing projects to follow.