69 Cultural heritage contributing to urban regeneration and other policy areas The content is as important as the container Co-manage and co-govern with local organisations Support professional exchanges and knowledge sharing Call your local European Union funding officer! Guide and facilitate exchanges Never compromise on quality! Tap into your local forces Co-manage and co-govern with local organisations Co-management of cultural civic spaces is possible. Cities and regions have found ways to decentralise management by working with organisations independent from the city administration, but through very strong cooperation between. Call your local European Union funding officer! Many cultural heritage projects were made possible thanks to EU co-funding and in particular the European Structural and Investment Funds. Ensuring that information is spread, and that EU funding programmes are open to heritage projects, is essential. Tap into your local forces Heritage spaces can act as anchor points for the local cultural and creative sectors. Including local talents in the programming of cultural institutions is a key component to helping them develop their careers and connect with larger audiences. Never compromise on quality! Both in terms of heritage restoration and in terms of cultural programming or services, quality should be the priority. This can enable the development of trusted partnerships with other regional, national and international cultural institutions. Guide and facilitate exchanges Initial guidance, templates and shared resources are highly valuable for heritage professionals, especially when developing projects involving diverse communities or dealing with sensitive or ‘dissonant’ heritage. Support professional exchanges and knowledge sharing Local opportunities to meet and exchange knowledge between professionals are very much in demand; associating policymakers from different policy areas and heritage professionals is key to designing heritage policies and projects.