JHEP

JHEP is the Coordination Action supporting the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) on « Cultural Heritage and Global Change: a new challenge for Europe ». The 36 month-Project involved 10 Partners, all key ministries or agencies within their national systems, and started in January 2011.

JHEP intended to structure and support the JPI CH to implement the Action Programme for research on cultural heritage in a changing world, through improved coordination of the various stakeholders dealing with cultural heritage, including SMEs, heritage owners, public administrations, research partners, and local communities.

The main objectives of JHEP were, therefore:

1. Involving stakeholders through a communication plan to ensure the translation of research outputs into practice and policy
2. Providing necessary administrative and logistical support to the meetings of the Governing Board, Executive Board, Scientific Committee and Advisory Board required for the development and implementation of the SRA and Action Programme;
3. Defining the strategic and scientific priorities to develop the scientific research agenda;
4. Implementing joint and coordinated research activities;
5. Extending the partnership and cooperation networks at a global level, with international and NGOs;
6. Evaluating and monitoring the joint activities;