Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Vol. 12, No. 3, December 2018, pp. 1373~1379 ISSN: 2502-4752, DOI: 10.11591/ijeecs.v12.i3.pp1373-1379  1373 Journal homepage: http://iaescore.com/journals/index.php/ijeecs Digital Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage Wan Malini Wan Isa 1 , Nor Azan Mat Zin 2 , Fadhilah Rosdi 3 , Hafiz Mohd Sarim 4 1,2,3,4 Center for Software Technology and Management (SOFTAM), Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia 1 Faculty of Informatics and Computing, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Aug 28, 2018 Revised Oct 20, 2018 Accepted Oct 29, 2018 Cultural heritage reflects a society’s identity, hence should be protected and preserved for the future generation. Digital preservation is significant for cultural heritage since there are a lot of important knowledge and collections of manuscripts and artefacts which need to be preserved to ensure sustainability for future generations. However, there is still a lack in digital preservation methods for cultural heritage especially intangible cultural heritage. This paper discusses cultural heritage and results of a study on intangible cultural heritage preservation. An interview with five experts in intangible cultural heritage domain has been carried out. Results show that level of awareness of preserving intangible cultural heritage is still low. In addition, the heritage practitioners-artisans and craftsmen keep the knowledge and skills in their memory as preservation method. Thus the knowledge depend on individual practitioners since no documentation is made. Informants are also aware of the importance of digitalization of intangible cultural heritage knowledge for the preservation and safeguard. Keywords: Cultural Heritage Preservation Digital Preservation Intangible Cultural Heritage Tangible Cultural Heritage Copyright © 2018 Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science. All rights reserved. Corresponding Author: Nor Azan Mat Zin, Center for Software Technology and Management (SOFTAM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia. Email: azan@ukm.edu.my 1. INTRODUCTION Tremendous growth of technology in recent years indicates their relevance to our everyday life and this development has contributed to the increasing number of digital preservation efforts in heritage domain. Cultural heritage domain substantially uses digital preservation technologies to preserve knowledge, collection of manuscripts and artefacts [1]. Cultural heritage is a symbol of spiritual and intellectual wealth of all civilizations [2]. It is an important representation of a society and nation, besides reflecting a person’s identity. The word ‘culture’ is a reflection of the beliefs, values and norms of a society, providing a connection between the past, present and the future [3], [4]. While heritage can be defined as a valuable thing inherited from previous generations and what will be inherited by the future generations [3], [5]. Moreover, heritage is one of the key components that play an important role to create character, identity and national image [6]. Preservation is an action that preserves cultural heritage and historical objects [7]. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO), the original condition of these objects must be maintained unchanged [8]. Physical preservation can be carried out by conservation, and restoration, while knowledge and information of cultural heritage can be preserved digitally. Therefore, cultural heritage preservation is important for four reasons; cultural memory, convenient proximity, environment diversity and economic gain [1]. The rapid development and past colonialization may cause Malaysian cultural heritage to be at risk especially when the important artifacts are not digitally preserved [3]. Globalization and social changes are also becoming threats to the preservation of cultural heritage since these elements cause the current younger generation to be disinterested in learning about the knowledge and their cultural heritage. In addition, the