| Type/Category | Research |
| Venue | Online and Roundtable Wrap-up (in-person) |
| Dates | December 2022 – January 2023 |
| Partners/Collaborators | ● Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SEAMEO SPAFA)
● International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Italy ● Turquoise Mountain, UK ● English Heritage, UK ● Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Global Heritage (CAUGH), Nottingham Trent University ● School of Architecture, Art, and Design, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) ● Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University ● British Council Thailand |
| Target Group/Beneficiaries | Heritage professionals in Southeast Asia |
The British Council provided a Project Grant relevant to heritage organizations and academic institutions to organize a series of activities to build dialogue and scope future potentials for cultural heritage for inclusive growth in Southeast Asia, ICCROM in collaborating with institutional partners in Southeast Asia and the UK proposed this research project aiming to understand the needs, challenges and opportunities for the contribution of built heritage conservation and management towards the inclusive growth of communities in Southeast Asia through the sharing of experiences of heritage professionals, institutions, NGOs, civil society organizations and researchers from the region.
ICCROM, as a leading partner, has been interpreting the Cultural Heritage for Inclusive Growth in relation to both tangible and intangible built heritage while SEAMEO SPAFA created the online survey which aims to gather information from heritage professionals to understand the current situation on this matter and distributed through its alumni network. Based on the responses to the questionnaire, SEAMEO SPAFA identified the potential projects that may share the experience in this matter. The coordinators of these projects were invited to submit further information through the application form by the end of August 2022.
The online workshop of the selected projects will be conducted together with all partners before concluding with in-person roundtable discussions in January 2023.
To understand the needs, challenges and opportunities for the contribution of built heritage conservation and management towards the inclusive growth of communities in Southeast Asia through the sharing of field experiences of heritage institutions, NGOs, civil society organizations, professionals and researchers from the region and the UK.
1. Setting up the website and online platform: A dedicated project website will be set up along with an interactive platform that will be used during the project. The use of ‘story map’ approach that links case studies via maps will be explored through this platform.
2. Initial Scoping Workshop: Initial scoping workshop with local partners and experts will be organized to review ‘inclusive growth’ in terms of learnings gathered and potential benefits, as well as identifying barriers and other needs to move this forward.
3. Launching the call for Case Studies from Southeast Asia: Heritage organizations, professionals and researchers from the region will be invited to submit a summary of policies/projects/activities developed and implemented by them that contribute towards an inclusive growth agenda. These would also include innovative conservation and management practices that take into account inclusive growth strategies. The applicants will also be asked to submit proposals for carrying forward inclusive growth strategies in their projects. The call will be posted on websites and social media channels of the project partners. ICCROM and SEAMEO SPAFA will galvanise their vast alumni network of heritage professionals from the Southeast Asian region to encourage submissions of case studies.
4. Preparation of Case Studies: The project team will appoint a jury consisting of renowned heritage experts to review the submitted proposals. 10-12 selected applicants will be invited to develop detailed case studies on the basis of prescribed guidelines. These case studies will include papers as well as curated videos that will be finalized after the peer-review process. The case studies will be shared with all the selected applicants as well as project team members on the online platform linked with the project website. Seed money will be provided to selected applicants to develop the case studies.
5. Local Field Visits: With the help of local partners field visits will be organized locally with other heritage practitioners and students in parallel with workshops to explore themes discussed within the context of real-life examples. Learnings from these field visits will be incorporated in the thematic workshops.
6. Organization of Three Thematic Workshops: Three thematic workshops on key areas of community engagement, conservation practices and sustainability will be organized in which the learnings from the selected case studies from Southeast Asia will be discussed. During this workshop, partner institutions and selected experts from the UK will also share their experiences on built heritage conservation and management practices in the UK that contribute towards an inclusive growth agenda. Renowned international experts on heritage conservation and sustainable development will be invited to deliver keynotes during the workshop. Roundtable discussions will be held to identify various needs, challenges and opportunities for the contribution of cultural heritage to inclusive growth.
7. Finalization of Case Studies: Case studies will be finalized on the basis of feedback received from the reviewers and discussions during the thematic workshops. These case studies will be shared on the online web platform for the project.
8. Roundtable Discussion: The project learnings will be summarised through a roundtable discussion involving project partners. The outcome of the discussion will be shared on the online web platform.
