ICHCAP

The 2022 ICHCAP Governing Board Meeting was convened at the UNESCO House, Seoul, Republic of Korea on 11 November 2022. The meeting was attended by eight governing board members and Category 2 Centers from China and Japan to discuss different issues faced by ICHCAP, including 2023 projects and budget. Governing board members outside Korea joined the meeting online due to the COVID-19.

The Secretariat reported the progress of 2022 programs and the key results of pending issues throughout the year, and then brought up to the governing board members the two agendas; reappointment of a governing board member, and work plan and budget for 2023 for their examination and approval. The agendas passed as drafted, and the board members positively evaluated the ICHCAP’s activities throughout the year, including promoting collaboration among partner institutions, contributing to the information-sharing among the Member States through ichLinks, and successful hosting of the ICH Youth Forum. Meanwhile, the board members suggested regarding the ICHCAP’s future activities, such as; continuing efforts to strengthen heritage awareness among young people, expanding budget size and investment in the Centre’s internal capacity, and advancing performance indicators considering qualitative evaluation.

2023 projects will be carried out under fourteen programs within the framework of two strategic tasks; 1) Activating ICH Information-Sharing Mechanisms and 2) Diversifying and Strengthening ICH Networks.