UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
Conference of the University Network for Cultural Routes
The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe is a long-standing programme that identifies and connects tangible and intangible heritage across borders to promote democracy, human rights, intercultural dialogue and access to culture for all.
Seminar: Issues in ICT4D
On October 20 2016, there was at USI (Università della Svizzera italiana), Lugano, prof. Wallace Chigona from University of Cape Town giving a seminar on Issues in Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Read more information here.
World Tourism Day 2016
For the celebration of World Tourism Day 2016, Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni will be a speaker at the Tourism Leaders' International Summit, representing both International Federation for IT and Travel & Tourism (IFITT) and UNESCO Chair in ICT. The conference will take...
Newsletter: Integration of Sustainable Development Perspective into WH Convention
The 40th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting was held in Istanbul 10‐ 17th of July 2016. Sustainable Development was one of the key agenda items that found large attention in many different platforms. One such activity was a side event organized by the UNESCO...
The Online Presence of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in East, South, and South East Asia
We are happy to announce the publication of a new report “The Online Presence of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in East, South, and South East Asia”. The report was compiled and edited by Puspita Ayu Permatasari, Asta Adukaite, & Lorenzo Cantoni (June 2016). To...
40th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee
The 40th session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee takes place in Istanbul, Turkey, in July 2016. A side event is dedicated to the "Integration of Sustainable Development into the Processes of the World Heritage Convention: Role of Academia and UNESCO Chairs". Among...
Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations
We are happy to announce the publication of a new report "Localising Websites of National Tourism Organisations: The Case of ETC Members". The report was compiled and edited by Emanuele Mele, doctoral student in Communication Sciences at Università della Svizzera...