Business Type: Education. International organization, Industry type: Preservation, Conservation
Activity: ICOM International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Goods is an innovative tool that will contribute to preventing and fighting the illegal trade in cultural property and related crimes at both national and international levels.
Objectives:
- Improve monitoring methods, data gathering and scientific research.
- Provide information and data for international public understanding and policy orientation.
- Provide a space for dialogue, discussion and mutual understanding for key organisations.
- Motivate the exchange of good practices, techniques and methods between concerned parties.
- Reinforce collaboration between stakeholders for the development of instruments and practices.
- Identify and better respond to the needs in terms of training and capacity-building.
- Identify and promote national and international normative and practical instruments.
- Raise awareness of governments, IOs, NGOs and the general public on the issue.
- Encourage all parties (States, IOs and NGOs) to improve and develop methods and tools.
Contact: ICOM International Observatory on Illicit Traffic in Cultural Good Location: France