My work on ICH developed from an advising role on public cultural policy programs for cultural diversity and cultural collaboration for the Norwegian government. I have provided advice to and evaluated strategies, programmes and projects under the conventions and charters that the 2003 Convention builds on (i.e. human rights - social, economic and cultural rights) and am a trained facilitator by UNESCO on tools and formal procedures developed to help reach the key objective of ensuring the viability of intangible cultural heritage to future generations.