The National Heritage Board of Singapore (NHB) launched an open call for design proposals on 22 July 2021 under its new “Craft X Design” scheme which pairs local traditional craft practitioners with designers or design studios to co-develop and produce new and innovative products using traditional craft techniques and materials.\n\nThe scheme seeks to raise public awareness of local traditional crafts; revitalize and “modernize” the products produced by local traditional craft practitioners; help these practitioners gain access to new markets; and contribute to the long-term sustainability of traditional trades and crafts.\n\nAs part of the scheme, NHB has partnered four local traditional craft practitioners comprising a traditional Chinese lantern-maker; a craftsperson skilled in weaving cases for ketupat (a rice cake wrapped with coconut leaves); a rangoli (a traditional Indian art form involving the creation of a multi-colored floor decoration) artist; and a Peranakan beadwork and embroidery craftsperson.\n\nUnder the open call for design proposals, interested local designers or design studios can attend a workshop conducted by NHB and the four local traditional craft practitioners, and have until 1 October 2021 to prepare and submit their design proposals. Once selected, the successful designers or design studios will have four to five months to work with the local traditional craft practitioners they are paired with to produce a prototype product or a range of products.\n\nThe four local traditional craft practitioners and the successful designers and/or design studios will each receive an honorarium of SGD6,000. Each pair of practitioner and designer can also be reimbursed up to SGD2,000 for materials and/or other costs associated with the production of the prototype product.\n\nThe collaboration will culminate in the production of a prototype product or a range of products from each pair of practitioner and designer/design studio, which would be displayed at a public showcase in April 2022.\n\nThe scheme is part of NHB’s ongoing efforts under Our SG Heritage Plan, Singapore’s first five-year (FY2018-FY2022) masterplan for the heritage and museum sector, to organize public showcases for Singapore’s traditional trades and crafts, and in doing so, to encourage greater public awareness and appreciation of Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage.\n\nTo find out more about Singapore’s “Craft X Design” scheme, please visit: https://go.gov.sg/craftxdesign2021.\n\nPhoto 1 : Mr Jimm Wong, a traditional Chinese lantern-maker © National Heritage Board of Singapore\nPhoto 2 : Ms Vijaya Mohan, a rangoli artist © National Heritage Board of Singapore

01 UNESCO Trends\n* Mosul city employs local artisans to revive its landmark and culture\n* UNESCO reimagines African folk tales with Netflix together\n* Nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention for 2024 submitted from all around the world\n\n02 Asia-Pacific Trends\n* Documentation and digitization of Western Bengal’s traditional performing art form supported by the German consulate\n* A film featuring Cambodian tradition and culture released\n* 2023 ICH Brand Summit held in Guangzhou, China\n* Singapore National Arts Councils released Our SG Arts Plan (2023-2027)\n\n03 Korean Trends\n* Open call for elements to nominate to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Representative List on the next cycle\n* MCST announced the Second Culture Promotion Plan (2023-2027)\n* KNUCH established the Center for World Heritage and Sustainable Development to train HIA professionals\n* Promotion of transmitting community for National Intangible Cultural Heritage kicks off

01 UNESCO Trends\n* ICH documentation training project for youth in Jordan\n* UNESCO highlighted Indigenous Youth as ‘Agents of Change for Self-determination’\n* CRIHAP organized the Capacity Building Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage for Youth\n* ICH NGO Forum supports accredited NGOs to recover from damage\n\n02 Asia-Pacific Trends\n* Uzbekistan leverages its ancient Silk Road heritage to boost domestic tourism\n* Bhutan launched a safeguarding project to preserve and popularize its folk songs\n* Aboriginal groups protest against Western Australia’s decision to abolish the amendment to the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act\n\n03 Korean Trends\n* The legal basis for the Korean New Heritage System has been established\n* 2023 Intangible Heritage Festival spotlights the new meaning of living heritage\n* CHA fosters non-designated intangible heritage to be key cultural resources in the area\n* National Heritage Digital Contents Contest to prospect new K=contents

The Loden Foundation is a pioneer organization in Bhutan bridging cultural heritage with socio-economic development. Loden literally means ‘the intelligent one’ and is an epithet of the Bodhisattvas, who work for the world using wisdom and compassion. Loden first started as a modest child sponsorship scheme in 1999 to help poor students go to school. Since then, it grew incrementally to become a leading NGO in Bhutan. Led by a group of people with shared visions, concerns and interests, Loden has three programs supported by a wide network of donors, volunteers, management team and partners.

Some say that one of the new paradigms representing 21st century is ecology. In a situation where nature is being rapidly polluted and destroyed, humans are just beings that interact with nature as part of the ecosystem. For all of us who are preparing for the post-corona era, the ecological crisis, which can be called as the crisis of humanity, has become a daily life. Current infectious diseases that have invaded human life are not irrelevant to the disturbance of natural ecosystems caused by climate change and environmental destruction. Changes in the natural environment have a great influence on the function of the ecosystem and the livelihood of mankind, and considering the biodiversity of the planet, there is a great deal of direct and indirect implications for the living creatures.

My name is Mousumi Chowdhury I am a female chau dancer—chau is a male-dominated form of traditional martial arts-based dance from the eastern reaches of the Indian subcontinent and, as such, there are many burdens that I bear on my shoulders.

Hat boi is a Vietnamese intangible traditional performing art that has taken shape and developed during Vietnam’s history and is still preserved. It is form of traditional opera which has a five-hundrend-year-old history. It contains features close to the cultures of many other countries in Asia.

Jeff M. Poulin notes an analysis of a set of ICH NGOs identified by the United Nation’s Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized for their 'good practices' in the early months of the global pandemic. And He provided a discussion overlaying his findings with the theoretical modeling in hopes of illuminating some lessons which can be taken on by ICH organizations as they move forward through this and other crises.

This publication contains papers from the 2021 World Intangible Cultural Heritage Forum held online for three days, from September 29 to October 1, 2021. The event was hosted by the National Intangible Heritage Center and organized by ICHCAP.\n\nThe forum was held under the theme of “Rediscovering Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Era of Convergence and Creativity” to re-examine the creative value of intangible cultural heritage and present the possibilities by examining examples of innovation and value creation through intangible cultural heritage.

본 글에서는 우선 국가기록원에서 소장한 민간기록물의 수집 현황과 특징, 그리고 이것들의 기록정보 관리 체계와 서비스 현황을 알아보도록 하겠다. 또 국가기록원에서 실제로 추진하는 기록정보의 저작권 관리와 운영 실태를 검토해보도록 하겠다. 이를 통해 민간기록물과 저작권 측면에 대한 활발한 논의를 이끌어 낼 수 있다면 향후 증대할 민간기록물의 수집과 더불어 이용 활성화를 위한 효율적인 저작권 운영 방안이 모색되는 계기가 되지 않을까 하는 바람이다.

The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) is an international organization established under an agreement between UNESCO and the Korean government in 2011 for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region. ICHCAP’s core functions are in information and networking, and the recently revised agreement articulates the Centre’s growing role in information sharing and networking in the region. The Program for Supporting Digitization Project of ICH-related Analogue Audiovisual Materials is one of our flagship projects.\n\n‘Information’ and ‘networking’ constitute the key functions of ICHCAP, and at the same time, they are the methodologies. That is, they contribute to our mission of safeguarding ICH through enhancing the visibility of the 2003 Convention, building a mechanism for sharing ICH information, and establishing a close-knit network that connects various actors at different levels.