The presentation of the WHACY game has been updated in January 27th, 2015, following some changes on the program. The campaign in the SADC region finished in November 2014.
ICT to develop and promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Siteslorenzo cantoni
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A brief overview of GoUNESCO - the UNESCO supported umbrella of initiatives that Make Heritage Fun!
Travel Challenges, Student Programs, Go Heritage Runs, Globally coordinated events.
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Presentation done at the University of Coimbra, March 6th, 2015, within the following series of seminars: http://newmine.blogspot.ch/2015/02/ict-to-develop-and-promote-sustainable.html
A brief overview of GoUNESCO - the UNESCO supported umbrella of initiatives that Make Heritage Fun!
Travel Challenges, Student Programs, Go Heritage Runs, Globally coordinated events.
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The seminar took place at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) in Guimaraes, Portugal.
The seminar presents an overview of the eTourism domain – the application of digital technologies to the tourism industry; outline emerging trends in this domain, such as real time services, recommended systems, SOLOMO (Social Local Mobile), augmented reality and gamification; and focus on online communication strategies for managing UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), aimed to widen online access to WHS, enrich experience of the travelers visiting the sites, increase local ownership of the sites, and upgrade knowledge and skills of the WHS employees and locals. The seminar will include examples of online communication practices applied in WHS globally and discuss research possibilities.
Learn more from our research: www.unescochair.usi.ch and www.elearning4tourism.com
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04 en - unesco presentation esrt donor roundtable-jan 2016_t(1)duanesrt
On January 28th, 2016, representatives of nearly ten international donor agencies gathered in Hanoi in a roundtable meeting on coordination for Vietnam tourism industry. The initiative was led by the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (known as ESRT Programme) as technical support to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
The seminar took place at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) in Guimaraes, Portugal.
The seminar presents an overview of the eTourism domain – the application of digital technologies to the tourism industry; outline emerging trends in this domain, such as real time services, recommended systems, SOLOMO (Social Local Mobile), augmented reality and gamification; and focus on online communication strategies for managing UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS), aimed to widen online access to WHS, enrich experience of the travelers visiting the sites, increase local ownership of the sites, and upgrade knowledge and skills of the WHS employees and locals. The seminar will include examples of online communication practices applied in WHS globally and discuss research possibilities.
Learn more from our research: www.unescochair.usi.ch and www.elearning4tourism.com
The Development of a User-generated Digital LibraryNiall McNulty
Current ICTs and mobile technology have the potential to empower communities to preserve and manage their own local knowledge. This paper looks at the development of the Ulwazi Programme, a community-generated digital library of local content, based in the eThekwini Municipality of Durban, South Africa. The programme uses crowd-sourcing and Web 2.0 technologies to enable communities served by the municipal library to contribute to a digital resource of local knowledge. By creating an online platform that inhabitants of the municipality can engage with and contribute to, the author argues that communities start participating in the global information society. Making this information more widely available can also serve to promote cross-cultural understanding and tolerance and in turn, social cohesion. Technology empowers communities to record what they feel is important in a way that makes sense and is logical to them. The Ulwazi Programme increases the capacity of the local communities of eThekwini to develop and access content in their own language. Previously technologically-marginalised communities now have online access to local knowledge, along with the prospect of participating in the global information society and developing digital literacy.
MILSET: A World of Youth STEM OpportunitiesReni Barlow
Science and technology are increasingly global and collaborative, but the experience for secondary students rarely reflects this reality. Most international STEM opportunities are competitions – science fairs, contests, and Olympiads – but there is an alternative. MILSET is a global network of organizations that spans 84 countries, dedicated to engaging youth in STEM through motivation, cooperation, and networking. Expo-Sciences (non-competitive science fairs), Young Citizens Conferences, and STEM Leader Congresses offer a world of STEM opportunities for youth, and the adults who support them. Learn more about the organization, its programs and events – and how your school, organization, or country can get involved.
04 en - unesco presentation esrt donor roundtable-jan 2016_t(1)duanesrt
On January 28th, 2016, representatives of nearly ten international donor agencies gathered in Hanoi in a roundtable meeting on coordination for Vietnam tourism industry. The initiative was led by the Environmentally and Socially Responsible Tourism Capacity Development Programme (known as ESRT Programme) as technical support to Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
"Madiba Cameroon Project" is a set of programs organized since 2011 by WebDev Foundation and its partner with main goal to empower capacities of people in rural areas in the fields of health, information technology, entrepreneurship, languages, culture, sport and social responsibility.
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We hope that you are interested in joining our effort to show our respect, admiration, and support for our community growth. Events like this can provide just the encouragement any member of the community needs to continue to keep our community healthy and peaceful.
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Tourism and Partnership in Peru: Models for CollaborationDavid Vicent
Excellent UNWTO Publication about the different collaboration models in Peru between culture, Tourism and Comunity, Nice best practices in community based toursim and orange tourism
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2. OVERVIEW
u Origin and background of the project
u Partners and Collaborator
u Audience and goals
u WHACY structure and process
u Prizes
u Funding
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3. ORIGIN OF THE PROJECT
u Prof. Cantoni and his research team has successfully collaborated with HYI in the
past, more specifically in designing the “Waiter game”, an online tool to train youth to
work in the hospitality industry
u It was agreed that an awareness campaign amongst the African youth was needed to
promote the sustainability of tourism in UNESCO’s recognized Word Heritage Sites
(WHSs)
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u In September 2013 UNESCO has established a UNESCO Chair in ICT to develop and
promote sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites at Università della Svizzera italiana
(USI Lugano, Switzerland)
u Chair-holder was appointed Prof. Lorenzo Cantoni, PhD
u The mandate has been supported by Hospitality Youth Initiative as well as by a
number of international partners
Thus, the World Heritage Awareness Campaign for the Youth (WHACY) was born à
A game-like online tool
4. BACKGROUND - SADC
Southern African Development Community is economically and geographically
important region located in Southern Africa and includes 15 countries
Angola Botswana DRC Lesotho Madagascar
Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles
South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe
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5. BACKGROUND – UNESCO WHS
u The UNESCO World Heritage Centre Convention defines
Heritage is “our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what
we pass on to future generations”
u Each country has the responsibility to manage its own WHSs, but the World
Heritage Centre also emphasizes the concept of universality, meaning that this
heritage is of relevance for the international community independently of the
territory where it is located
u Tourism is an important part of this international “ownership” of the
heritage. The sites must be preserved for future generations while providing
access to visitors at the same time
u Digital technologies (ICT) can play a very significant role in developing and
promoting sustainable tourism in World Heritage Sites
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6. WORLD HERITAGE SITES in SADC
SADC region hosts 39 World Heritage Sites, which are:
u 17 Cultural, 20 Natural, 2 Mixed
u 3 Transboundary
u 5 in Danger
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Cultural: Tsodilo, Botswana Natural: Namib Sand Sea, Namibia Mixed: Ngorongoro in Tanzania
Transboundary: Victoria Falls between Zambia & Zimbabwe In Danger: Virunga National Park, DRC
8. PARTIES INVOLVED
UNESCO Chair in ICT
Switzerland
u Chair-holder Prof. Cantoni
u PhD researcher
u 2 Master student assistant
u Senior technician
u Support of 24 Masters students as
part of their course work
Hospitality Youth Initiative
South Africa
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u Awareness Project Director, Duncan
Peltason
u Education Director, Sue Place
u Schools Liason, Derik Moll
u Education Committee
• Prof Gary Baines
• Heather Prinsloo
• Thantshi Masatara
9. AUDIENCE & GOALS
Audience
u Students grades 10-12
from schools based in SADC
u Registered schools will put
forward the number of their
students, who wish to
participate in the game
u Schools with computer
and Internet facilities
will be encouraged to twin
with less privileged schools
in order to make the game
available to students who
might not have access to the
Internet
Goals
u Awareness raising
«our cultural and natural
environment is recognised at the
international level»
u Informal education
«this is the nature/story of the WHS»
u Empowerment
«thanks to our WHSs and through
sustainable tourism we can promote
development and meaningful
international encounters»
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10. GAME STRUCTURE AND PROCESS
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u ROUND 1
• Pre-studying on UNESCO
and WHSs using online
materials/sources
• Players answer to questions
about 4 WHSs at their choice,
UNESCO, sustainable tourism,
and ICTs using online game
• Best players are invited to
the second round
u ROUND 2
• Questions on all 38 WHSs in
SADC, UNESCO, sustainable
tourism, and ICTs within a
limited time frame
u PRE-START
• Promotion at schools
• Facebook photo contest
11. GAME CALENDAR
Rounds
When
Round 1
May - August , 2014
Round 2
September - November, 2014
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12. PRIZES
Winners will be rewarded with a variety of “prizes”
u University courses
u Travel
u Opportunity to become the Junior Tourism
Ambassadors for their countries
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13. FUNDING
u Funding to get the project started was acquired through the
International Assistance Foundation based in Lugano
(Switzerland)
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14. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST!
We welcome your school and students
to participate in WHACY Game!
For more information, please contact us:
info@whacy.org
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