{"id":30502,"date":"2021-07-06T17:57:40","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30502"},"modified":"2021-07-06T17:57:40","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T16:57:40","slug":"new-plan-from-hes-sets-out-how-historic-environment-will-support-scotlands-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30502","title":{"rendered":"New plan from HES sets out how historic environment will support Scotland\u2019s recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"<section aria-label=\"header\">\n<div class=\"panel-header push--bottom\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clearfix relative\">\n<div class=\"col small_12 medium_12 large_8\">\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HES_Annual_Operating_Plan_060721.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-30503\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HES_Annual_Operating_Plan_060721-213x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published its new Annual Operating plan for 2021-2022.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">.. plan outlines the key areas of focus for the organisation\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 plan also identifies strategic opportunities to support key national agendas\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>HES writes:<\/p>\n<p class=\"grey beta push--bottom secondary-font\">We have published our new Annual Operating Plan for 2021\/22, which sets out how the organisation will champion the role of the historic environment to bring positive social, environmental and economic impacts for communities across Scotland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"col push_2--large large_10\">\n<figure class=\"relative push--bottom\"><picture><source srcset=\"\/media\/7518\/annual-operating-plan-008-000-086-719-r.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=1200&amp;height=480&amp;rnd=132678893400000000\" media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" \/><source srcset=\"\/media\/7518\/annual-operating-plan-008-000-086-719-r.jpg?anchor=center&amp;mode=crop&amp;width=800&amp;height=480&amp;rnd=132678893400000000\" media=\"(min-width: 800px)\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wrapper\"><main id=\"content\" class=\"clearfix push--top push-double--bottom\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix relative\">\n<article class=\"col small_12 medium_12 large_7 push_2--large pull_1--large push-min\">The plan outlines the key areas of focus for the organisation over the next financial year to continue to deliver its core activities and support for the wider heritage sector, while responding to the ongoing challenges of the COVID pandemic and its longer-term impacts.<\/p>\n<p>To maximise the positive contribution of the historic environment, the plan also identifies strategic opportunities to support key national agendas such as the development of a wellbeing economy and Scotland\u2019s green recovery&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Increase and enhance the use of digital in the work of the organisation, focusing on digital innovation to foster creativity and inclusion through digital access and experiences.Commitments include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tackle inequalities and increase inclusion, access to and participation in Scotland\u2019s historic environment through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/archives-and-research\/publications\/publication\/?publicationId=266d581c-bcb7-42ea-86bb-ad1901520e21\">recently published Equality Outcomes<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Use the opportunity of\u00a0<a title=\"Information on the International Climate Change Conference\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/about-us\/what-we-do\/climate-change\/cop26-and-hes\/\">COP26<\/a>\u00a0in Glasgow to advocate for the importance of the historic environment for carbon reduction and inspiring climate action and continue HES\u2019s world-leading climate change work.<\/li>\n<li>Develop an approach to tourism which is more sustainable.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance communities\u2019 use of their heritage in placemaking, integrating the historic environment into local, city and regional placemaking.<\/li>\n<li>Promote the historic environment sector as a provider of the green jobs and skills that will be crucial to the development of a wellbeing economy.<\/li>\n<li>Prioritise the health and wellbeing of staff as we balance our ambitions with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alex Paterson, Chief Executive of HES, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID pandemic has significantly impacted every individual, community, business and organisation throughout Scotland, and HES has been no different in experiencing a challenging period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"editor-content push--bottom\">&#8220;As we look to the year ahead, a level of uncertainty remains \u2013 particularly around the restart of the tourism industry. As a result, we\u2019ve had to prioritise our resources to ensure we can continue to deliver our core activity and provide crucial support for the sector.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis disruption has brought with it the need for tough choices, but it has also offered an opportunity to reimagine what we do as an organisation to ensure the historic environment is at the heart of Scotland\u2019s recovery from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>HES\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"Historic Environment Scotland Annual Operating Plan 2021-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/archives-and-research\/publications\/publication\/?publicationId=af8e9bf9-51ad-4bd9-af10-ad4100e25461\">Annual Operating Plan for 2021\/22<\/a>\u00a0enables the delivery of the longer-term outcomes set out in its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/about-us\/who-we-are\/heritage-for-all\/\">Corporate Plan Heritage for All<\/a>, as well as Scotland\u2019s historic environment sector strategy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/archives-and-research\/publications\/publication\/?publicationId=fa088e13-8781-4fd6-9ad2-a7af00f14e30\">Our Place in Time<\/a>\u00a0and Scottish Government\u2019s National Outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicenvironment.scot\/about-us\/news\/new-plan-sets-out-how-historic-environment-will-support-scotland-s-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more and download the Operating Plan&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has published its new Annual Operating plan for 2021-2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30502","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\/30502","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30504,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30502\/revisions\/30504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}