Build an information platform to collect, accumulate, manage, and share useful data on the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage.
Promote greater use of information and communication technology and develop diverse content on the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage, including education, tourism, cultural industry, media, and intangible assets.
Share and reproduce knowledge and information accumulated by research and capacity building, which is used as the driving force for social development
Information Strategy Plan to systematically manage information related to the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage and to provide open and integrated services |
Theme |
Analysis of Environment |
Analysis of the Current Situation |
Establishment of Target Model |
Establishment of Action Plan |
Information Strategy Plan to systematically manage information related to interpretation and presentation of World Heritage and to provide open and integrated services - Data definition - Data sample analysis - Data type and classification - Data standardization and collection guidelines |
Research for World Heritage Presentation methodologies to discover relevant projects by looking into previous studies, trends and needs of stakeholders |
Pilot Research for developing directions and procedures for inclusive presentation of Seowon in Korea based on the current status of stakeholders and methods - Review of World Heritage explanation policy documents - Analysis of the current status of descriptions of Seowon in Korea - Development of an inclusive explanation methodology - Development of explanatory media sample (pamphlet) |
WHIPIC Periodicals to provide timely information and foster Global network through a variety of contents such as regional, cross-sector dialogue, community perspective and multi-media on World Heritage |
World Heritage Convention, climate change, visitor engagement, artificial intelligence and interpreters, new generations, conservation and authenticity, virtual reality, and more.
Looking back at the current state of heritage interpretation and presentation and looking forward to the future.
- Studies on the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage started in the early 2000s, but accessibility to the results remains low - Provide theoretical infrastructure for active discourse by collecting and sharing research information on the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage - Lay the foundation for the network of experts at a national level - Grasp theoretical and practical trends regarding heritage interpretation |
Establish a research DB to come up with future directions of the Center - Make a database of 1,400 chapters of research books and 160 papers on the interpretation and presentation of World Heritage and classify them according to the subject |
Make a database of research results and distribute the reference, including bibliography information and summaries - Distribute 300 volumes of the reference titled “Heritage Interpretation and Presentation: A Review and Annotated Bibliography” (university libraries of Korea, experts, and organizations in and out of the country) [Download PDF file] |
< Editors > | ❶ Visnja Sinisa Kisic / University of Arts Belgrade | ❷ Lee Hwa-jong / Hanyang University |
- Build a network in the area of interpretation and presentation of World Heritage - Promote information sharing and cooperation in heritage interpretation - Offer information on stakeholders such as experts, institutions, and universities to efficiently design projects and seek diversity, establishing partnerships and an employee pool through the database |
< Business > | - Collect basic information for the DB on experts, institutions, organizations and make an online DB directory for stakeholders - Conduct basic research for comprehensive partnership strategies and build a stakeholder DB |
< Survey Target > | - UNESCO, related organizations, international organizations, NGOs, educational and research institutes, and experts |
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