By: Yahima Milanés Santander
In 2021, the Strategy of the Cooperation and International Relations Group for the management of projects and financing was approved by the Board of Directors of the Office. The portfolio of priorities, identified from the work with the technical areas of the Office, is mainly focused on working with social services, the preservation of cultural heritage and management for the local economic development of the territory.
At this time, it has 10 proposals with themes that include projects aimed at the work of children and adolescents and other social services. Projects to defend endangered heritage, enhance and disseminate cultural heritage and safeguard traditional heritage trades.
Regarding local management and local economic development, actions are described for the use of Information and Communication Technologies and knowledge management, as well as proposals to continue betting on creative economies and cultural industries and generation of productive capacities of construction materials.
The intention presented by the Office for the continuity of the GEPAC project in its third stage is added, which is linked to the improvement of the conditions and functions of the Office of Orientation and Consultation, from the incorporation of the content of citizen facilitation, and the development of computer applications based on this.
Its importance
The GEPAC project, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation- COSUDE, has been an important support for the management of the Office in recent times, translated into the acquisition of equipment, means of protection and office supplies, which support the work of the different cultural areas and institutions. At the same time, it ensures a space for training and learning, with the realization of different workshops and symposiums and exchanges between the members of the Network of Offices of the Historian and the Curator of the Patrimonial Cities of Cuba.
With the financing guaranteed by GEPAC, in its two previous stages, it was possible to conclude important works on which they had been working for some years and which were inaugurated during the the 25th Anniversary of the Institution: the Railway Museum, Interpretation Center of the Cemetery and Smart Classroom. Attractive spaces based on the use of new technologies combined with the work of the professionals of the center that constitute an opportunity for the inhabitants of the city to guarantee knowledge and generate jobs and offer foreign visitors a better experience for the enjoyment of history and the traditions of the city.
Translated by: Aileen Álvarez García
