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A platform for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Flanders
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www.immaterieelerfgoed.be A platform for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Flanders
(Belgium)
Ellen Janssens (tapis plein vzw) & Bram Wiercx (FARO)
From an inventory on ICH to a broad digital platform on
safeguarding ICH
• 2006: Belgium ratifies the UNESCO-Convention 2003
• 2008: Inventory for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Flanders
• 2010: Vision statement - A policy for ICH in Flanders’
Safeguarding through facilitating
Facilitating framework: provide assistance, guidance and support to groups and communities in their efforts to safeguard ICH
A platform on ICH in Flanders: website and database
From an inventory on ICH to a broad digital platform on
safeguarding ICH
• Focus on safeguarding: sharing of actions, best practices, experiences
• Exchange of expertise: network of heritage communities, scolars, professional heritage organizations
• Dynamic and evolving nature of ICH
• Visibility & awareness-raising
Facilitating transmission of
ICH
Technical story
A website for ...?
What
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Who
How
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Submitting information?
A platform in constant growth and progress
Figures (14/09/2012-14/09/2013)
• 20224 total visits: 64% search traffic, 21% direct traffic and 14,9 referral traffic
• 14549 unique visitors: 72 % new and 28% returning
• The average number of pages viewed during a visit: 2,51
• The database: information on more than 92 organizations/persons, 44 ICH-elements and over 300 described safeguarding measures. Most of them are visible on the website, some of them are still in progress.
A platform in constant growth and progress
• Challenges: homepage, usability (hands-on workshops), translations ...
• Added value to ICH in Flanders:
awareness raising on ICH
visibility of ICH
source of information
Exchange of experience
expanding network
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Contact
• Ellen Janssens - tapis plein vzw (centre of expertise on heritage participation)
Moderator www.immaterieelerfgoed.be [email protected]
• Bram Wiercx - FARO. Flemish interface centre for cultural heritage Information manager [email protected] / www.faronet.be
• Hans van der Linden - Agency for art and heritage Stafmember Heritage department [email protected] / www.kunstenenerfgoed.be
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