JAKARTA, Indonesia & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Ministry of Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education of the
Republic of Indonesia, PT. Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and
Ratu Boko (Persero)*1, the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office in Jakarta, and
Panasonic Corporation announced today that they have conducted “The
Borobudur Youth Forum 2015” on June 5-8, 2015 inviting 50 youth
participants from Borobudur, Prambanan and across Indonesia. The Forum
aimed to increase public awareness about the importance of safeguarding
efforts for the World Heritage sites as well as support to the
development of sustainable tourism and creative industries for youth
groups and local communities. The 4 days youth forum was also designed
to share inspirations of creative youth projects and actions related
with heritage conservation and sustainable tourism across Indonesia to
the youth groups living in the surrounding of World Heritage
Sites(Borobudur Temple Compounds and Prambanan Temple Compounds). This
initiative was implemented based on the four-way Memorandum of
Understanding signed on Oct 9, 2014. Please refer to the release:
http://news.panasonic.com/press/news/data/2014/12/en141217-3/en141217-3.html
■ Additional donation of LED projectors to
illuminate and safefguard Prambanan Temple Compounds World Heritage Site
5
more LED light projectors have been donated to Prambanan Temple
Compounds in addition to 16 LED light projectors donated in Dec, 2014 to
further boost illumination and safegurding of the World Heritage sites.
The Prambanan Temple Compounds, which consists of a group of Hindu temples with characteristically tall and small turrets, is known as one of the biggest temple complexes in Java. Built in the 9th century during the Hindu period in Indonesia, it was designed as three concentric squares. With over 500 temples, Prambanan Temple Compounds represents not only an architectural and cultural treasure, but also standing as a proof of a significant religious peaceful cohabitation.
Notes:
*1 A state-owned corporate body established by the
Indonesian government to manage Prambanan Temple Compounds
About the UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and
preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world
considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in
an international treaty called the Convention concerning the Protection
of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
For more information about the Convention, the World Heritage sites and
UNESCO’s efforts to preserve them, please visit the website of the
UNESCO World Heritage Centre at http://whc.unesco.org.
About Panasonic
Panasonic
Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development of diverse
electronics technologies and solutions for customers in the consumer
electronics, housing, automotive, enterprise solutions and device
industries. Since its founding in 1918, the company has expanded
globally and now operates 468 subsidiaries and 94 associated companies
worldwide, recording consolidated net sales of 7.715 trillion yen for
the year ended March 31, 2015. Committed to pursuing new value through
innovation across divisional lines, the company uses its technologies to
create a better life and a better world for its customers. To learn more
about Panasonic: http://www.panasonic.com/global.
[Related links]
”Panasonic × World Heritage'’ website: http://panasonic.net/promotion/worldheritage
Facebook fan page：http://www.facebook.com/worldheritage.with.panasonic
Panasonic Indonesia
http://www.panasonic.com/id
Panasonic & UNESCO Projects at the Prambanan Temple Compounds World
Heritage Site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4qTao-8xJ4
Panasonic's LEDs offer better energy performance and creative freedom to
Prambanan Temple Compounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqgIPWeR2Tc
