Culture Heritage as a Resource for Regional Development Per-Olof Remmare Sustainable Development Division Heritage Department Swedish 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 with environmental quality targets

Focus for 2004– 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 cultural resource management

Facts about the National Heritage Board 2005 Staff: just over 400 Governmental funding: MSEK463 Operating grant “ 191 Heritage conservation grant “ 260 Research and development “ 12 Visitors to the historic sites and monuments About 1 million annually

The Director-General is called Inger Liliequist and took office in the spring of Contact: National Heritage Board Box 5405, Stockholm Tel – Fax +46-8– 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 in relation to the various EU programmes To provide information to the Swedish heritage sector of the possibilities of assistance 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 List A 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: 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

Uppdaterad: 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: 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 national program - 8 transregional programs National Rural Development program regional programs (one for each county)

Uppdaterad: 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: 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) Visitors each year ( 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: 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?