Foundation for Tradition and Innovation
Digital resilience of heritage. Since 2023.
Memory has become a resource as important as energy, data and security. What we fail to protect today may be lost for good tomorrow.
It started with a single photograph. We restored colour, sharpness and legibility to family photographs that would otherwise have been a lost trace of memory.
That was the first step. Today we build lasting social infrastructure: archiving standards, education, responsible AI and cybersecurity for archives, schools, libraries, culture centres, local governments and civic organisations.
We do not treat tradition as decoration. We do not treat technology as a fashionable add-on. We combine the two — because a future without memory is empty, and memory without technology is fragile.
Founder and President of the Board: Krzysztof Paweł Czupryn
- Name
- Fundacja Tradycji i Innowacji
- KRS
- 0001049849
- NIP (tax ID)
- 7123459248
- REGON
- 525955729
- Registered
- 28 July 2023
- Form
- foundation · non-profit
- Seat
- Józefów 58A, 21-050 Piaski, Poland
- E-mail
- biuro@ftii.pl
- Memory is a strategic resource Equal to data, energy and security. A state that loses its memory loses its identity.
- Tradition is not decoration Technology is not an add-on. We combine the two, because each alone is incomplete.
- A future without memory is empty Memory without technology is fragile. Durability is born only from the combination.
- We have taken the first step Digital reconstruction of single photographs was the beginning. Today we build digital resilience of heritage.
- Small towns have the same right To modern tools as large cultural centres. Geography must not decide the quality of memory.
- Standards over spontaneity Not random uploads to the internet, but standards, procedures, metadata and backups.
- AI is a tool, not a replacement Artificial intelligence analyses, reconstructs and shares. It does not replace people — it strengthens their work.
- Unprotected memory is a file waiting to be lost In a world of cyber threats, responsible digitisation starts with security.
- A system, not one-off actions We build lasting social infrastructure in which local history does not vanish in private drawers.
- Heritage belongs to everyone Not only to museums and experts. To families, residents, witnesses of history, local creators and activists.
- Technology must solve real problems We are not interested in technology for effect, only in technology that helps specific institutions and people.
- Heritage is the foundation of the future It is not a burden of the past. We do not reminisce — we make sure that what matters survives.
- 2023-07-28 — Foundation entered in the KRS register: Official registration in the National Court Register under number 0001049849. Seat: Józefów 58A, 21-050 Piaski.
- Q4 2023 — Concept phase — defining directions: Mapping the needs of cultural institutions, local governments and communities. Five areas: culture, education, digitisation, AI, cybersecurity.
- Q1 2024 — First AI reconstruction — a turning point: First colourisations and restorations of family photographs. The idea of digital resilience of heritage grew out of this craft.
- Q3 2024 — Digitisation standards — work begins: Resolution, metadata, OCR of archival handwriting and backups for small institutions.
- Q1 2025 — First talks with institutional partners: Meetings with regional museums, state archives and local governments — real needs and rollout barriers.
- Q3 2025 — Public consultations on the initiatives: Talks with culture leaders, historians and witnesses of history. Talking Archive and the Map of Wooden Heritage selected.
- Q4 2025 — First version of the manifesto: 12 programme theses as a working document, reviewed by the programme board.
- Q1 2026 — International dimension — the diaspora initiative: Talks with partners abroad and the birth of Polonia Memoriae.
- 2026-05-17 — Foundation manifesto published: Twelve theses published as an open document. Core identity: digital resilience of heritage.
- 2026-05-17 — Foundation website launched: A portal presenting the initiatives, technology, partnership model and history of Polish digital heritage.
- 2026-05-17 — Seven foundation initiatives: Digital Local History, eClerk, AI Reconstruction Laboratory, Talking Archive, Map of Polish Wooden Heritage, Polonia Memoriae and Little Homeland — presented publicly together with an action plan.
- 2026-05-17 — Call for pilot partners opened: An invitation to municipalities, schools, archives, libraries, culture centres, civic organisations and technology partners.
- Q3 2026 — First Talking Archive recordings: Pilot start: mobile team, AI transcription and students as interviewers.
- Q3 2026 — Round table on digital heritage: A meeting of the first partners: museums, libraries, archives, local governments and universities.
- Q4 2026 — First eClerk pilot round: Pilot rollouts in local governments, social-welfare centres and partner foundations.
- Q4 2026 — Report “Digital resilience of heritage”: A diagnosis of digital heritage protection in Polish institutions, with recommendations.
Fundacja Tradycji i Innowacji · KRS 0001049849 · NIP 7123459248 · REGON 525955729 · Józefów 58A, 21-050 Piaski · biuro@ftii.pl
