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The National Heritage Board’s vision

Culture Heritage as a Resource for Regional Development Per-Olof Remmare Sustainable Development Division Heritage Department Swedish National Heritage Board. The National Heritage Board’s vision. Heritage for today’s world – accessible, useful and vital. Our mission.

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The National Heritage Board’s vision

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  1. Culture Heritage as a Resource for Regional Development Per-Olof RemmareSustainable Development DivisionHeritage DepartmentSwedish National Heritage Board

  2. The National Heritage Board’s vision Heritage for today’s world – accessible, useful and vital Our mission • The National Heritage Board will play a proactive, inspirational and coordinating role in the heritage sector. • Our knowledge and expertise will be widely recognised and in great demand.

  3. The National Heritage Board • is a government authority responsible for: • the preservation, enrichment and use of the cultural heritage • enhancing the cultural heritage as a resource for sustainable development • the direction of cultural heritage management in accordance with environmental quality targets

  4. Focus for 2004–2006 • Strategic monitoring and evaluation of development in society • Relevant knowledge and competence within the sector • Greater participation and wider responsibility on the part of the surrounding society • Tools and systems for effective culturalresource management

  5. Facts about the National Heritage Board 2005 • Staff: just over 400 • Governmental funding:MSEK 463 • Operating grant “ 191 • Heritage conservation grant “ 260 • Research and development “ 12 • Visitors to the historic sites and monumentsAbout 1 million annually

  6. The Director-General is called Inger Liliequist and took office in the spring of 2003. Contact: National Heritage BoardBox 5405, 114 84 StockholmTel. +46-8–5191 8000Fax +46-8–660 72 84 E-mail: riksant@raa.sewww.raa.se Visitors: Storgatan 41, Stockholm

  7. International co-operation • With UNESCO on cultural heritage conventions • With the Nordic Council of ministers, the Council of Europe and ICCROM • With Sida (the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency) and developing countries • Within the Baltic Sea region • Information about the EU's five-year Culture 2000 programme

  8. EU programmes • Structure Funds • Research and development programmes • Culture 2000 • Interreg • Media Plus

  9. EU-related activities • To monitor cultural heritage aspects in relation to the various EU programmes • To provide information to the Swedish heritage sector of the possibilities of assistance and co-operation which the EU has to offer • Information about the EU’s five-year Culture 2000 programme

  10. The UNESCO World Heritage List A World Heritage site is a place of natural or cultural interest which is so valuable that it is important for the whole of humanity. It is a place, site, environment, or object which provides unique testimony to the history of the earth and of mankind.

  11. World Heritage sites in Sweden • The Tanum Rock • Carvings • The Hanseatic town • of Visby • The agricultural • landscape of Southern Öland • The Karlskrona Naval • Dockyard • Varberg Radio • Station • The Laponian Area • The Church Town • of Gammelstad • The High Coast • Falun and Koppar- • bergslagen • Engelsberg Ironworks • Birka/Hovgården • Drottningholm Palace • The Skogskyrkogården • Cemetery, Stockholm

  12. Swedish National Heritage Board and Regional Development • Assignment from the Government • Culture Heritage and Business • Culture Heritage and Health • Structure Funds (EU) • Rural Development • Urban Forum/Life in the Urban Landscape • Co-operation with other countries • Research & Development programme 2006- 2010 • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

  13. What is our message? • How do we act? • Methods • Perspective • Analysis and Evaluations • Indicators • Co-financing • Part of a National Dialogue between Authorities, but on others conditions (NUTEK) • Conferences and Meetings (own/others) • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

  14. Conclusions During the last ten years Culture and Culture Heritage have a more advanced position in the Sustainable Regional Development Year 2005 – 35% of the errends of Culture Heritage preservation were co-financed with EU structure funds. 28 mkr gave >75 mkr in eleven Counties • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

  15. Present situation Steering national documents National Policy for Regional sustainable Development and well-functioning Local labour market regions 2007-2013 - 1 national program - 8 transregional programs National Rural Development program 2007-2013 - 21 regional programs (one for each county)

  16. Analysis of Regional Programs • Culture and Culture Heritage • 8 themes in Regional Development programs: • Tourism • Life Environment • Business • Image and Marketing • Culture Competence as Advantage for Company • Basis for Co-operation • Promotion for Creativity • Promotion for Health • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

  17. Culture Heritage and Business – Åsens by, Aneby municipality • Farm with Cattle, Garden, Guide, Café, Buildingpreservations, Theme-days, Sale, Bead & breakfast, Educational activities for children • Economic Association Haurida sockenråd, Local initiative, Economic contribution from Aneby municipality, anslag 28:26, structure fond (tom 2003) • 50 000 Visitors each year (27 000 bought something) Generates 17 full time jobs, 1,8 mkr in taxes to the Municipality and 0,8 mkr to the County Council • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

  18. Dialogue and Knownledge about the Actors

  19. Challenges for the Present and for the Future • What and how to prioritize? • Give priority to areas near cities and urban landscape with more inhabitants? • How democratic is the Swedish Model? • How find a Comprehensive view in a Sectorized division of Authorities? • Shall National Heritage Boards deal with tasks like Regional Development? • Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

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