Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Implementing the Convention for the Intangible Cultural Heritage – Day 2

Jakarta, 17-18 April 2008

Rapporteur: Mohammad Reiza

National Gallery of Indonesia
Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur
Jakarta, Indonesia

Day 2: Friday, 18 April 2008

08.30 – 09.00
Registration

Staffs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism assist the participant to register for the second day of the workshop.

MC, Dwi A. Indrasari opens the session and informs the new schedule of the day and gives the time to Ms. Hasnah Gasim

09.00 – 10.00
Plenary Session: Reports from the six Working Groups
By Rapporteurs of each WG
Chair: Ms. Hasnah Gasim, Indonesian National Commission UNESCO

Ms. Hasnah Gasim leads the Presentation of the Working Group discussion results of each group.

Rapporteur of group 2 represented by Mr. Ananta on revitalization. He introduces the members of the group. The importance of looking for the intangible cultural heritage that becomes weak, which is influenced by some factors. Some to mention of those factors are politics, legislation and globalization.

Rapporteur of group 3, Ms. Yeyen presents on research, collecting, inventorying, and documenting. She mentions some of the problems including the lack of fund. So far individuals of minor parties do the inventory activities, while this inventory activity is actually the responsibility of the government.

Rapporteur of group 4, Ms. Dani presents on promotion, presentation and recognition. She mentions that promotion is the key point of all activities. She also captures that corporate social responsibility programmes that are managed by corporations in Indonesia can be co-organized for the promotion and recognition programmes.

Rapporteur of group 5 represented by Mr. on preservation and protection. He explains that there are some problems that we face including the lack of awareness of the society to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and lack of society’s knowledge on the importance of the safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. He also offers solution including the establishment of a Forum to manage coordination among concerned parties to take care of the inventory process.

Rapporteur of group 1, Mr. Asep presents on practice, creation, maintaining and transmission. The background of the issues is the fade of pride of the nation especially among young people, because of the influence of media and entertainment. The threat of this activity is the lack of good quality manpower in education on history and culture. To solve this problem we do cultural rationale.

Rapporteur of group 6, Mr. Jodhy presents on transmission and dissemination. He thinks that the transmission will not work properly if not done in the right place. We think that there is predator in the intangible cultural heritage issue. This can be in a form of social economics. We also believe that every intangible cultural heritage posses local wisdom and values.

Ms. Hasnah Gasim wraps up the presentations of the rapporteurs and opens the time for discussion, questions and answers.

Prof. Arief suggests that group 2 should pay more attention on the issue of suicide, as this is very sensitive issue; group 3 to reduce the words of lack, and use more positive word instead; and group 1 should pay more attention to the issue of government involvement as well as young generation; group 4 should be more careful to use variable on the issue of landscape.

Mr. Frank finds out that some groups also talks about the capacity of other groups, because we can’t talk about one point without talking about other points. Some groups give similar conclusions. After listening to the conclusions, people may feel sad, as there are a lot of critical conditions, but there are also optimistic recommendations. We also need to keep a balance between optimism and pessimism. It’s not talking about only negative aspect but also positive issues. We have the same problems in UNESCO. Yes, young people are not as interested as we would be. We also appoint the vitality and the resilience in the intangible cultural heritage. I congratulate all working groups to capture all of the important issues.

Ms. Hasnah Gasim also adds that what is urgent right now is to conduct cooperation to manage the inventory activity.

Senawangi suggests the available fund assistance and the fixed structures or the committee on the national inventory activity, including the organization and the management. Another point is the concerns on young people and how to ask them to work together with other community members in this activity.

LIPI concerns on the attention to young generation towards the influence of the media. What is shown in media is good for them but not necessarily good for the safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. If there is Cultural Week, there should be awareness promotion and socialization to the society.

Ms. Hasnah Gasim suggests Mr. Frank that UNESCO to publish materials on intangible cultural heritage on the young hands.

Rapporteur: Remegio Alquitran (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

10.15 – 10.30
Coffee Break

Coffee break is provided in the workshop room and the workshop participants are kindly asked to take their coffee break and get back to their seat to proceed to the next session, case study presentation.

10.30. – 11.15
Case Study Presentation

Case Study 3: Identifying, Inventorying and Other Safeguarding Measures: Sharing Information and Lessons Learned
By Mr. Gatot Gautama, Head of Sub-Directorate for Preservation at Directorate of Underwater Heritage

He presents “Pemetaan Sumber Daya Budaya di Kabupaten Nias Selatan, Dalam Rangka Identifikasi dna Inventarisasi Warisan Budaya Tak Benda” – The Mapping of the Cultural Resources in South Nias District, In Identifying and Inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage. This is co-organized by UNESCO and an NGO (Bamper Madani) that involves local government and community members.

The purpose of the mapping is to support community in identifying, recording, appreciating, nurturing and using the variety of cultural resource for many purposes; this is also as the communication process intergeneration, to develop the visual technique to show the tangible and intangible cultural heritage, to develop strategy and programme for custom safeguarding.

There are also some benefits of the programme, some to mention are a way to explain to the community about local knowledge and to create media for them that posses different cultures to create intergenerational communication. He shows the pictures on how the program is carried out, how they identify the items, also the database system of the inventory management, which is updateable, but only for tangible cultures and for intangible cultural heritage.

Identification of intangible cultural heritage should be done by the community, but it takes time and training as well as assistance depending on the level of education. Thank you.

Mr. Junus wraps up the presentation and gives the time to Ms. Yenny to present the next case in Banda Aceh.

Case Study 4: Enhanced Involvement of Communities in Identifying, Inventorying and Other Safeguarding Measures: Sharing Information and Lessons Learned
By Ms. Yenny Rahmayanti, Aceh Heritage Community Foundation/ Yayasan Lestari Pusaka Aceh, NAD, Indonesia

She first explain the tangible and historical cultural heritage in Aceh. She shows some pictures of the existing cultural heritage before the Dutch colonialism. Besides that she shows the characters of the Acehnese landscape and other traditional heritage like food, clothes, and local weapons that are used during the war. She then shows the pictures of intangible cultural heritage. She also explains that people there have local folk stories and also the story of the Tsunami 2004.

She shows also the pictures of the province condition after the Tsunami; the damaged sites of the city of Banda Aceh after Tsunami. She mentions that some donors also conduct revitalization programme in Banda Aceh to rebuild some of the ruins after Tsunami.

She explains another point on the safeguard of tangible and intangible cultural heritage that is done by young people, scientist and students that has been carried out since 2005. This is done to make database of the existing items. They come up with reports of the research and the inventory activity. They also inventory the ruins of Tsunami. She shows pictures of their activity, including the survey, the excavation and the inventory in the museum. She shows her book on her activity in Banda Aceh. She concludes that youth empowerment is very important in the efforts of the safeguard of cultural heritage. Thank you.

Mr. Junus wraps up her presentation and asks the participants to give appreciative applause to Ms. Yenny. He then opens question and answers for the participants.

Mr. Jodhy asks Ms. Yenny about the existence of Shaman in Aceh after the Tsunami.

Prof. Arief. Asks Mr. Gatot about the numbers of experts in Nias if the site will be promoted as one of World Heritage site; he also asks Ms. Yenny about the documentation of Tsunami in regards of the Memory of the World, to compile the ruins of Tsunami, where to get the data those points. He also announces that Indonesia receives another admission for “Negara Kertagama” Book as one item of the memory of the world.

Ms. Dani asks about the difference of local wisdoms between Aceh and Nias, and regarding the education in both places after Tsunami, how to get the raw materials to rebuild the housing. In Aceh, there is impacts of the Tsunami for the now generation. Because you emphasize the care for the young generation, what are the steps taken to encourage spirits of the people from both generation.

Indonesian Linguistic Society asks about the wording of ‘tak” in “takbenda” the interpretation of intangible in Indonesian. What we can do about the documentation of the inventory after the process is completed. What happened in our case is that there are some local languages in Indonesia that extinct because the language users are not using them anymore.
Ms. Yenny says that we have ever heard about “Shaman” but we haven’t got any further information on that because so far we only work on tangible and intangible cultural heritage. For sure, we will look for the reference on that. About the data compilation of Tsunami, we ourselves have some data about Tsunami, but we believe that there are some individuals who actually keep the data that has historical value of Tsunami. We also did some activities for the elder generation also for young generation when we did the survey activities.

Mr. Gatot says that we have some experts to support the activity in Nias. In traditional villages of Nias actually does not get significant effect of Tsunami and earthquake because they have specific architecture of house building that endure these natural disaster besides the location of the villages are up on the highlands.

He gives the time for Prof. Edi to explain about the issue of the wording of “takbenda.” Sometimes there are different interpretations of some words from the original words. This is also about the arbitrary issue.

Mr. Gatot explains about the follow-up programme of the inventory activity. There are also some facts that those inventory data is not accessible for some people.

Mr. Junus adds that there are damaged housings on the seashore that are built after the 50’s made from bricks. He thanks you for the attentions and invite the participants to give applause to the presenters.

Dwi A. Indrasari closes the session and informs the participants that lunch is provided in the workshop room and Friday prayer is organized in another office building. She also mentions the agenda for the afternoon session.

Followed by discussion (15 minutes)

Moderator: Mr. Junus Satrio Atmodjo (Head of Cultural Research and Development, Ministry of Cultural and Tourism)

Rapporteur: Dwi A. Indrasari (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

11.15 – 13.00
Lunch and Friday Prayer

Lunch is provided in the workshop room and Friday prayer is organized in another office building. There is also gamelan performance by Diponegoro Middle School students, Jakarta couched by Mr. Gito.

13.00 – 14.45

Ms. Dwi A. Indrasari introduces the session and gives the time to the moderator of the session.

Mr. Surya Yuga greets the participants of the workshop and gives glance information on the scope of the session.

Safeguarding at the International Level: the Representative List, the Urgent Safeguarding List and the register of programmes, projects and activities.

Introduction
Mr. Frank Proschan, Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage, UNESCO (15 minutes)

I would like to introduce the document that you have received in the attachment of the workshop kit. The first point is the international safeguarding that includes the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. I’m giving you the recent information but may be changed by the general assembly.

Viability is at risk despite the efforst of the community, group or if capable, individuals concerned, it also requires safeguarding plan and may receive international assistance also special procedures in case of extreme urgent.

The urgent safeguarding list includes the elements constitutes intangible cultural heritage as defined in Article 2 of the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, the elements is in urgent need of safeguarding because its viability is at risk despite the efforts of the community, the element is in extremely urgent need of a safeguarding because it is facing grave threats as a result of which it cannot be expected to survive without immediate safeguarding.

Other criteria are that safeguarding measures are elaborated that may enable the community, groups or individuals concerned to continue the practice and transmission of the element, the element has been nominated following the widest possible participation of the community, group or individuals concerned and with their free, prior and informed account.

Furthermore, the element is included in an inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in the territory of the submitting sate parties and in the cases of extreme urgency, the state party concerned has been consulted regarding inscription of the element in conformity with Article 17.3 of the Convention.

The International Safeguarding representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity tangible: inscription of the elements will contribute to ensuring visibility, awareness of the significance of the intangible cultural heritage and dialogue, management plan and no international assistance.

Mr. Frank then explains the five criteria of the representative list. The elements constitutes intangible cultural heritage as defined in Article 2 of the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage; inscription of the element will contribute to ensuring visibility, awareness of the significance of the intangible cultural heritage and dialogue, thus reflecting cultural diversity worldwide and testifying to human creativity; safeguarding measures are elaborated that may protect and promote the element; the element has been nominated following the widest possible participation of the community, groups or individuals concerned and with their free, prior and informed consent; and the element is included in an inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in the territory, of the submitting state party.

He also explains the international safeguarding that includes programmes, projects and activities that best reflect the principles and objectives of the convention. He finally gives some examples of best practices, one to mention is to reflect the principles and objectives of the convention and the implementation with the participation of the community, group or individuals concerned with their free, prior and informed consent. We don’t need thick documents; we have maximum number of pages and photographs. We hope that the latest document submitted is at the end of August, which is two months after the General Assembly.

Mr. Surya wraps up the presentation and gives glance illustration in Bank Indonesia that is related to intangible cultural heritage. The Central Bank is about the publish Rp, 2,000 denomination paper money. They decide to use the picture of a national Hero and on the other side a cultural activity in Kalimantan but then comes up a debates among 4 provinces in Kalimantan.

Safeguarding at the National Level: the Representative List, the Urgent Safeguarding List, and the register of programmes, projects and activities
Mr. Junus Satrio Atmodjo

What does the government do to inventory the intangible cultural heritage? Some people say that the government is not ready but some say they are ready. What should we inventory? The suggestion is that the inventory is on the intangible cultural heritage that is still living. For some reasons, dangdut should be inscribed as one of the national treasure. People also feel that what is practiced in everyday life does not necessarily have to be inscribed. Indonesia has not yet good inventory system so that not knowing the nation’s treasures.

Thus, we still need the law for the agreement to facilitate the system to go properly. There are 4 jobs that are being prepared, such as inventory system. The list should be simple, informative and easy to understand to use compatible database system. Among the elements that need to be considered are the names of the culture proposed, classification, etc.

About the network, it should involve governments and the entire concerned groups and individuals. City and district governments are responsible to be the focal points for this national activity. We eventually understand the classification system is the best. This is needed to decide the focus on the important cultural sites (rare, extinct, unique, etc).

The basic laws are the conventions of UNESCO and ministerial decrees. The involvement of all stakeholders is required to create a national list. Training and workshop are also needed to support the success of the programme.
Mr. Surya wraps up the presentation and opens the floor for questions and answers sessions.

Senawangi asks about the application is the easiest way through the Internet, what is the address and how much is the cost, also if an association is able to apply. Will that be a problem if a culture is not known about the inventor or creator?

Pusat Data Wayang Indonesia asks is our website can linked to the website the one operated by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Ms. Asmoro asks if we have already had the list of national heritage, if Batik is not yet included, we can’t apply to UNESCO.

Masyarakt Linguisitik Indonesia asks the definition of intangible cultural heritage. To my opinion, intangible cultural heritage can’t live in all Indonesian people’s minds. Another point is the difference between local and national cultural heritage.

Mr. Junus says that the website address is available but the database system is still being made, and we need time to finish that. For sure, you can subscribe to the web but this is made based on the administrative districts. This is the authority of the ministry of Home Affairs. What we call local cultures are only those that exist in local places while national cultures are the combination of some local cultures. The community forces the government that there are territories to consider among local cultures. In fact, there is a lot of local cultures in one district. We haven’t declared that Batik is national heritage. We hope that in 2008 we can finish it, and not necessarily in form of decree, but probably presidential decree. Some cultures are known in some districts, and we can inscribe them into national cultures because people in many places know them, this is also to understand how big our culture is.

Mr. Surya wraps up the session due to the limited time and closes the session.

Moderator: Mr. Surya Yuga, Director of Arts, Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Rapporteurs: Remegio Alquitran and Dwi A. Indrasari (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

Dwi A. Indrasari invites Prof. Edi to the stage to give general summary and conclusions.

14.30 – 15.00
Summary and Conclusion
By Prof. Dr. Edi Sedyawati, University of Indonesia
Moderator: Mr. Junus Satrio Atmodjo (Head of Cultural Research and Development, Ministry of Cultural and Tourism)

Prof. Edi Sedyawati reads her summary papers regarding the previous sessions of the workshop. The suggestions is to create “List of Intangible cultural Heriatge in Need of Urgent Safeguarding” “Represetnative List of the Intangible Cultural Heriatge of Humanity” and “Register of Programmes, Projects and Activities”
There were 4 case studies presented in the previous sessions. Director of UNESCO Office Jakarta reported that Indonesia has ratified the Convention in October 2007. She also explains the highlights of the 6 points. She outlines the cases presented in the session.

Furthermore, she discusses the working group sessions. She outlines the discussion results of each working group and the essence of each group discussion. She congratulates the six working groups. She also talks about the comments to the working groups. Thank you.

Mr. Junus wraps up Prof. Edi presentation and asks Mr. Frank to give comments to Prof. Edi’s presentation, summaries and questions.

Mr. Frank suggests moving on due to the shortage of time availability.

Ms. Dwi gives some announcements to the workshop participants that there will be books distributed at the end of the session and gives the time to Mr. Frank to deliver closing ceremony

15.00 – 16.00
Closing Ceremony

1.    UNESCO by Mr. Frank Proschan, Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage, UNESCO

We have been going through rich and tight schedule in the last two days. Indonesia is very rich country in cultural heritage and the country has big potential to develop the national inventory system. I am happy with Mr. Junus’ presentation on the government action in this case, and I encourage you to work together to cooperate and information exchange from the presentations that have been delivered.

I would encourage you to focus on your own responsibility ads also the contribution in the international level. We understand that the community is less aware the importance of this issue of safeguarding. This will also influence the accomplishment, and would like to encourage you not to be discouraged with the problems behind and in front of you and not to be overwhelmed with the burden that you have to carry on.

This is the time to share experiences and knowledge with other people in other parts of the globe. You have to be generous with your knowledge and wisdom. Not because of to solve many problems but because you have succeeded to collect experiences. I also hope that other countries in the world can learn from your experiences. On behalf of the Director General of UNESCO I would like to thank you for your hospitality in here, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of National Education. The Coordinating Ministry for People Welfare and also my colleagues in UNESCO Jakarta with Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO organized this workshop. I also wish you luck and all the best with the jobs that you will be carrying out.

2.    Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare by Mr. Sugihartatmo, Deputy for Coordination of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sports, Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare

Mr. Sugihartatmo greets the participants of the workshop also the distinguished guests. We have been participating in this two-day workshop and we will continue our job in intangible cultural heritage. This is very strategic activity but with too many problems in this nation, for sure, this cultural issue doesn’t get attention, as we want it. I believe that what we are doing needs passion, consistency and the aspect what we are doing.

I am very happy that you are here as the hero for cultural issue that devote to culture. The essence for culture is not only for the culture in the past, not for the culture of the present, but we want to inherit these cultures as the lessons for the next generation. If you still struggle for the culture today, meaning to say that we will give lesson, value and aspect that will always grow. With the reality we face today in our country is for the next generation.

I, as the focal point of cultural heritage in the ministry office, we will keep spinning the wheel to nurture our culture. Without cooperation and understanding as well as awareness of us to share with each other, this work seems impossible to be done. I am still new in analyzing culture, but this is interesting and I hope this will encourage us to keep safeguarding the Indonesian cultures. The working group on world heritage in our office is meaningless if you are not with us to work on this issue, we are only doing the administrative matters, because you have the competency to conduct technical points. I hope that after this workshop, we still have time to share idea about the Safeguard of Indonesian Culture. We would like to thank UNESCO Paris, UNESCO Jakarta and the organizing committee and the staffs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Thank you. Wassalamualaikum.

Ms. Dwi thanks the speakers for the closing ceremony and officially closes the workshop and gives the time for everyone for photo session.

Workshop on Strengthening National Capacities for Implementing the Convention for the Intangible Cultural Heritage – Day 1

Jakarta, 17-18 April 2008

Rapporteur: Mohammad Reiza

National Gallery of Indonesia
Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur
Jakarta, Indonesia

Day 1: Thursday, 17 April 2008

08.30 – 09.00
Registration

Staffs of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and UNESCO Office Jakarta assist the participants’ registration.

09.00 – 09.35
Opening Ceremony

MC of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism opens the workshop by greetings the distinguished guests of UNESCO Office Jakarta and UNESOC Paris and other institutions also the participants of the workshop; and kindly ask them to be seated.

Report from Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Tjetjep Suparman, represented by Mr. Ign Widja.

He greets the participants of the workshop as well as the distinguished guests, the keynote speakers, moderators and rapporteurs as well as the media fellows. He thanks God the Almighty for giving the opportunity to summon in the workshop’s opening today.

In this occasion, kindle let me report the organization of the workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to gather action towards the intangible cultural heritage in the country; also to prepare the inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia. Around 100 participants attend the opening of the workshop, while the participant of the workshop is about 35. This workshop is organized fro two days: 17-18 April 2008. This is to embrace the intangible culture in Indonesia as well as the civilization. This also for culture based economic development. Let us thank all parties and people who have supported this workshop so that we can get fruitful results of the programme.

On behalf of the organizing committee we kindly apologize if there is unexpected things during the organization of the workshop.

Opening Remarks, Mr. Hubert Gijzen, Director and Representative UNESCO Office Jakarta (speech printed)

Mr. Hubert greets the distinguished guests and the participants. This workshop is to generate understanding of the 2003 convention for the Safeguarding of the intangible Cultural Heritage, which has been ratified by Indonesia in October 207 during the UNESCO General Conference. The purpose of the workshop is to strengthen the national capacities and to provide the stakeholders with recent information.

Furthermore, this is also to conduct inventory on national intangible cultural heritage. Wayang and Keris represent Indonesia’s intangible cultural heritage. Since Indonesia has ratified this convention, the country can propose the inscription of the inventory.

The process is very dynamic. I should emphasize that the convention does not intent the heritage elements as to whether they are dominant or not dominant. UNESCO provides mutual assistance to bring together human being and ensure understanding among them, in the number of aspect.

I hope that we can go through a productive workshop by exchanging information and experiences among the participants. I look forward to hearing the outcome. Thank you.

Keynote Address and Official Opening of the Workshop, H.E. Jero Wacik (Minister, Department of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia) represented by Mr. Drs. Tjetjep Suparman, M.Si. (speech printed)

Mr. Tjetjep greets the participants and on behalf of the H.E. Minister of Culture and Tourism, he reads the welcoming speech. He then greets the distinguished guests and the workshop participants and the invitee of the opening.

As one archipelagic country, Indonesia is the largest multicultural country in the world. Some Indonesian diversity symbolizes the multiculturalism of each ethnic group nationwide. This will embrace the national cultural image of Indonesia. We hope that in the near future we already have system of national inventory for intangible cultural heritage, thus we encourage partnership with many institutions.

We have to take care of our national intellectual property through socialization, to strengthen the intangible cultural heritage. On behalf of the Minister, he then officially opens the workshop.

09.35 – 10.30
Press Conference and Coffee Break

Press Conference by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO, conducted in the press conference room in National Gallery of Indonesia. Some national printed and electronic media attend the press conference.

•    H.E. Jero Wacik, Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia (not present)
•    Mr. Hubert Gijzen, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office Jakarta
•    Prof. Dr. Arief Rachman, Executive Chairman, Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO
•    Mr. Frank Proschan, Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage of UNESCO Headquarters Paris
•    Mr. Tjetjep Suparman, Director General for Culture Value, Art and Film of Ministry of Culture and Tourism
•    Ms. Himalchuli Gurung, Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO Office Jakarta
•    Prof. Dr. Edi Sedyawati (University of Indonesia)

Prof. Dr. Arief Rachman of Indonesian National Commission for UNESCO opens the session and introduces the speakers to the media. This is to socialize the purpose of the workshop. He then gives the time to Mr. Tjetjep Suparman.

Mr. Tjetjep Suparman asks the media fellows to introduce themselves, from which media. They are from newspaper, television, magazine, and e-media. He thanks the media, and he relies on them to publish and the expose the workshop.  He introduces the speakers. This is the implementation and the assistance of UNESCO. We have intangible cultural heritage property. The speakers will explain the summary of the press release. He kindly encourages the media fellows to ask questions to the respective speakers.

Suara Merdeka, to Directorate General, how far the concrete actions done and the inventory of Indonesian intangible cultural heritage. Then to Mr. Hubert. How far Indonesia has ideally safeguarded the intangible cultural heritage, and asks for suggestions for proper inventory.

Mr. Tjetjep says the steps taken by the ministry of Culture and Tourism is to consolidate partnerships with other institutions and to work together with local governments. We then organize workshops and discussion on the national property specifically on cultural heritage that is related to the government programme. This is formulated so that giving benefits for the economic development. The government has followed-up the ratification of the 2003 convention. This is the first-time event organized with UNESCO. The output will be in the second day of the workshop.

Mr. Hubert congratulates the government of Indonesia for the ratification of the convention in October last year. This show strong concerns of the government on intangible cultural heritage. This is very concrete and I would like to emphasize this issue because this is very important for people. I see that the government of Indonesia appreciates and generates strength of enormous diversity, to be seen as source of pride and strength that can help the sustainability of the society. I would say in general that we can’t claim that intangible heritage features as another country may have similar cultural heritage. This is the stimulation for development and the preservation of culture; this what the government should do.

Prof. Edi adds that the efforts done by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Regarding the inventory of Indonesian arts and culture, the Directorate of Arts has done this. The problem is that how to link the culture and art to other institutions nationwide. About the suggestion, we have to see that as the elements of shared heritage of many ethnic groups. The question is that is it is the location or the nation. The authority is in the hand of the nation. If we want to protect national heritage, we have to delegate the governmental institutions to handle the appropriate issues regarding the relevant inventories.

Kompas.com, I would like to ask how far the government gives the opportunity to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage. As I concerned, Indonesian artists initiatively safeguard some cultural heritage. How far the government gives concerns to the individuals who take these actions.

Mr. Tjetjep, we did not give anticipation on how to safeguard intangible cultures, but now we have been cooperating with other respective institutions. We do inventory of Indonesian cultures including music and Keris. This has to be followed by individuals who are concerned about this issue. We open the registration for individuals or institutions that are willing to collaborate with us to safeguard the cultural heritage. We organize this in steps.  For example, in Jakarta we have done inventory in traditional wedding ceremony and food.

Mr. Frank adds that Indonesia has ratified the convention and has become one of the State Party in the committee, should encourage international cooperation. This convention will give benefits to the community, thus the government has to give crucial concerns to this issue as well as to encourage international cooperation with other international organizations regarding the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.

Prof. Edi adds that we have strength among nations and we have the decree towards the intangible cultural heritage. We also found out that we have similar cultural heritage with another country. Those artists have protected with copyright. To my opinion we have to be direct because everything is clear and understood. The problems is that those things that are not yet clear.

Prof. Arief adds that the government should actively involved in this safeguarding activities.

Mr. Tjetjep adds that the government has given awards to some people who have contributed to the safeguard of cultural heritage. We have held selection for this year nominations, but some of them already passed away. We use the discovery nationwide as valuable assets. We have given awards in form of financial supports to those people.

Prof. Arief welcomes the media fellow to join the workshop as well to get more and further information, due to limited time for the press conference.

The speakers leave the press conference room and walk back to the workshop room. Some of the speakers are interviewed by the media.

Rapporteur: Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

10.30 – 12.10

Prof. Airef Rachman gives brief explanation of the procedure of the session and introduces the keynote speaker and gives the time for his presentation.

•    Basic Challenges of Sustaining Intangible Cultural Heritage
o    Safeguarding Intangible Heritage: Basic Concepts
Frank Proschan (Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage of UNESCO Paris)
(30 minutes)

Mr. Frank Proschan firstly talks about the 2003 Convention on the Intangible Cultural Heritage. He gives brief explanation of the current membership of the committee. He uses PowerPoint slides to explain his presentation.

Each element of intangible cultural heritage is valuable for the community. What is important also about the definition is unique and authentic. This also phenomenon that is created and re-created from generation to generation and it changes through times.

The safeguard is to ensure viability in the present and the future. With respect of sustainable development, means ensuring to be practices today without compromising the generation for the future. It is a long list of the intangible cultural heritage convention.

We stimulate attempts the safeguarding measure to understand to work together. What’s important about the schema is the points to force the fundamentals that guide the works. One overlaps each other to give support to other points in the circle. In another case that the fundamentals baseline such as documentary.

Today, in the world mass communication, in every country, more elements are vulnerable and in danger. The convention recognizes the governments or institutions should support the community n the action of the safeguarding the heritage for the benefits of the next generation.

This is huge responsibility, thus the convention gives some specification. The convention requires the participation of the concerned community, individuals and groups for the inventory activity. It’s their concerns to determine whether intangible or not. This is not the responsibility of the researchers or specialists. UNESCO acts as the resources but Indonesia has to decide alone.

The General Assembly has the authority to adopt the convention. The responsibility of the countries that have ratified the convention is broad. Only time can tell how effective they are. In the end, this gives importance that the next generation can feel the cultural heritage.

Thank you.

Prof. Arief wraps up the presentation that the most important point is that intangible cultural heritage is the mainstream for sustainable development. He then gives the time for question and answer session.

Senowangi asks, how many items of intangible cultural heritage that can be applied for the award by UNESCO? Does UNESCO have standard format for the inventory?

Frank says that the number of the nomination is not limited. The format will be prepared by the secretariat after the General Assembly takes the decision but we do not want to give misleading information. The format is not similar to the format of world heritage convention or the masterpieces. We will not limit the number of pages because the number of the nomination is not limited either.

National Secretariat of Keris Association asks if once the heritage is claimed as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO the association is eligible for assistance from UNESCO; or what about the new policy

Frank, from the Japanese government through Fund in Trust some countries receive financial support, also form the government of Norway. Based on the need of the country who propose the fund assistance, like the wayang association who received the fund assistance. The funds under the intangible cultural heritage fund, the committee ahs adopted the procedure to manage the funds. This is given based on urgent fund assistance. They are not disqualified but there is not expectation. This will be integrated in the representative list, they will remain as masterpieces and also become the first elements of the representative list.

Indonesian Heritage Trust asks about the motivation to institutions to manage the inventory. Which institution is meant in here, the communal or governmental, because the community also has the ability to do the inventory.

Frank says that the convention encourages every country manage the inventory based on the country condition. Some countries have no experiences to do inventory before. What I understand about Indonesia that different organization that have responsibility for years working on the inventory. The convention will not replace by single national inventory. This can be an option for the government of Indonesia. We all share the concerns and the coordination among the institutions, can be communication and the exchange of information. We will discuss this further tomorrow on which organization who has done the inventory.

•    Safeguarding Intangible Heritage: National Experiences
o    Challenges in Safeguarding of the National Heritage in the Context of Intangible Heritage
Sugihartatmo (Deputy for Coordination of Culture, Tourism, Youth and Sport, Coordinating Ministry for People’s Welfare)
(15 minutes)

Mr. Sugihartatmo greets the participants. There three points for the implications. Indonesia commits to join the world community to safeguard intangible cultural heritage; to work on the safeguard the nation asset in intangible cultural heritage also to permit and asks the global community to nurture intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia as well as world heritage.

We can simply see what kinds of challenges that we will face. The most common thing is globalization aspect. He mentions some examples of intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia like art performance, handicraft technique, attitude and customs as well as documentation.

The problems and the challenges occurred. The most important issue to concern is technology. The next issue is the budgeting. The government has to encourage all parties to work together in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. The distribution or dissemination is organized through concerts and exhibitions. We focus on the revitalization of the working group in the safeguard of intangible cultural heritage. Thank you.

o    Safeguarding of the Wayang Puppet Theater of Indonesia
Suparmin Sunjoyo (Senawangi, the Indonesian National Wayang Secretariat)
(15 minutes)

My point is to strengthen “sanggar” to learn wayang throughout Indonesia. Based on the criteria of the experts, we agree to work together with only 14 sanggar (informal learning institutions). He then explains the criteria.

He shows the picture of the awarding night to Wayang as the World Heritage. He the explains the revitalization of Wayang Palembang, and the duplication of Wayang Palembang in amount of 50 characters also revitalization of a set of Gamelan Palembang. He shows the video of the activity of Wayang Palembang.

Next, he explains about the revitalization of Wayang banjar in amount of 100 characters also the set of Gamalena Banjar; also the training for the personnel in Wonogiri for about two months. Senawangi also organizes training for other Wayang personnel in other places. He also shows the video of activity of Wayang Abi Waluyo, Banten. The segments of the students in sanggar vary. There are students and other community members. He shows pictures of other variety of wayang in other regions. Thank you.

Prof. Arief wraps up the presentations. From the international point of view then national view and the example of intangible cultural heritage. He also opens the floor for question and answer.

Kompas.com asks about the fund sources of the sanggar, if it is from the students or from the governments. What about the involvements of the governments, what they have done to support the activities?

Mr. Suparmin says that the Dalang has provided the facilities. We also provide complete list of the facilities owned by each sanggar. UNESCO has financially supported the sanggar for about three years. In some sanggar, students pay monthly tuition for the activity. From the government point of view, sometimes from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism we receive funds but sometimes not. Lately we feel glad that from the Minister urge to give funds to wayang development. I also urge that dalang should spend financial assistance from their revenues.

Ministry of Culture and Tourism asks that as a field staff, I say that Senawangi has not yet given concrete contribution to the development of wayang. What is the responsibility of Senawangi for the new-coming wayang.

Mr. Suparmin says that wayang in other regions is about local phenomena. They still use Javanese characters but they use local language and music instruments. Senowangi also pays attention to many varieties of wayang in Indonesia.

Prof. Arief suggests that in this workshop we can also solve problems in real life.

Community representative of Betawi suggests that the government work together with travel agency to organize cultural performances and to consolidate cooperation with other Islamic countries to promote Muslim cultures.

Mr. Sugihartatmo responds that we have to develop programmes to promote cultural performance in coordination with community and NGOs. In Banda Aceh, for example, they also nurture and organize many Muslim cultural performances.

Prof. Arief adds regarding the cooperation with other Islamic countries as a long-term plan. He also informs the procedure of the working group.

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Arief Rachman
Rapporteurs: Dwi A. Indrasari and Remegio Alquitran (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

12.10 – 13.10
Lunch

Lunch is provided in the workshop room

13.10 – 14.15
Implementing the Convention at the National Level

Dwi A. Indrisari opens the afternoon session and gives the session to the moderator.

Moderator introduces the background of the speakers and gives the time to them for the presentation.

•    Case Study 1: Traditional Craftsmanship: Reviving of Intangible Heritage in Crafts for Sustainable Economic Development
Asmoro Damais, Batik Museum Foundation
(15 minutes)

I am currently active with Batik association and recently we have around 1,000 Batik collections. Batik is an art that is intangible and sometimes we forget that it is something that we have to remember and protect. Actually the making of Batik involves hundreds of employees. Ms. Asmoro then shows pictures on the activities of Batik making or painting. She also shows the various patterns of Batik.

I want to show you that the making of Batik is not easy, it involves many people and we have to give awards to many parties who have nurtures and invent new designs. UNDP has financed the activity of Batik making in some places like Kalimantan and Papua in the 80s.

I was delivering a presentation in Bandung to talk about how to develop a Batik industry area outside Batik industry central. She explains the differences of Batik pattern. Batik was historically made for rich people. She shows how Chinese families in Java develop Batik design in Java. She explains also the distinction of Batik pattern and design. The most important thing is to pass on the culture of batik to young generation. She mentions also that Museum Batik is a part of national inventory on intangible cultural heritage. There are actually a lot of people and institutions that are doing inventory on Batik, such as “Balai Pustaka Batik.” Museums are ways to nurture and keep national heritage. There are also some problems to face that we will discuss during the working groups, for example, less awareness of the importance of wearing Batik. Economically, Batik industry contributes significantly to the economic development in Indonesia and it’s proven that Batik culture is still alive.

Mr. Junus wraps up the presentation and gives the time to the next speaker.

•    Case Study 2: Knowledge and Practices Concerning Nature and the Universe: Safeguarding of the Indonesian Keris
Mr. Wiwoho Basuki, SNKI-Indonesian National Keris Secretariat
(15 minutes)

I will do my best to present my topic on Keris. UNESCO has declared Keris as the “masterpiece of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity”. Besides being tangible cultural heritage, Keris also has the value of intangible cultural heritage. Keris has a lot of values of philosophy that is passed on by our ancestors. This award shows as the descendant of Keris. To safeguard Keris, a particular organization is needed to take care of this duty. The National Secretariat acts as a medium for Keris protection with around 36 staffs.

Javanese and Balinese have the same perception towards Keris that it has spiritual values, thus it has become controversy in Indonesian society whose majority of the people are Muslim. Furthermore, there is already promotion of Keris through exhibitions that are mobilized by the local associations. Generally, the Keris artists are reluctant to share the knowledge of Keris. Thank you.

The moderator gives the time to the participants for question and answer session.

Senawangi asks how to determine the characterized Batik from a particular region and who has the authority to determine the origin of the Batik. About Keris, please explain about the metaphysical aspect of Keris?

National Handicraft Board asks that everything about Batik is complex, what is the tips or tricks of Indonesia, when talking about Batik is always related to Indonesia and how to promote this issue.

Ms. Asmoro says that every region determines their own Batik’s patterns and designs. Everything changed after the Independence Day so does Batik pattern. Talking about who determines the design and patterns, the community does. For example, in Tuban for years they make the same pattern of Batik and in can be found also in another city. Why our Batik and Malaysian Batik are different? What we can do is to do more promotions, to make database, to do inventory.

Mr. Wiwoho responses to the question regarding the metaphysical aspect of Keris. Keris has spiritual values. Another traditional swords from other regions can’t be called as Keris but they have intangible values that can give us particular belief. About Keris has magical power, it comes back to individual sensitivity.

Mr. Junus then introduces the next speaker and gives the time to him to present his topic.

•    Implementing the Convention at the National Level
Prof. Dr. Sri Hastanto
(15 minutes)

I only want to deliver some points regarding intangible cultural heritage. This is already adopted in 2003 but just in 200 Indonesia ratified the convention. The implementation in national level, there is a warranty of the protection of intangible cultural heritage in Indonesia. In the identification of intangible cultural heritage, we should involve concerned community.

The programme of the safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage should be integrated in various governmental planning. Another point is to develop admittance, respect and awareness of the importance of intangible cultural heritage in our daily lives through education and training.

Next point is about intangible cultural heritage inventory (ICHI) how can we protect, and how we protect if we don’t have the inventory list. They should be also attaché along with the sufficient information from many aspects to ensure that they are worth safeguarding.

He explains briefly the organizational structure of ICHI in Indonesia, including the anticipation of misappropriation. This topic covers the excessive materials, the organizational formats, the experts and the budgets. What is important is that we have a lot of materials and we need the coordinators to complete ICHI, so that it can be delivered to international level to give them understanding.

Moderator: Mr. Junus Satrio Atmodjo (Head of Cultural Research and Development, Ministry of Cultural and Tourism)
Rapporteurs: Wieske O. Sapardan (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)

Mr. Frank gives brief evaluation of the previous session and explains the upcoming one-hour working group discussion session. The six points might overlap each other but we will go a little bit further in the discussion and talk about them during the plenary session. To help your working group discussion, we have prepared some essays regarding of the each topic. The essays are the reflections of the way of thinking of the experts, and this might give illustration of what is applicable in Indonesia or what need to be revised. After the coffee break, each rapporteur of each working group presents the results of the discussions. We are here not to solve the problems but to raise and discuss them.

Prof. Arief assists the grouping of the discussion.

14.15 – 15.30
Break-out Groups on Different Aspects of Safeguarding

Mr. Frank Proschan, Ms. Dwi A. Indrasari and Prof. Arief Rachman assist the progress of the working group discussions. They are going from one group to another to ask if they need further assistance.

•    Working Group 1: Practice, Creation, Maintaining, Transmission
Facilitator: Dr. Serrano Sianturi, Sacred Bridge Foundation
Rapporteur: Mr. Asep Kambali

•    Working Group 2: Revitalization
Facilitator: Gaura Mancacaritadipura
Rapporteur: Mr. Sumari

•    Working Group 3: Research, Collecting, Inventorying, Documenting
Facilitator: Junus Satrio Atmodjo, Head of Cultural Research and Development, Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Rapporteur: Ms. Yeyen

•    Working Group 4: Promotion, Presentation, Recognition
Facilitator: Setyanto P. Santosa, Indonesian Heritage Trust
Rapporteur: Ms. Dani B. Ishak

•    Working Group 5: Preservation, Protection
Facilitator: Catrini Kubontubuh, Executive Director, Indonesian Heritage Trust
Rapporteur: Mr. Gatot Gautama

•    Working Group 6: Transmission, Dissemination
Facilitator: Amma W. Kusumo
Rapporteur: Mr. Jodhy Y.

Expected Output: Reports from each group on their discussions: results and questions raised

Moderator: Ms. Hasnah Gasim
Rapporteurs will be decided by each working group

15.30 – 15.45
Coffee Break

Coffee break is provided in the workshop room.

15.45 – 16.00
Inventorying Identifying and Defining Intangible Heritage—Basic Obligations Under the Convention

Introduction
By Frank Proschan, Programme Specialist, Division of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage, UNESCO (presentation slide provided)

It seems to me that the working groups had very productive discussions and tomorrow morning we will have the report presentation from each rapporteur regarding the discussion results of the working group. Each will be given approximately 6 minutes so that we will have enough time to discuss them.

There is a lot of kinds of inventory processes, there is also an inventory process that is made for another or different purpose. Like the case in Vietnam, they have been inventorying for years and the data is collected for future purpose.

Inventory must be done with the participation of communities, groups and relevant non-governmental organizations. The inventory must also respect customary practices governing access to specific aspects of ICH in collecting, archiving or disseminating information. If the inventory does not follow those two points, it wouldn’t satisfy the convention.

Furthermore, he explains the points of make-up, scope and focus, which can be done in national, regional or local level. Mr. Frank also explains about the domains and the definitions of inventory activities. Other points that he emphasizes are the comprehensiveness, depth of information and the consistency.

Another focus for inventorying is to update the data, the government may update by including additional ICH elements, extending to other domains or broader geographic areas as well as eliminating ICH elements that are no longer practiced, or that are practiced only in a frozen, unchanging form. Finally, we also have to pay attention to the conformity with rights and respect. To do so, there should be a means of identifying elements of ICH that do conform and distinguishing them from those that do not.

What we need to look at those recent events and how far those efforts satisfy the requirements of the convention. Most important is how we can develop means of communication and cooperation that are responsible for the inventory.

I hope that in the next morning, group 3 will bring out more concerns to talk about this. He then opens the floor for questions and answers.

Senawangi asks if political party is also classified into reasonable grouping or not. I recall that 1950s – 1960s there is a school subject of state philosophy or “budi pekerti” then it was eliminated from education curriculum. Is in the classification in the inventory mentioned the causes of the revitalization? Concerning about the law for the position of Indonesian language?

Mr. Frank says we could have either something that is very details or specific, or commonsense category. For instance, if we are doing the inventory of Wayang, there is 50-70 types of Wayang, we want to get the details of those numbers. We might also work for another inventory, in local level; we may put Wayang in simple inventory. If we work in a community, we may use the classification that is used in the community.

Heritage Architect mentions that there is cobalt mining in my area. How to inventory the classification of the raw materials for handicrafts, which is also cultural heritage?

Mr. Frank says that in local level there is combination of environmental and cultural aspects. We may only have specific information on the inventory. I did research with ethnic group in northern Laos and most of their musical instruments are made from bamboo. Before I could classify their musical instruments, I have to study which kind of bamboo will be suitable for certain musical instruments.

Indonesia Historia Community mentions that information in Ternate is very difficult. How to make this inventory is a fun work, so that everyone likes doing it, young people, students etc. There are some Indonesian cultures that are claimed as Malaysian cultures.

Mr. Frank says that inventory is not simply to create record but also to encourage people in the process; this will become the safeguarding measure. If inventory can encourage collaboration, the process can be more important than the product. I wish you have pleasant evening, we will return tomorrow morning. We will also hear more about the case studies about Indonesia. Thank you very much.

Rapporteur: Remegio Alquitran (UNESCO Jakarta) and Mohammad Reiza (KNIU)