Heritage in EuroPe: new techHologies in crAft for prEserving and innovaTing fUtureS

Our aim is fourth fold. First, we intend to establish processes and technologies for the transmission and reproduction of traditional know-how as “conditio sine qua non” for safeguarding and valorising craft as cultural products.
In collaboration with stakeholders, we will establish and implement the technologies that are needed by traditional crafts for reproducing and innovating traditional know-how, as well as diffusing craft values, such as a digital platform. We will work to strengthen craft impact and attractiveness in society, by mapping, archiving, classifying, and categorizing “endangered crafts”, and by proposing innovative solutions to create new designs and uses in the creative industries.
Second, we will propose innovative technologies to support craft enterprises’ promotion, preservation and a revaluation of their contribution to local societies and economies (digital passports, NFTs, digital platform).
Third, our project will create innovative craft business models by creating connections with other industries and sectors, new practices and new material approaches to craft through technology.
Finally, our project will create and train in innovative, integrated, sustainable and participative craft entrepreneurial organizational and management practices, with the aim of enhancing inclusive growth, jobs, social cohesion and diversity, as well as green approaches throughout the supply chain to foster circular economy