The 2007 ICCROM Forum on Privatisation and Cultural Heritage
took place in Catania, Italy between 13 and 15 September 2007. The
event was organized by ICCROM in partnership with the Regione Siciliana,
the Fondazione Banco di Sicilia and the Italian National Commission
for UNESCO. It was attended by fifty Italian and foreign experts.
Present at the opening of the Forum were: Vice Minister of Culture,
Danielle Gattegno Mazzonis; Regional Counsellor of Cultural Heritage,
Environment and Education for Sicily, Nicola Leanza; President of
the Italian National Commission of UNESCO, Prof. Giovanni Puglisi;
Director of Polo Museale of Catania, Enza Cilia Platamone; President
of ICCROM Council, Blaine Cliver; and the Director-General of ICCROM,
Mounir Bouchenaki.
The five sessions of the Forum were devoted to the following topics:
Privatization and cultural heritage. Analysis
of the current situation, including case studies, illustrations
of best practice in relation to the privatization of cultural heritage
conservation and management, and examples of public-private partnership.
Cooperation and partnership in the conservation and management
of cultural heritage for sustainable development. Managing
public-private partnership, including responsibilities, standards,
quality control, and transfer of technology.
Norms and professional standards. Issues related
to ownership, governance, standards, incentives for the private
sector, educational and training standards and professional recognition.
World heritage Sites in Italy - Management and development.
Impacts and challenges of the conservation and management of sites
Cultural heritage values. The relationship between conservation,
local economic development and international cooperation.
Ethical implications of a profit-oriented approach.
Participation of the private sector in tourism.
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ICCROM has the pleasure to announce that the next ICCROM Forum
will be on the topic of 'Privatisation and Conservation of Cultural
Heritage' and will be held from 13 to 15 September 2007 in Catania,
Sicily, Italy.
The ICCROM Forum is a biennial initiative and aims to share the
latest, contemporary thinking on trends and current conservation
issues which affect the management of cultural heritage.
Previous forums addressed aspects relating to living religious
heritage (2003) and to cultural heritage in post-war recovery (2005).
Potential issues to be addressed at the 2007 Forum include partnerships
for sustainability, international cooperation, and local development.
It is hoped that the forum will result in a final declaration as
a recommendation on privatisation in conservation.
The event is supported by the Italian Regional Administration of
Sicily and the Foundation of the Bank of Sicily under the auspices
of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO.
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