On 30 April 2004 the Belgian Council of Ministers approved the implementation of a medium-term digitization plan (10 years) of the scientific and cultural heritage of the Federal Scientific Establishments under the Ministry of Scientific Research and the Royal Belgian Film (Digitization of Scientific and Cultural heritage of Federal Scientific Establishments) (Digitalisation du patrimoine scientifique et culturel des établissements scientifiques fédéraux). This plan was based on the baseline scenario identified by the study of Bureau van Dijk and aimed to establish the basis for a coherent policy, taking into account from the outset a comprehensive and consolidated view of the needs and constraints of each institution.