Título: Internet and Legislation on the Protection and Conservation of Cultural Heritage in Ecuador

Autor(es): BASANTES ANDRADE ANDREA VERENICE, NARANJO TORO MIGUEL EDMUNDO, RICARDO LEYVA YENNEY

Fecha de publicación: 03-jan-2020

Resumen: The safeguarding of cultural heritage is a fundamental duty of the Ecuadori-an State, is enshrined in the Constitution of Ecuador and has an established legal and institutional framework. The Internet has become an essential ally for the protection, conservation and dissemination of cultural heritage. The fundamental purpose of this work is to identify in the network the relevant aspects and the theoretical-methodological approaches in the main instru-ments governing the protection of heritage in the country. Through the bib-liographic review and content analysis, the main documents establishing pol-icies on the preservation of the material and intangible cultural heritage have been examined and evaluated. In the context of the new trends in economic and tourist characterization of the heritage, this research criticized the legal regulations of a legal nature responsible for managing and preserving the as-sets via the Internet; it also contributes to the systematization and dissemi-nation of these instruments

Palabras clave: Internet, Ecuador, cultural heritage, legislation, safeguarding, conservation.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37221-7_37

ISSN: 21945357

Tipo publicación: Artículo