Information Technology
The digital revolution is changing the ways in which people know, understand, use, and visit heritage sites. How is the World Heritage Convention addressing this historical transformation? How can collective knowledge and big data become tools for heritage conservation and foster its integration into comprehensive planning systems? How can IT support transparency in, and access to, decision-making and management processes of the Convention? How can digital technologies, including social media, promote heritage education, awareness, and support to the cultural and creative industries?
Within the theme of Transformational Impacts of Information Technology we aim to establish a robust network of organizations and professionals, and together put forth policy recommendations to the World Heritage Committee. Striving to not only inspire discourse but also action, we are exploring how we can use technology to monitor our World Heritage Sites and to present multiple narratives through various tools of interpretation. Be part of the conversation now and help it unfold in January 2021!
Special items
The Catalogue of Information Technology on Presentation and Monitoring features the winning entries of the OWH IT Global Competition, presents all thirty-six submissions, and shows the support system behind running the competition as a model for engaging communities and civil society.
Discover the five winning projects of the IT competition.
Recordings of the events
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
Moving Forward: Innovative Tools & Untold Stories in OurWorldHeritage happened on Saturday, February 6, 2021 as we continued the conversation on Transformational Impacts of Information Technology. We heard from our industry partners, announced the Global Competition’s shortlist, and followed up on the next steps regarding recommendations for the larger OurWorldHeritage Initiative.
Moving Forward: Innovative Tools & Untold Stories in OurWorldHeritage happened on Saturday, February 6, 2021 as we continued the conversation on Transformational Impacts of Information Technology. We heard from our industry partners, announced the Global Competition’s shortlist, and followed up on the next steps regarding recommendations for the larger OurWorldHeritage Initiative.
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
The Transformational Impacts of Information Technology GLOBINAR happened on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Thank you to all who joined us, and for being part of the conversation — our first ever 24-hour relay of online #2021Debate on World Heritage and networking across all time zones!
PDF of the Program
Anchors of this session:
Chen Yang
Divay Gupta
Hyeseung Shim
Bridging the Digital Gap in Our World Heritage
Speakers:
Yoshida Masahito (University of Tsukuba)
Wei Dong (Southeast University)
Susan Fayad (City of Ballarat, Australia)
PANEL 1: MONITORING & VISUAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT (ENGLISH)
Moderated by Haifaa Abedalhaleem (World Heritage 4 All) & Stacy Vallis (ICOMOS International, University of Aukland)
Speakers:
Zhe Li (Tianjin University)
Takeyuki Okubo (Ritsumeikan University)
Ratish Nanda (AKTC)
Miaole Hou (Beijing University of Civil Engineering)
Mariyam Nizam (Heritage NSW)
Doo-Won Cho (ICOFORT Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation)
Divay Gupta (INTACH, New Dehli)
Arun Menon (IIT Madras Campus)
PANEL 2: TRANSCENDING NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE (ENGLISH)
Moderated by Kay van Damme (Ghent University) & Shikha Jain (DRONAH Foundation)
Speakers:
Shizhen Xiao (Guizhou Normal University)
Nupur Prothi Khanna (Beyond Built Pvt. Ltd. ICOMOS International)
Kyung-Sik Woo (Kangwon National University)
Kyong-O Moon (World Heritage Promotion Team of Korean Tidal Flats)
PANEL 3: INTERPRETATION & COMMUNICATION: MULTIPLE NARRATIVES (ENGLISH)
Moderated by Anupama Mallik (Vizara Technologies Pvt Ltd) and Yingchun Li (Tongji University)
Speakers:
Vinod Daniel (AusHeritage / ICOM)
Subrata Nath (National Museum of India)
Mamata Rao (NID Bangaluru)
Hyeseung Shim (DHL, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)
Eugene Ch'ng (NVIDIA Joint-Lab on Mixed Realities, University of Nottinghan Ningbo China)
Chloe Pei (Beijing Te-yuanmingyuan Company Ltd.)
Chen Yang (Tongji University)
Abha Narain Lambah (Abha Narain Lambah associates)
PANEL 4: DIGITAL INITIATIVE FOR INTANGIBLE HERITAGE (ENGLISH & MANDARIN)
Moderated by Neel Kamal Chapagain (Ahmedabad University) & Wu-Wei Chen (New York University Shanghai)
Speakers:
Sangmook Park (UNESCO ICHCAP)
Monlisa Maharjan (CIEDEHUS, University of Évora)
Hong Yang (Cultural Development Institute, Communication University of China)
Athanasios Moysiadis (DPRD, Universityof Thessaly)
Sangmook Park
Monalisa Maharjan
Hong Yang
Athanasios Moysiadis