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Astronomy and World Heritage Initiative

The cosmos has captivated the imagination of civilizations throughout the ages. The efforts of those cultures to understand or interpret what they see in the sky are often reflected in their …

Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab States

A capacity-building project to enrich World Heritage information management tools and techniques in the Arab States Region, from adequate documentation of sites, to use of recording tools, management …

Information Technology & Heritage Initiative

A broad initiative to increase the use of information technology (from computers to digital field instruments, satellites, and the internet) in the documentation of, conservation of, and …

UNESCO/NHK Videos on Heritage

This partnership builds on state-of-the-art digital visual and sound processing technologies for the production of short digital TV documentaries on Heritage using Hi-Vision technology as well as …

World Heritage Information Network (WHIN)

The World Heritage Information Network (WHIN) is the global network of World Heritage information providers.It was created in 1995 in order to foster the exchange of information between partner …

Cyber forum

Practically, it is materialised as a web-based information management system accessible on the web-site of the World Heritage Centre (WHC). It will build on the existing framework of the WHC …

Application of Information Technology in the Protection of World Heritage Sites

This training workshop was organized from February 17 to March 4, 2004 in Cairo, Egypt and environs. It was aimed at identifying and developing human resources in the Arab Region in documenting World …