African World Heritage Day 2022: Webinar on Youth and digital technologies for the promotion and safeguarding of African heritage

Digital developments are happening at a remarkable pace in Africa.  But despite the increasing role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in people’s daily lives, only few Heritage institutions are harnessing the opportunities they provide.

UNESCO and the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) are therefore taking the lead in proposing a webinar to highlight the successes already achieved in the use of new technologies on World Heritage, and give voice to the youth, site managers, and stakeholders of these new technologies.  The webinar will allow us to address the demands and needs of heritage practitioners, to gather the aspirations of youth regarding their heritage, and enable us to work jointly with experts in new technologies and find solutions to the challenges faced.