CULT

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CULT

• Culture Upholding Local Tourism

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CULT partnership structure

• COMUNITA MONTANA ALTO BASENTO(Basilicata) as
  LPTMESTO JICIN (Hradec Kralove) as PT

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BackgroundCULT sub-project is the logical
consequence of

• the activity developed during the last years from
  PIT Alto Basento (as leader and manager in IP in
  Basento-Camastra area)
• the experience developed in Leader II and Leader
  Plus communitarian initiatives

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CULT strategyIdentification and definition of
a territorial integrated governance model
(Tourist Cultural Cluster - TCC)
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promoting local development strategies

• based on the new ways of enhancement and
  enjoyment of cultural heritage (networking and
  experience approach)
• focused on communication, promotion, operators
  training and positive actions for the development
  of small entrepreneurship
• to be transferred, applied and assimilated by
  every context which is interested in carrying out
  a governance in IP to be effective, efficient,
  sustainable and valid in terms of quality,
  looking to 2007-2013 programming period.

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CULT concept Local development has to be
upholded by culture ,
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CULT scope

• Realization of a trans-national analysis of
  territorial integrated governance models, which,
  by feasibility studies, study-visits, exchange of
  experiences and good practices between CM Alto
  Basento and Mesto Jicin, identifies virtuous
  strategies aiming at strengthening the
  communication capabilities of territories as well
  as
• a local hospitality system
• competitiveness and appeal.

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CULT proposal core

• The creation of a network including in a
  systemic and integrated design the heritage
  resources and the activities offered by the
  territory, supporting local actors
  participation.

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networking the important environmental, rural,
historical and cultural resources of the
territory, widening, qualifying and
specializing the tourist areas according to
innovative models, improving the accommodation
facilities, organizing cultural events
focusing on new solutions of entertainment,
communication and management of cultural
resources (edutainment and infotainment).
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CULT objectives

• conceiving and projecting of a model of
  territorial widespread heritage resources
  management
• networking of operators acting in the field of
  accommodation facilities
• identification of interventions for economic
  growth, training, support and transfer of good
  practices in integrated tourism development,
  whose target group is, above all, the small
  entrepreneurship
• evaluation of the sustainability of such an
  approach (model) for 2007-2013 programming period
  and of its application procedures (structural
  funds), paying attention especially to ECEC
  project (the topic of Jicins feasibility study)
  
• setting up of a model based on local actors
  involvement and participation aiming at promoting
  public-private partnership.

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CULT components, activities and outputs
COMPONENT 1 Management and Coordination
Responsible partner CM Alto Basento

• Organization of 2 meeting between partners
• Organization of 2 study-visists and exchange of
  experiences between partners

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CULT components, activities and outputs
COMPONENT 2 Feasibility Studies Responsible
partner Mesto Jicin

• Realization of 2 feasibility studies (one per
  partner)

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CULT components, activities and outputs
COMPONENT 3 Information and promotion Responsible
partner CM Alto Basento

• Realization of a website
• Realization of 10 newsletters
• Realization of tools for the meetings between
  partners.

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CULT expected results

• The activity of exchange and transfer of
  innovative approaches in IP will contribute to
  the process of accumulation of experiences and
  capacity building in IP, making an effort to
  define a model of innovative and integrated
  territorial management and governance system and
  being an element supporting a quality change in
  terms of effectiveness and efficiency of local
  partnerships in sustainable local development
  investments.

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CULT expected results

• Last but not least, the trans-national
  partnership animating the sub-project will be an
  input for the building-up of a long-lasting
  cooperation strategy also in future (2007-2013
  programming period).

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Thank you for your attention

• CULT contact person
• Arch. Aldo Corrado
• Comunità Montana Alto Basento
• Via Maestri del Lavoro
• 85100 Potenza
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax. [phone]
• aldo.corrado_at_rete.basilicata.it