UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites 

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Want to dive into the challenges of overtourism and the role of digital media in protecting heritage? This year’s edition focuses on the case of Machupicchu and is organized in collaboration with the UNESCO Chairs from the University of Genoa and the University of Lima, and supported by the UNESCO office in Lima.

Master in International Tourism

Università della Svizzera italiana offers a Master in International Tourism (MIT), run by the Faculty of Economics in collaboration with the Faculty of Communication Sciences. The USI UNESCO Chair is deeply involved in this Master, through teaching, research, internships and theses opportunities.

Our Mission

Established in September 2013, USI UNESCO Chair is committed to perform research and teaching on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital media in general, can be effectively used to develop and promote sustainable tourism at World Heritage Sites (WHSs).

Open Access Chapters

We are happy to announce the publication of the Handbook on Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Digital Media, edited by Silvia De Ascaniis and Lorenzo Cantoni, published by Edward Elgar: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788970082.

 

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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.  

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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...

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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...

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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...

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