Following the recommendation of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the Agency set up the Information Centre in 2000. The Information Centre develops and implements heritage management training programmes designed for citizens, youth, investors and other public stakeholders, encouraging their awareness and interest in Vilnius Old Town values, ways for their preservation, thus seeking to attain the balance between development and heritage conservation. In addition, the Information Centre arranges exhibitions and participates in international conferences, thus promoting the Old Town in foreign countries.