<p>When thinking about new technologies for development we usually think of smart cities, mobile technologies, Internet of things, etc. However, new technologies applied to cultural heritage, can boost economic development of a region and it also creates a new way to improve employability for engineering graduates. There are several advantages of applying these new technologies to the cultural heritage domain: increases the visibility of the institution at a cost much lower than traditional, enable accessibility to people with a range of impairments, provides effective techniques to the dissemination and conservation of cultural heritage, etc. In this paper we discuss these issues under an applied approach: why new technologies are necessary in managing cultural heritage, which technologies are being used, several examples of successful use, etc. so that the student will be able to provide solutions in their overall environment.</p>