{"id":15464,"date":"2017-04-22T17:25:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15464"},"modified":"2017-04-22T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-22T16:25:44","slug":"historic-environment-scotland-operating-plan-201718-out-headlines-digital-tourism-conservation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15464","title":{"rendered":"Historic Environment Scotland Operating Plan 2017\/18 out: Headlines digital, tourism\u2026 conservation\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HES_AnnualPlanApr2017-e1492878323665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15465\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/HES_AnnualPlanApr2017-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"HES Annual Plan April 2017\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The second Annual Operating Plan for Historic Environment Scotland HES) has been published, with headline aims listed by HES Chief Executive Alex Paterson to include \u2018Digital\u2026 Tourism\u2026 rural areas\u2026 properties\u2026 aiming to set high standards for conservation\u2026 role in the planning system and expert advice, training and guidance.\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>HES writes:<\/p>\n<p>Alex Paterson, Chief Executive said: \u2018This Annual Operating Plan is a fundamental document that will drive and steer our activity over 2017\/18.\u2019The plan explains how we will invest our budget and resources and work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to realise the value of the country\u2019s historic environment. It also outlines a range of our key commitments for the period, including the opening of the\u00a0The Engine Shed, Scotland\u2019s first, dedicated building conservation centre in Stirling and our moves to increase access to heritage across the country. Through our own activities and our work with our partners and stakeholders we ensure that the historic environment thrives and delivers economic and social benefits for the people of Scotland. We operate in a complex and changing environment which is subject to the uncertainties of the current economic, political and constitutional climate. We aim to build a strong and confident organisation with innovation and customer needs at its heart.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Digital transformation will change the ways in which we deliver our services, enabling more people than ever before to enjoy the benefits of the historic environment. Tourism is a key sector in rural areas. As many properties in our care are in rural areas, these bring benefits to rural communities, by promoting the area. The coming years will see us make significant investments in the properties in our care and associated collections; aiming to set high standards for conservation; welcoming visitors from around Scotland and the world and enabling access to our services for all. We will step up our work with communities and local services across Scotland, improving places and wellbeing through our grants programmes, Community Empowerment support, role in the planning system and expert advice, training and guidance.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/media\/4031\/hes-summary-annual-operating-plan-17-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a> the summary of our Annual Operating Plan\u00a02017-18<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/about-us\/news\/hes-unveils-plan-for-year-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second Annual Operating Plan for Historic Environment Scotland HES) has been published, with headline aims listed by HES Chief Executive Alex Paterson to include \u2018Digital\u2026 Tourism\u2026 rural areas\u2026 properties\u2026 aiming to set high standards for conservation\u2026 role in the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15464\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15464"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15464\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15466,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15464\/revisions\/15466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}