“Social and Cultural Innovation” is a syntagma that has become of current usage among researchers in recent years due to the name chosen by European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures for the working group whose object are the landmarks and projects that are primarily connected with Social Sciences and Humanities. For itself, innovation means the creation of new products and services by bringing to the market a new idea. While fundamental research is curiosity driven, it also has a translational impact, because the transfer of knowledge makes innovation possible, which is product driven, in so far as it generates new products and production lines. Innovation is the affair of research councils all over the world, which are quite different from both universities and academies. Research councils were founded about a century ago, at the time of World War I, while universities date back to the Middle Ages, and academies to the Renaissance. They differ because universities are devoted to teaching and professors are free to teach and investigate whatever they like; academies were funded by kings who wanted scholars to live at court, so that they might able to pose questions of their interest and receive answers; while governments funded research councils in order to achieve results of strategic relevance for the country. The Milan Declaration on Culture as an Instrument of Dialogue among Peoples unanimously adopted by the Ministers of Culture of eighty countries at the international conference of 31 July-4 August 2015 organized by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and of Tourism at Expo in Milan states that: Cultural Heritage is the mirror of history, civilization and of the society, which is expected to protect it. Cultural Heritage, both tangible and intangible, is also the essence of identity, the memory of peoples and their past and present civilizations. It expresses, at the same time, universally recognized values of tolerance, dialogue, and mutual understanding…the work of man and his extraordinary talent must be protected and preserved for the benefit of future generations. Knowledge conservation, protection, and use trigger integration policies; they also promote cultural, economic and social growth. We are talking about areas such as knowledge and in-situ protection of cultural contexts and artifacts, post-war archaeology, virtual reality, and sustainable museography, whose impact implies (a) making Cultural Heritage instrumental for science and cultural diplomacy; (b) protecting and promoting cultural diversity; (c) documenting, conserving, monitoring, using it, and eventually (e) protecting it from environmental and anthropic threats in the Middle East and in North Africa. In Brussels, the strategic approach to cultural diplomacy points to cultural diversity as an integral part of the values of the European Union. The 2016 Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: Towards an EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has outlined five guiding principles: (a) Promote cultural diversity and respect for human rights. (b) Foster mutual respect and intercultural dialogue. (c) Ensure respect for complementarity and subsidiarity. (d) Encourage a cross-cutting approach to culture. (e) Promote culture through existing frameworks for cooperation. The current migrants and refugees crisis has made it clear how urgent it has become for local, regional, national and international administrations to work out policies of social and cultural innovation to the advantage of new citizens that make them welcome in full dignity. The great challenge is the passage from data science to data humanities. The European Union has recognized the need and urgency to provide advanced facilities for interdisciplinary cutting-edge research in Social and Cultural Innovation. The main goal is to deal with every aspect of science and technology related to the field, offering innovative solutions to the societal challenges of the new millennium. As a matter of fact, also Social and Cultural Innovation researchers are confronted with huge amounts and an increasing complexity of data in highly interdisciplinary settings. Let us only think of enabling technologies such as: NFC-Near Field Communication; CRM-Content Rights Management; contents-aware networks (fruition and enjoyment); low-latency networks (warning and security); and huge-bandwidth networks (augmented reality). The object of Sensing the Past is to provide readers and users with top-rate solutions for data analysis in archeology and cultural heritage, in-situ non-invasive technologies for monuments and artifacts and generally ICT and sensing technologies for cultural heritage. Currently, six research infrastructures for “Social and Cultural Innovation” are up and running, among them, E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) creates synergy for a multidisciplinary approach to heritage interpretation, preservation, documentation, and management. Sensing the Past is a substantial contribution towards the implementation of the grand Italian project of establishing the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science.

Foreword to Nicola Masini and Francesco Soldovieri (eds.), Sensing the Past: From Artifact to Historical Site

POZZO, Riccardo
2017-01-01

Abstract

“Social and Cultural Innovation” is a syntagma that has become of current usage among researchers in recent years due to the name chosen by European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures for the working group whose object are the landmarks and projects that are primarily connected with Social Sciences and Humanities. For itself, innovation means the creation of new products and services by bringing to the market a new idea. While fundamental research is curiosity driven, it also has a translational impact, because the transfer of knowledge makes innovation possible, which is product driven, in so far as it generates new products and production lines. Innovation is the affair of research councils all over the world, which are quite different from both universities and academies. Research councils were founded about a century ago, at the time of World War I, while universities date back to the Middle Ages, and academies to the Renaissance. They differ because universities are devoted to teaching and professors are free to teach and investigate whatever they like; academies were funded by kings who wanted scholars to live at court, so that they might able to pose questions of their interest and receive answers; while governments funded research councils in order to achieve results of strategic relevance for the country. The Milan Declaration on Culture as an Instrument of Dialogue among Peoples unanimously adopted by the Ministers of Culture of eighty countries at the international conference of 31 July-4 August 2015 organized by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Cultural Activities and of Tourism at Expo in Milan states that: Cultural Heritage is the mirror of history, civilization and of the society, which is expected to protect it. Cultural Heritage, both tangible and intangible, is also the essence of identity, the memory of peoples and their past and present civilizations. It expresses, at the same time, universally recognized values of tolerance, dialogue, and mutual understanding…the work of man and his extraordinary talent must be protected and preserved for the benefit of future generations. Knowledge conservation, protection, and use trigger integration policies; they also promote cultural, economic and social growth. We are talking about areas such as knowledge and in-situ protection of cultural contexts and artifacts, post-war archaeology, virtual reality, and sustainable museography, whose impact implies (a) making Cultural Heritage instrumental for science and cultural diplomacy; (b) protecting and promoting cultural diversity; (c) documenting, conserving, monitoring, using it, and eventually (e) protecting it from environmental and anthropic threats in the Middle East and in North Africa. In Brussels, the strategic approach to cultural diplomacy points to cultural diversity as an integral part of the values of the European Union. The 2016 Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council: Towards an EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has outlined five guiding principles: (a) Promote cultural diversity and respect for human rights. (b) Foster mutual respect and intercultural dialogue. (c) Ensure respect for complementarity and subsidiarity. (d) Encourage a cross-cutting approach to culture. (e) Promote culture through existing frameworks for cooperation. The current migrants and refugees crisis has made it clear how urgent it has become for local, regional, national and international administrations to work out policies of social and cultural innovation to the advantage of new citizens that make them welcome in full dignity. The great challenge is the passage from data science to data humanities. The European Union has recognized the need and urgency to provide advanced facilities for interdisciplinary cutting-edge research in Social and Cultural Innovation. The main goal is to deal with every aspect of science and technology related to the field, offering innovative solutions to the societal challenges of the new millennium. As a matter of fact, also Social and Cultural Innovation researchers are confronted with huge amounts and an increasing complexity of data in highly interdisciplinary settings. Let us only think of enabling technologies such as: NFC-Near Field Communication; CRM-Content Rights Management; contents-aware networks (fruition and enjoyment); low-latency networks (warning and security); and huge-bandwidth networks (augmented reality). The object of Sensing the Past is to provide readers and users with top-rate solutions for data analysis in archeology and cultural heritage, in-situ non-invasive technologies for monuments and artifacts and generally ICT and sensing technologies for cultural heritage. Currently, six research infrastructures for “Social and Cultural Innovation” are up and running, among them, E-RIHS (European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science) creates synergy for a multidisciplinary approach to heritage interpretation, preservation, documentation, and management. Sensing the Past is a substantial contribution towards the implementation of the grand Italian project of establishing the European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science.
2017
9783319505183
cultural heritage
monument conservation
geotechnologies
sensing technologies
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