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XXIII Ordinary Meeting of the MoWLAC Regional Committee
Representatives from the National Committees of each of the countries that make up MoWLAC will participate in the event. The activity is co-organised by UNESCO and Chile’s Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Heritage.
During the meeting, experts will evaluate the 2023 nominations to be included in the MoWLAC Register.
The XXIII Meeting of the Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme (MoWLAC), to be held in Santiago, aims to provide a platform for sharing experiences on the recovery, safeguarding, and appreciation of documentary heritage. Regarding innovations, artificial intelligence and the application of new technologies are emerging as key tools for the protection and management of documentary information
Conference
On Wednesday, November 29, the conference "Challenges in the Protection, Preservation, and Dissemination of Documentary Heritage" will take place, where various specialists will debate and exchange views on the present and future of this heritage in the region.
“The recognition of documentary heritage is essential to understanding our history and preserving these valuable fragments that tell us about the political, social, and economic life of our countries. In this regard, I commend the work of the MoWLAC Regional Committee in evaluating and promoting the documentary heritage of our region. The diversity and historical value of this heritage are key to understanding our present and envisioning our future," said Claudia Uribe, UNESCO representative in Chile.
The Memory of the World Programme is an international initiative launched and coordinated by UNESCO since 1992, with the aim of ensuring the preservation and accessibility of the world’s most significant documentary and digital heritage.
The Memory of the World Programme’s Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean was established in June 2000, with the objective of promoting the programme in the region. The first nominations to the regional register were made in 2002.
Interviews
War, social unrest, lack of resources, looting, illegal trade, and destruction, among other factors, contribute to the permanent loss of documentary heritage.
Fortunately, lost documentary heritage is sometimes rediscovered.
To mark the occasion, Chile’s National Cultural Heritage Service will release two interviews with experts in the field: Spanish Prosecutor and historian Antonio Roma, who oversaw the recovery of the Calixtinus Codex in Santiago de Compostela, and Doctor of History Vitor Fonseca, former member of the MoW, who will discuss the preservation and risks faced by documentary archives
Interviews
War and social unrest, lack of resources, looting, illegal trade, and destruction, among other factors, can cause documentary heritage to disappear forever.
Fortunately, lost documentary heritage is sometimes rediscovered.
On the occasion of the meeting, Chile’s National Cultural Heritage Service will release two interviews with experts in the field: Spanish prosecutor and historian Antonio Roma, who was responsible for the recovery of the Calixtinus Codex in Santiago de Compostela, and Vitor Fonseca, Doctor of History and former member of the Memory of the World Programme (MoW), who will discuss the preservation of and risks faced by documentary archives.
