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Strategic tasks of ICHCAP in building and managing Information systems for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
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Manage No DI00000671 Country Republic of Korea Author Seong-Yong PARK Published Year 2012 Language English Copyright 
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| Description | "For the past three years, sub-regional network meetings on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region have been held consecutively in Nandi (Fiji, 2010), Nukualofa (Tonga, 2011), and Rarotonga (Cook Islands, 2012). Through these meetings, the countries in the Pacific region and ICHCAP have recognised the importance of safeguarding ICH as the origin of human creativity and cultural diversity and have shared the need for regional and international cooperation. In particular, the third sub-regional meeting in Rarotonga offers an opportunity to discuss the possibility of using information and communication technology (ICT) to efficiently manage and use ICH information. Albeit with some negative aspects, the so-called information society, established by the development of ICT, is causing remarkable changes such as rapid dissemination of knowledge and information, promotion of communication, and improvement in the quality of life. In particular, the Internet is changing the concept of traditional information service and it is making a new environment. The possibility of networking, cooperation, and digitisation that is raised in this environment brings the fundamental change in the function of acquisition, storage, and dissemination of information. ICT development also offers a new method in the ICH field. In other words, by using the constantly progressing ICT properly for safeguarding and promoting ICH, it is expected to contribute to establishing a new safeguarding system, fundamentally different from traditional systems. The application of ICT will help people easily access ICH information and knowledge and it will also contribute to enhancing ICH safeguarding and cultural diversity. " | ||
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