{"id":36878,"date":"2023-06-30T18:07:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36878"},"modified":"2023-06-30T18:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:07:20","slug":"scotlands-minister-for-culture-etc-announces-new-strategy-for-scotlands-historic-environment-our-past-our-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=36878","title":{"rendered":"Scotland\u2019s Minister for Culture etc. announces new strategy for Scotland\u2019s historic environment: Our Past, Our Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Christina McKelvie, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, has launched Our Past, Our Future<\/em>, the new strategy for Scotland\u2019s historic environment sector.<\/h3>\n
image: HES<\/em><\/h6>\n

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\u2026 Our Past, Our Future isn\u2019t just a strategy for the heritage sector, it\u2019s for everyone in Scotland\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

HES writes:<\/p>\n

The transition to net zero, resilient communities and places, and the wellbeing economy are at the heart of the new five-year strategy<\/p>\n

Christina McKelvie, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, has today (28 June) launched Our Past, Our Future, the new strategy for Scotland\u2019s historic environment sector.<\/p>\n

Led by Historic Environment Scotland, it was created following a public consultation, in collaboration with 10 organisations* representing Scotland\u2019s heritage sector including the Scottish Government, to create a new national strategy for those working in the public sector and beyond.<\/p>\n

The strategy, which builds on the previous strategy \u2018Our Place in Time<\/em>\u2019, is intended to provide a roadmap for the next five years and highlights the sector\u2019s shared ambition to make a responsible contribution to Scotland\u2019s economy and use the historic environment to improve people\u2019s wellbeing. It also has a strong focus on the transition to net zero alongside a forward-looking ambition to empower communities and build a wellbeing economy.<\/p>\n

Scotland\u2019s historic environment plays a key role in the country\u2019s economy, sustaining 68,000 full-time equivalent jobs and generating \u00a34.4 billion per year pre-COVID pandemic. These numbers are expected to increase by an estimated 10,000 new jobs over the next decade to maintain and adapt Scotland\u2019s traditional building stock.<\/p>\n

The strategy also sets out the goal of further retrofitting and putting Scotland\u2019s traditional buildings back into use; estimates put these buildings at representing 19% of Scotland\u2019s housing stock, 33% of retail space, and almost 50% of spaces used by the public sector.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s launch event was held in Citation in Glasgow, a B-listed former courthouse built in 1844 which is now in re-use.<\/p>\n

Culture Minister Christina McKelvie said:<\/p>\n

“I am pleased that this refreshed strategy has been designed in partnership between the historic environment and cross-cutting sectors to face the fresh challenges around how we care for our historic environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Past, Our Future<\/em>\u00a0identifies opportunities for change by working collaboratively to sustain and enhance our historic environment and built heritage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key priorities identified in this national strategy also align with the Scottish Government\u2019s goal of creating more empowered, resilient and inclusive communities as we work towards a wellbeing economy and delivering net zero by 2045.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alex Paterson, CEO of Historic Environment Scotland (HES), said:<\/p>\n

“Scotland\u2019s heritage is marked by its diversity. It\u2019s where we work and live, it attracts visitors from around the world and shapes local and national sense of identities, however it also has a key role in areas such as the transition to net zero, supports skills and jobs and the wellbeing economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Past, Our Future<\/em>\u00a0isn\u2019t just a strategy for the heritage sector, it\u2019s for everyone in Scotland and sets out a national roadmap to sustain and enhance the benefits of Scotland\u2019s historic environment. By working together we can further enhance this contribution and proven impact to national priority areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ailsa Macfarlane, Director of Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS), added:<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Past, Our Future<\/em>\u00a0demonstrates not only how and where the sector contributes today, but steers a course for the sector to be increasingly celebrated and valued as a contributor for the future, supporting skilled green jobs, the just transition to net-zero, and with resilient places underpinning public wellbeing. This strategy advocates for the sector in all its diversity. BEFS looks forward to collaborating, ensuring policy influence and impact, for the sector\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information about\u00a0Our Past, Our Future<\/em>, visit\u00a0ourpastourfuture.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Gaelic version<\/a>\u00a0of the full strategy is also available.<\/p>\n

For more background see the IHBC NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christina McKelvie, Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, has launched Our Past, Our Future, the new strategy for Scotland\u2019s historic environment sector. image: HES<\/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-36878","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\/36878","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=36878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36880,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36878\/revisions\/36880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}