The Meeting had a focus on ICH information systems in the Pacific.
Elements of the ICH continuously evolve, from manifestation to manifestation and while being transmitted from person to person and from generation to generation.
He ended by adapting the famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" quote from the late US President John F Kennedy during the Cold War.
Even now some non-Teutonic bands sing in German, says Mr Akstinat, pointing to Ich Troje, which represented Poland in last year's Eurovision song contest.
The Third Information and Networking Meeting for the ICH Safeguarding in the Pacific was held in Rarotonga from 29 February to 1 March 2012.
The training emphasized the need to enhance the role of the government, NGOs, communities and media in the identification, inventory and preservation of ICH.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
He said he hoped future generations would "say with pride 'Ich bin ein Europaer', 'Je suis fier d'etre Europeen', 'I'm proud to be European'".
In particular, the programme for the preservation of ICH till 2015 was developed and approved by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
K. spoke, just as no native speaker of German, or one who does know this language would titter if someone said, Ich bin ein Wiener or Hamburgeror Frankfurter.
The presentation of the Cook Islands expert highlighted the interactive on-line databases of biological diversity and Maori languages which could also contribute to the ICH safeguarding and inventory-making efforts.
Participants also had an opportunity to exchange views on the diverse opinions concerning the community-based inventorying and to share their knowledge experiences on the ways to record ICH locally.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
Our intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is constantly recreated by its bearers, and experts claim that no two manifestations of one and the same practice or expression are ever totally identical.
States Parties and communities wishing to share their effective safeguarding measures are invited to fill in and submit to UNESCO form ICH-03, available for download from the ICH Form.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is defined as practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills which are transmitted from generation to generation and which provide communities with a sense of identity and continuity.
At the Meeting, Mr S. Rakuno from Fiji made a report on challenge and opportunities of the ongoing project to develop a database of ICH in multi-cultural context of the country.
Twenty-five specialists in the field of ICH, representatives from governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academic and educational institutions and communities will be trained on the implementation of the 2003 Convention at the national level.
It was emphasized that since the ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (17 August 2010) Tajikistan is paying special attention to the preservation of ICH at the national level.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
Joanne Orr, Chair of the UK National Commission for UNESCO in Scotland talks about the World Convention safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and an initiative to record ICH in Scotland using an online wiki style inventory.
He informed of progress on the country's ratification process of the 2003 ICH Convention and reiterated the importance of ICH as a basis of the cultural identity of the country that will celebrate the 50th anniversary in 2015.
The major aspects of the Convention such as key concepts of ICH, the importance of awareness-raising of intangible heritage in Cambodia, and the need to identify and document this heritage were highlighted and placed in the Cambodian context.
The participants agreed to the need to develop more robust ICH information systems both for institutional knowledge management and also for the enhanced visibility of ICH for sustainable development in the region, and identified several constraints including technological infrastructure.
Ms. Sabira Soltongeldieva, a UNESCO consultant for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH, stated that the training was aimed at improving the understanding and use of practical mechanisms for implementing the Convention at the national level.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
Through these training sessions, participants acquired a broad understanding of how the Convention works and recognized diversity within a community regarding their ICH, as well as the importance of the inclusion of youth, elders and women as part of multiple voices on ICH.
UNESCO: Culture Sector - Intangible Heritage - 2003 Convention
Recognising the existence of these socio-economic and psychological barriers to education, the German Adult Education Association (GAEA) initiated the Ich-will-lernen (I want to learn) Programme in an effort to provide functionally illiterate adults and youths an opportunity to learn how to read and write through the use of the internet.
The participants agreed to an urgent need for restoration and digitalisation of data and information on Pacific ICH currently preserved at archives, libraries and museums both within and outside the region and in less organised manner and requested assistance in this area from ICHCAP, UNESCO and the international community as well.
Considering the importance of the ICH as a mainspring of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue as well as a guarantee of sustainable development, the programme provides the opportunity to artists, educators, archaeologists, fashion designers and other professionals, the opportunity to live and study for a week with renowned embroidery lace makers in Lefkara village (Larnaca district).
The Meeting was attended by representatives of the Pacific state parties to the 2003 ICH Convention as well as Cook Islands experts including representative of the House of Ariki (traditional chiefs), officers at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of education, representative of the Cook Islands Voyaging Society and other civil society organisations.
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