Towards the Global Village - The Strategic Alliance between the Canadian Museum of Civilization and Digital Equipment of Canada

It became apparent to the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, when analyzing its purpose that strategic partnerships in the areas of Informatics and Digitization were required for the accomplishment of its vision a "Museum for the Global Village" and in 1991, the Museum started the search for strategic alliance partners. The process was a arduous one since several private sector organizations needed to understand and align their corporate visions and fiscal responsibilities with those of the Museum. In March of 1992, Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd (DEC) and the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC), began the process of defining what a mutually beneficial alliance could mean and, in May of 1992, a document which outlined both organization's understanding of such an alliance partnership was signed by Dr George MacDonald, Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and Ken Copeland, President of Digital Equipment of Canada Ltd.