Dear Colleagues, attending ICOM general conference in Vienna give me a major
idea on how to improve cooperation between south European (and related
national committee), middle-east and north African countries.In the 3 areas
there are regional alliance as ICOM-Europe, ICOM-Arab and AFRICOM.
Talking with colleagues I see that, probably, need a more concrete way to
cooperate in the Mediterranean area, between regional alliances and national
committees.
The Mediterranean basin area will be involved in many improvement in a near
future, just to think to 2010 for the opening of the "Free exchange area".
But also Mediterranean area attract attention and funds from European Union.
There are many programs (like Interreg) that promote cooperation (mainly in
cultural area) between European countries and other nations faced on
Mediterranean basin.
Creating a regional alliance, ICOM-Mediterranean, can help countries and
regional alliances to better interface one-each-other, to better deal with
European Union (or other bodies) to concentrate investment avoiding
duplicate.
Icom-Mediterranean can also coordinate all the small/local initiatives that
till now are made around the Basin.


It is a proposal in the embryo stage, so the discussion will to be open.


all the best


Mario Bucolo
Museumland.net

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ABIS MultiCom & Museumland CEO
Mario Bucolo Experience Design Workshop
Via Milano 61 - 95127 Catania - Italy

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