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this purpose, the International Working Group supports the
formation of a regional data bank of experts as an element of
joint respective resource of knowledge;
- Preparation of a regional educational project for reviving the
quality of public communication and services in the frameworks
of the ministries;
- The common web site is www.see-heritage.org.
- In reference to the operation of the expert group, all the member
countries accepted to nominate a permanent contact-person/expert.
This person will represent his/her country and will act as a focalpoint
in both directions in the flow of information between the
International Working Group and the state at a national level;
- The International Working Group will meet at least twice a
year with the aim of: a) supervising the implementation of the
current activities; b) discussing and defining the future activities;
c) preparing the annual ministerial conferences. In the meantime,
the UNESCO Regional Bureau in Venice will act as a permanent
secretariat of the International Working Group.
The third Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-
East Europe, which ended with success in Ohrid, implies continuation
of the noble idea that was initiated in 2004 in Mostar, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, by UNESCO and the Italian Government.
Following the first and the second conferences held in Venice, Italy,
in 2005, the involved efforts of the member countries of this region in
Europe produced some results as a confirmation for the will of all the
national and participating international institutions to use the cultural
heritage as a strategic resource for economic and human development
in the region.