101 Inspiring examples from cities and regions Open data and collaborative software solutions are often required to develop participatory models for digital heritage projects, and well-designed standards and guidelines are paramount for any project involving shared digital tools. Developing participatory digital tool to crowdsource information around local heritage requires a strong curatorial and engagement team to populate the selected platform with content and involve citizens in the process, as well as technical skills to develop the data modelling behind the digital tool. Using the right tools to collect and organise materials matters as it conditions the way you can design participatory approaches to collect, assemble and open access to digital heritage. The language used should be accessible when working with communities so that everyone feels comfortable. The Covid-19 pandemic has put digital tools for the cultural and creative sectors under the spotlight again. The pandemic evidenced the challenge of digitalisation in the sector, be it in terms of basic equipment, in terms of staff with digital literacy and skills development, or more broadly in terms of digitising cultural heritage content, especially for non-accessible heritage. But beyond the pandemic, investing in the digitalisation of cultural heritage projects is also an opportunity to develop more cross-sectorial cooperation, or simply to develop new digital tools attracting diverse audiences and especially younger generations. Inspiring examples from cities and regions Nantes FRANCE A digital platform for the discovery and expression of local heritage Rotterdam the Netherlands Archiving urban history with an open-source software Hermoupolis Greece Digital tools spark community engagement Weinviertel Ost Austria Community-driven online archive at regional level (Topotheque) Vantaa Finland A virtual game to play around real local heritage Smile, you are on camera Ensuring better access to cultural heritage