AMMAN — The fourth steering committee meeting of the
ICT Mediterranean platform for the UNESCO cultural heritage (iHeritage) program
began in Amman on Monday with the participation of Italy, Spain, Egypt, Portugal,
Lebanon, and Jordan.
اضافة اعلان
The EU-funded project aims to promote tourism destinations
in participating nations on a global scale through the use of digital
technology.
The committee seeks to enable visitors around the world to
expand their knowledge on various historical heritage sites, globally, and to
create employment opportunities, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Over the course of three days, the meeting will discuss
accomplishments and plans for the project’s next phase, as well as budget,
recommendations, directives, and obstacles.
Locally, the tourism industry in Jordan offers 55,000 job
opportunities, with 13 percent of the Kingdom’s GDP coming directly from
tourism, said Director-General of Jordan’s Department of Antiquities Fadi Balawi
during the opening session.
Balawi also emphasized the project’s significance in
promoting Petra.
President of the Jordan Society for Scientific Research,
Entrepreneurship, and Creativity (JSSR) Rida Khawaldeh stressed the importance
of cooperation between the academic and industrial sectors in finding new
tourism by-products through the use of the most advanced information and
communication technologies.
These collaboration methods include Augmented Reality,
Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality to enhance cultural heritage in the
Mediterranean region.
He also stated that the project seeks to encourage youth
participation, as many young people have joined local support groups, live
laboratories, and training courses run by the JSSR. He went on to say that the
project has improved collaboration between universities and small- and
medium-sized businesses.
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