Perhaps the most important word in this
acronym is "Local". CALIMERA has mobilised local cultural institutions for
a new role as key players in transforming innovative technologies into
helpful services for ordinary citizens - putting European cultural
heritage at the service of the citizen.
It is essential that Europe moves towards
a more people-centred approach where technologies are used by and for
citizens, enabling the inclusion everyone in the Information Society,
taking into account the specific needs of young people, disabled people
and problems associated with an ageing population. New services require
new tools, many of them IST-based - and above all a new attitude.
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European cultural heritage is a function of the collective memory of the
varied cultural traditions and communities within Europe. The
increasing importance of local cultural identity, combined with the
potential of technology, will be a major catalyst for the take up of the
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Major policy drivers such as ivers
e-Government, Social inclusion, e-Learning, and Cultural diversity require
the digitisation of existing content but also new e-content creation and
an extension of the user base for local e-content, making interesting and
engaging multimedia content more widely accessible over the Web and
through new mobile and digital TV-based services.
The new watchwords for local cultural
institutions, in moving towards a stable and predictable framework in
which citizens and businesses can make use of the full potential of their
creative energies are: Citizens, Creativity, Learning, Communication and
Involvement.
The CALIMERA Network of policy makers,
practitioners and suppliers covers 42 countries, including all EU Member
States, bringing together local professionals, policy makers and suppliers
at all levels. CALIMERA has also shared knowledge and best practice with
potential research partners in Canada, China, India, USA and elsewhere.
Download the
CALIMERA flyer:
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Starting points across
the countries of Europe are very different, as demonstrated by CALIMERA
in monitoring the outcomes of PULMAN’s Oeiras Manifesto Action Plan in
2004.
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