www.immaterieelerfgoed.be: A platform for intangible cultural heritage in Flanders (Belgium)

Author

Janssens, Erik ; van der Linden, Hans ; Wiercx, Bram

Author_Institution

www.immaterieelerfgoed.be, Tapis Plein vzw, Bruges, Belgium

Volume

2

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 28 2013-Nov. 1 2013

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

98

Abstract

In September 2012, the Flemish Government (Department of Culture, Youth, Sport and Media and the Agency for Arts and Culture) launched www.immaterieelerfgoed.be, a digital database and interactive website for Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in Flanders. This online platform facilitates the exchange of know-how and expertise on ICH and is a tool for identification, inventorying and safeguarding ICH. It is designed to be a knowledge hub for all communities, tradition bearers, organizations and experts that are involved in ICH in Flanders. It also aims to increase opportunities for this heritage by strengthening heritage communities in safeguarding their ICH. With this platform, its bottom-up approach of (digital) inventorying ICH and safeguarding measures and its interactive design, the Flemish Government brings `inventorying ICH´ digitally to the core of the UNESCO-Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Keywords

Internet; history; information retrieval systems; Flanders; Flemish Government; digital database; digital inventory; intangible cultural heritage; interactive Web site; knowledge hub; Art; Communities; Cultural differences; Databases; Global communication; Government; Media; community; intangible cultural heritage; inventory; participation; safeguarding;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Heritage International Congress (DigitalHeritage), 2013

Conference_Location

Marseille

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3168-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2013.6744736

Filename

6744736