This power of the pocketbook has the potential to invigorate the free market by investing more people in its outcome and to crowd-source our cultural norms by reflecting the values of a diverse country.
Specialists were well aware that public funding was the only source of support for the early development of scientific and cultural knowledge, for fundamental experimentation, for breakthrough creativity.
This register of good practices is expected to serve as a platform for sharing good practices as well as serve as a source of inspiration to States, communities and anyone interested in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage.