Project Title: Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe
Acronym: ARCHE
Coordinator: Fondation des sciences du patrimoine (FSP)
Type of funding: European
Funding source: Horizon CSA 2021
Dates: September 2022- August 2025
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Description: The Cultural Heritage (CH) Research and Innovation (R&I) landscape has changed significantly over the past years. New political, technological and socio-economic parameters emphasise improving European CH's protection, conservation and restoration efficiency with green technologies and digitisation, open access and curation of digital assets. Moreover, there is a need to enhance the innovation potential and competitive edge of the Cultural and Creative Sector (CCS) to drive sustainable growth. ARCHE project will develop a pan-European framework for a holistic approach to CH R&I, by creating the Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (ARCHE), a network of researchers, innovators, heritage professionals, institutional bodies and citizens.
As a partner, the Cyprus Institute is engaged in co-designing R&I strategies and roadmaps that lead to R&I initiatives requiring multidisciplinary approaches and skills. APACLabs team participates in assessing R&I gaps and needs for the next decade for designing a Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for joint programming to increase awareness of heritage and the European sense of belonging. A new purpose-built governance structure will be proposed to effectively involve existing networks and new partners from relevant scientific disciplines and industries. It will also promote intensive and wide-ranging collaboration between cultural heritage, the arts, and the CCS. The SRIA and governance structure will be eventually tested in a pilot operation.