Empowering citizens to tell their own stories – the Cultural Objects In Networked Environments (COINE) project

This paper introduces the reader to the Cultural Objects In Networked Environments (COINE) project. The concept and aims of the project are explained, together with the technical challenges facing the project consortium. The proposed software technical architecture is then presented. The second part of the paper presents possible COINE system application scenarios in educational settings at four demonstration sites.