The 14th International Conference on creativity, innovation, and technology on (Heritage and Tourism)

From 2 to 5 October 2024

Sharm El Sheikh 

The 14th International Conference on creativity, innovation, and technology on (Heritage and Tourism). (ICCITHT) Organized by Italian Cultural Institute, the (International center for heritage at Future of Egypt Foundation, and the participation of scientific members from the Università Roma Tre, European University of Rome in economic geography, and academia Di Romania in Italy, the conference will held in Sharm El Sheikh from 2 - 5 Oct, 2024.

         This international conference aims to bring together stakeholders from the field of heritage, culture, tourism, and urban and rural planning from the national, regional and international backgrounds, be it academia, governments, international organizations, and tourism developers, amongst others; to explore the opportunities heritage has for Creativity, Innovation and engage in the dialogue on how to resolve the ongoing pressures between heritage conservation and urban and rural development. 

Heritage sites are usually embedded in communities. However, some approaches to heritage conservation have at times restricted the communities’ rights to be involved in the protection, promotion and management of these sites, and limited their opportunities to modernize their surroundings.