In preparing the work programme for the Societal Challenge 6 ‘Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies’ of Horizon 2020 for the period 2018-2020, the European Commission is ensuring adequate external advice and societal engagement. This report integrates the inputs provided by EU stakeholders, platforms, projects and activities conducted between September 2015 and May 2016.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement n° 612789.
European society
European Policy Brief. European Minorities and Identity: strengthening relationships for a sense of belonging in the digital era
This policy brief discusses the main findings of the study conducted in RICHES about digital CH websites and their contributions towards the development of a European identity that encapsulates the diversity of communities across the continent. It offers a series of recommendations, which can contribute to the understanding of a European identity and strengthen already existing relationships.
Read More →European Policy Brief. Food Heritage and Culture: Changing Spaces of Production and Consumption.
The aim of this policy brief is to highlight the growth of community-led food initiatives and the changing spaces of food production and consumption. It shows how food culture can be a force for change and how citizens can co-create cultural heritage around food. It provides some brief examples of community-led food initiatives and makes recommendations for policies which are needed to enable these to thrive.
Read More →Managing Art Projects with Societal Impact
Managing art projects with societal impact is about creating and managing the power of art projects to change individuals and societies. This book offers insights, tools and case studies to explain how to influences and to raise your own reflections and new questions. Funded with the generous financial aid of the European Commission, through the Lifelong-Learning project 540176-LLP-1-2013-1-EE -ERASMUS-EQR, this book is freely distributed in its online version (293 pages with conceptual discussions, methods and case studies).
Read More →European Policy Brief. The impact of European water policy on the water CH
This policy brief summarises the findings of the MEMOLA project with regard to the impact of European water policy on the water cultural heritage associated with historical irrigation systems. The brief also presents suggestions for policy interventions in order to establish the mechanisms and criteria for the delimitation of their values and for their protection.
Read More →European Parliament resolution. Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe
European Parliament resolution of 8 September 2015 towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe (2014/2149(INI)).
Read More →European Commission communication. Towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions towards an integrated approach to cultural heritage for Europe (COM(2014) 477 final).
Read More →D5.3 Fiscal and Economic Issues in the Digital Age
Report providing an economic analysis of the impact of taxation, public support and private contribution to the production, distribution and consumption of cultural heritage and to improve understanding of the geography of cultural activities and ways in which fiscal policy can become more efficient in the age of digitization.
Read More →D4.1 European identity, belonging and the role for digital CH
Report outlining the results of a qualitative study that examined the importance of (digital) Cultural Heritage for identity-building processes within European communities and its role for the development of a European identity.
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