Culture Heritage as a Resource for

Regional Development

Per-Olof RemmareSustainable Development Division

Heritage DepartmentSwedish National Heritage Board

The National Heritage Board’s vision

• The National Heritage Board will play a

proactive, inspirational and coordinating

role in the heritage sector.• Our knowledge and expertise will be

widely recognised and in great demand.

Our mission

Heritage for today’s world – accessible,

useful and vital

The National Heritage Board

is a government authority responsible for:

• the preservation, enrichment and use of the cultural heritage

• enhancing the cultural heritage as a resource for sustainable development

• the direction of cultural heritage management in accordance withenvironmental quality targets

Focus for 2004–2006

1. Strategic monitoring and evaluation of development in society

2. Relevant knowledge and competence within the sector

3. Greater participation and wider responsibility on the part of the surrounding society

4. Tools and systems for effective culturalresource management

Facts about the National Heritage Board 2005

• Staff: just over 400

• Governmental funding: MSEK 463Operating grant “ 191Heritage conservation grant “ 260Research and development “ 12

• Visitors to the historic sitesand monuments About 1 million annually

The Director-Generalis called Inger Liliequist and took office in the spring of 2003.

Contact:

National Heritage BoardBox 5405, 114 84 StockholmTel. +46-8–5191 8000Fax +46-8–660 72 84

E-mail: riksant@raa.sewww.raa.se

Visitors: Storgatan 41, Stockholm

International co-operation

• With UNESCO on cultural heritage conventions

• With the Nordic Council of ministers, the Council of Europe and ICCROM

• With Sida (the Swedish International Development Co-operation Agency) and developing countries

• Within the Baltic Sea region

• Information about the EU's five-year Culture 2000 programme

EU programmes• Structure Funds• Research and development programmes• Culture 2000• Interreg• Media Plus

• To monitor cultural heritage aspects inrelation to the various EU programmes

• To provide information to the Swedishheritage sector of the possibilities ofassistance and co-operation which the EU has to offer

• Information about the EU’s five-year Culture 2000 programme

EU-related activities

The UNESCO World Heritage ListA World Heritage site is a place of natural or cultural interest which is so valuable that it is important for the whole of humanity. It is a place, site, environment, or object which provides unique testimony to the history of the earth and of mankind.

World Heritage sites in Sweden• The Laponian Area

• The Church Town of Gammelstad

• The High Coast

• Falun and Koppar- bergslagen

• Engelsberg Ironworks

• Birka/Hovgården

• Drottningholm Palace

• The Skogskyrkogården Cemetery, Stockholm

• The Tanum Rock Carvings

• The Hanseatic town of Visby

• The agricultural landscape of Southern Öland

• The Karlskrona Naval Dockyard

• Varberg Radio Station

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

Swedish National Heritage Board and Regional Development

• Assignment from the Government

• Culture Heritage and Business

• Culture Heritage and Health

• Structure Funds (EU)

• Rural Development

• Urban Forum/Life in the Urban Landscape

• Co-operation with other countries

• Research & Development programme 2006-

2010

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

What is our message? How do we act?

• Methods

• Perspective

• Analysis and Evaluations

• Indicators

• Co-financing

• Part of a National Dialogue between

Authorities, but on others conditions (NUTEK)

• Conferences and Meetings (own/others)

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

Conclusions

During the last ten years Culture and Culture

Heritage have a more advanced position in the

Sustainable Regional Development

Year 2005 – 35% of the errends of Culture

Heritage preservation were co-financed with EU

structure funds. 28 mkr gave >75 mkr in eleven

Counties

Present situation

Steering national documents

National Policy for Regional sustainable

Development and well-functioning Local labour

market regions 2007-2013

- 1 national program

- 8 transregional programs

National Rural Development program 2007-2013

- 21 regional programs (one for each county)

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

Analysis of Regional Programs-Culture and Culture Heritage

8 themes in Regional Development programs:

• Tourism

• Life Environment

• Business

• Image and Marketing

• Culture Competence as Advantage for Company

• Basis for Co-operation

• Promotion for Creativity

• Promotion for Health

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

Culture Heritage and Business – Åsens by, Aneby municipality

• Farm with Cattle, Garden, Guide, Café, Buildingpreservations, Theme-days, Sale, Bead & breakfast, Educational activities for children

• Economic Association Haurida sockenråd, Local initiative, Economic contribution from Aneby municipality, anslag 28:26, structure fond (tom 2003)

• 50 000 Visitors each year (27 000 bought something) Generates 17 full time jobs, 1,8 mkr in taxes to the Municipality and 0,8 mkr to the County Council

Dialogue and Knownledge about the

Actors

Uppdaterad: 2003-06-13

Challenges for the Present and for the Future

• What and how to prioritize?

• Give priority to areas near cities and urban

landscape with more inhabitants?

• How democratic is the Swedish Model?

• How find a Comprehensive view in a Sectorized

division of Authorities?

• Shall National Heritage Boards deal with tasks

like Regional Development?