S10 - Facilitate and encourage (public and private) partnerships in cultural heritage promotion and conservation projects
The enlarged concept of heritage and participatory governance require additional resources such as public-private partnerships. The Administrations should care for appropriate ethical codes to preserve the nature, integrity and meaning of heritage.
S10 Challenges
Societal challenges
- Living in peace
- Improve quality of life
- Preserve the collective memory
- Establish good governance
- Promote participatory management
- Optimise implementation of the conventions
- Promote an inclusive approach to heritage
Development challenges
- Building a more inclusive and cohesive society
- Ensuring that heritage is taken into account in sustainable spatial development strategies and programmes
- Preserving and developing the ability of public services to address heritage issues
S10 Target audience
- local
- regional
- national
Recommended courses of action for S10
- Identify firms likely to be interested in a partnership to promote heritage
- Enlist the competent bodies (consular chambers, groups of firms, sponsorship groups) to create and encourage partnerships
- Raise awareness among potential partners concerning the benefits of heritage for society
- Draft charters setting out the ethical standards to be upheld by the partners in a project: what is required of them and the benefits they can expect
- Step up the search for alternative sources of funding for the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage and for ad hoc enhancement and promotion operations
- Take appropriate steps to encourage patronage and sponsorship of the cultural heritage
- Support training worksites and operations where volunteers work alongside professionals
- Support and encourage voluntary work
- Encourage all sorts of contributions: time, materials, loan of tools, etc.
- Encourage financial contributions from citizens for heritage projects affecting them in order to instil a sense of responsibility and strengthen links with cultural institutions and the public authorities (e.g. crowdfunding)