So what have we done with the road map funding?
So far we've put together three projects: SHOMI, StoryNet, and HOMEI, and we have another one called SOFTI that we're waiting for at this point. If someone wonders why all our things end in “I”, it turns out that way. They rejected our TIEDOMI request, but anyway, what can I say.
SHOMI, our spoken heritage online multimedia initiative, received $220,000, and essentially it was in two parts. Part of it we digitized. Our members over the last several decades now have interviewed people, and they've all been on analog tape, sometimes in damp basements and so on. We got some 440 hours of this material from all over the province and we had it digitized and put online, in collaboration with our partner, Concordia University. Plus, we had a number of initiatives in museums across the province. That was a big project, and it was very successful.
StoryNet is one we're working on right now. That's a very interesting project that will involve a number of partners. As the title says, we're there to tell the stories. The important thing is to make sure we don't lose all the different experiences of what it's like to be living in Quebec, especially as a member of the minority community.
HOMEI, the heritage online multimedia enhancement initiative, received $115,000 from Canada Economic Development. That was designed to upgrade our websites. We now have a very good website and a series of what we call web magazines, regional ones for the Gaspé, the Outaouais, Montreal, and other places. HOMEI was designed to make sure there was a tourist aspect, if you will. It was practical that it was there.
I'm going to turn it over to Matthew.