Heritage Flashcards
what is digital heritage ?
don’t forget the convention
- digital heritage is made from computer based materials made to be kept for future generations
- most didital materials need a way to be preserved and maintained
- in 2003 a convention was made by the UNESCO to preserve digital heritage
What is the difference between Digitization & Digitalization
- digitization is converting files from ananlogue to digital
- digitalization is the process of using digital tools and tech in businesses to increase opportunities and revenue
E-Cultural Heritage
talk about importance of heritage and the digitalization process
- Heritage is a country’s most valuble treasure
- tech and figital tools can help you change the way heritage is presented and recived
- countries that will realize the importance of e-cultural heritage will gain sustainble advantge and more revenue
E-cultural Heritage Tech
give examples
- VR for recreating historical sites
- Kiosks for information queries
- websites and virtual tours and pseudo artifacts
- audio-visiual aids to enjance experience
pseudo means fake
compare between e-cultural tech now & future
NOW
* audio guides(isolates visitors)
* audio guides with images
* touchscreens (kiosks) ** waiting lines**
* websites
FUTURE
* mixed or augmented reality
* haptic experience** (very expensive)**
* VR
What is E-tourism
it is the digitalization process of all the services related to turism sector and the use of technology to maximize efficency and effectivness
Information and Communication Technologies
ICTs
give examples
- digital cameras
- SMS
- GPS locator
- internet and WIFI
- Applications
- radio
ICT and tourism
don’t forget the percentages! numbers are important!
- e-tourism is the leading B2C^ it makes about 40% of all e-commerce
- 50% of germans use internet to get info about destinations
- internet will account for 25% of all travel purchases in next 5 years
B2C: buisness to customer
ICT and heritage&cultural destinations
how these destinatios benifit from ICTs
- Provide easy access for intrested people
- improve the experince of the visitor
- remove some intermediaries
- educate relevant stalkeholders
ICT and E-tourism
E-tourism consits of the many relationships between ICTs and toursim
at 2 levels ( tourists and sellers/services)
1. experiential level and how tourists are adapting to using ICTs
2. industry has a new way to provide tourists thier goods and services
3. e-tourism has a role in the whole travle experience (planning, buying and experiencing) and even reviews (e-word of mouth)
4. ICTs don’t only help in spreading the word about a specific place but also provides a way to listen to tourists and stalkeholder to shape the destination according to what people want
E-tourism and Heritage
A B C D E
- Access: gives access to more people
- Better: better and enriched experience through ICTs like augmented reality and taking pictures
- Connect: connect locals to heritage, connect visitors to heritage and connect visitors to locals
- Disintermediate: help remove the middle man and give a chance to micro players(people) in providing their services
- Educate: train operators in the field of tourism due to the flexibilty of ICTs
when was the intangible cultural heritage convention held?
2003
same year as the charter for preserving digital heritage
when was the intangible cultural heritage convention held?
2003
same year as the charter for preserving digital heritage
what is intangible cultural heritage?
ICH
- intangible cultural heritage is the practices, expressions, skills, instruments and artifacts
- intangible cultural heritage is transmitted from generation to aother and gives the communityh a sense of identity and continuity
how many elements are on the ICH list and how many countries are there?
ICH: intangible cultural heritage
678 elements in 140 different countries
compare ICH and world heritage conventions
- ICH focuses on
* safeguarding expressions/skills
* cultural/social
* community defines what is important to them - World heritage focuses on
* safeguarding artifacts and places (immovable)
* cultural/natural
* outstanding universal value
compare between cultural diversity and ICH conventions
- ICH focuses on
* skills, practices and knowledge
* ICH is collective practice that has to be transmitted to at least one generation
* safeguards practice and transmission - Cultural diversity focuses on
* services/goods
* culturual expressions that are new and diverse
* safguards culturall industries and dissemination and development
disseination: spreading of skill
What are the objectives of the ICH convention?
MASRI
every letter stands for an objective
Mutual appreciation
Awarness
Safeguarding
Respect
International cooperation and assistance
what is the representative list
RL
it is a list of oral traditions and skills and expressions and rituals…..etc that all represent ICH
you can say more examples i.e ( ceremonies, knowledge an preforming arts
what is the Urgent safeguuarding list
USL
it is a list of ICH that are in danger and need safeguarding and this list aims to frab attention and raise warness and international cooperation to safeguard those ICH
what is the register of best practices?
sharing the good news
it allows countries and stakeholders to share their experinces and knowledge about how they were able to face challenges and transmit their ICH to more generations
what are the intangible heritage domians?
- Oral expressions including language
- preforming arts
- social practices (festivals and rituals)
- knowledge concerning nature and universe
- traditional craftsmanship
what are the benifits of implementing the convention?
1.safeguarding
* wellbeing of communities
* respect and understanding
* sustainble development
* enhancment of cultural diversity
2.international cooperation
* sharing expertise
* accessing assistance
* cooperating reginally and internationally (shared heritgae)
safeguarding, risks and threats
identify each one
- safeguarding: ensuring the viability of ICH
- Risks: some type of danger that still hasn’t come
- threats: current problems or dangers that are occuring now
