FCTEC

06/11/2026

That’s a wrap on the 3rd Regional Conference on Preservation in Pretoria! 📚

Thank you to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA) and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture (DSAC) for hosting us. This year’s theme, “Save Our Stories (SOS): Our Digital Heritage in Danger”, speaks directly to the work we do every day.

One of the highlights was hearing Ms Noedine Isaacs-Mpulo, Programme Manager on the Phetogo Joint Venture, share what happens after more than 340 million Home Affairs records have been digitised. Scanning is only the start. Those records still need to be found, opened and trusted for years to come.

A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand. We enjoyed every conversation about digitisation, records management and preserving the collections that tell our stories.

Missed us? Send us a message, we’d love to hear about your project. 💬

From Endangered to Enduring.

28/10/2026

We were invited to exhibit at the Unisa Library Technology Symposium, and we were honoured to attend! 📚

Our stand was buzzing from the first day right to the last. It was wonderful connecting with library and information professionals and showcasing our scanners and hardware, bureau scanning services, software platforms, and compliance and preservation solutions.

A big well done to Wellington and Tamia, who proudly represented FCTEC and flew the brand high. 💚

Thank you to Unisa Library for having us, and to everyone who visited our stand. Want to find out more? Visit fctec.co.za or send us a message.

07/10/2026

A book can sit on a shelf for a century. A digital file can become unreadable in a decade. 📚

That's the challenge we're tackling at the LIASA 2026 Annual Conference, where this year's theme is "Knowledge, Power and Justice: the transformative role of libraries". After all, knowledge only empowers people if it survives long enough to reach them.

At our stand, we're showing how digitised collections can be protected from day one, with every file identified and fingerprinted so its integrity can be checked for decades to come. We've loved chatting with librarians, archivists and information professionals from all over South Africa. 🙌

Heading to Sandton Convention Centre this week? Pop in and say hello to Thomas Schmidt and Niklas Zimmer at 📍 Stand 36, Hall 1. We'd love to hear about your collections!

07/10/2026

📣 CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS | FCTEC DIGITISATION CONFERENCE 2027

Have a digitisation project, practical solution, technical insight, lesson learned or new idea worth sharing? We want to hear from you.

The FCTEC Digitisation Conference 2027 is inviting contributions from practitioners, institutions, researchers and technology specialists across Africa and beyond.

Our 2027 programme is built around six tracks:
01 | Quality & Standards in Digitisation
02 | Keeping up with Technology
03 | AI, Data Extraction & Processing
04 | Digital Preservation
05 | Case Studies & Institutional Voices
06 | Training, Capacity & Community Building

Bring us a presentation, case study, demonstration, workshop, dialogue or 5-minute big idea.

No full paper required. Tell us what you’d like to share in 250 words or less.

📍 Cape Town, South Africa
📅 9–12 March 2027
⏰ Call closes: 27 November 2026
📩 Submit your contribution: [email protected]

🎟️ Conference information & registration:
https://fctecevents.zohobackstage.com/DigitisationConference2027 #/

28/08/2026

FCTEC was proud to attend the 2nd Annual National Records Management Conference at UNISA's Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria from 26–27 August 2026 two days buzzing with insight, innovation and connection, bringing together archivists, records managers and technologists from across South Africa.

Some real highlights for our team: a shout-out for our InoTec SCAMAX scanners, and the chance to sponsor an award for Ms Marveline Ngwenya, who was crowned South Africa's first Records Manager of the Year! As part of her prize, she'll be joining us at the FCTEC Digitisation Conference in 2027 - we can't wait to host her.

Events like these remind us why this work matters. Meeting the people who care for our nation's records every day helps us build tools that make their jobs easier and their archives stronger.

Congratulations, Ms Ngwenya, well deserved! 🎉

14/08/2026

Another unforgettable African Evening, this time in Busan! 🌍✨

Following the wonderful African evenings we hosted in Rotterdam and Astana, FCTEC was proud to bring African delegates together once again during IFLA WLIC 2026.

On Wednesday, 12 August, we welcomed over 100 colleagues, partners and friends from across Africa's library and archive community to The Westin Josun Busan for an evening of connection, celebration, and shared purpose. 🥂

Evenings like these have become a tradition we're deeply proud of. Wherever IFLA takes us next, bringing African delegates together for a night of community remains one of the highlights of our year, a chance to celebrate the people and institutions driving library and archive transformation across the continent.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in Busan, and to all who have made these evenings a recurring highlight since Rotterdam and Astana. Here's to the next one!🌍

17/07/2026

📄 Ever wondered what actually makes digitisation trustworthy? 🤔

We've put together a 3-part video series breaking down the standards behind reliable, secure document digitisation and why they matter for your business.

🎥 Video 1: The Importance of Trust
Learn about the global standards FCTEC follows to keep your documents safe and secure throughout digitisation.
👉 https://youtu.be/KM58rXVIl1U

🎥 Video 2: Preservation in Digitisation
Discover why preservation matters, and how we protect your documents for the long haul.
👉 https://youtu.be/rp8MeRvr8Sg

🎥 Video 3: Interoperability in Digitisation
Understand how FCTEC's alignment with global standards means seamless integration, no matter your systems.
👉 https://youtu.be/ey_TAqBRu_g

✅ Partner with FCTEC for digitisation you can rely on standard-compliant, every time.

Enjoyed this? Give us a follow for more, and subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don't miss the next one! 🔔

Unpack the importance of interoperability with Unathi Zibulwana and...

10/07/2026

🗄️ FCTEC was proud to attend the 2026 Annual Conference of the South African Society of Archivists (SASA) as a member of the association!

The programme was steered by Programme Director Ms Winnie Mangotlo, with SASA President Dr Maite Manganye officially opening proceedings. The keynote address was delivered on behalf of the MEC for the Limpopo Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Hon. Jerry Maseko, represented by Dr Lucky Vuma.

The conference received messages of support from the National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa, UNISA Library & Information Services, the Provincial Archives Advisory Council of Limpopo, the Oral History Association of South Africa, and the SASA Limpopo Chapter.

It's always a pleasure for our team to reconnect with, and learn alongside, fellow professionals in the archives and records sector! 📚

📸 Photos supplied by SASA

07/07/2026

🖨️ Hardware Spotlight: InoTec Production Scanners

For organisations with large-scale document capture needs, InoTec delivers unmatched speed, reliability, and image quality.

FCTEC installs, configures, and supports InoTec systems as part of complete digitisation projects. Whether you're digitising decades of records or running a live mailroom we've got you covered.

26/06/2026

📊 Friday Fact: South Africa's public sector generates billions of paper documents annually and many are never properly digitised or preserved.

This creates real risks: lost records, compliance failures, and poor service delivery.

Digitisation solves this. And it's more affordable than most organisations think. Ask FCTEC how.