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Thanks to our expert Yashar Huseynli we can present a first short cultural policy profile of Azerbaijan on the Compendium. Short profiles aim to summarise the cultural policy profiles from the database and give a quick overview of the most important elements of a country’s cultural policy. Below you can see some of recent changes and developments regarding Azerbaijan cultural policy: The growing export of oil and natural gas leads to a constantly increasing state budget and has a positive impact on the budget for culture, which increased by 42.3% over these years.Azerbaijan Federation of Creative Industries was established in...
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The UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development – MONDIACULT 2022 will be hosted from 28 to 30 September 2022 by the Government of Mexico in Mexico City. As we have entered the last Decade of Action for the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, UNESCO invites its Member States and the international community to embark jointly on a continuous reflection on cultural policies to tackle global challenges and outline immediate and future priorities. "Anchoring culture across the public policy agenda is the crucial task of MONDIACULT 2022"Tuomo Puumala Vice Minister of Culture, Finland – Rapporteur The...
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A short cultural policy profile for Ireland is now available on the Compendium. A special thanks go to our Irish expert Paraic Mc Quaid. Below you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in Ireland: In response to the Covid-19 pandemic the government allocated significant increases in funding to the Arts Council in 2021 and 2022 budget allocations, effectively doubling the agencies budget The government has been clear in its financial support and advocacy towards the audio-visual sector (increased allocation of EUR 6.65 million for 2022 bringing total funding to EUR 36.7 million). In 2022, a new Basic...
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The Compendium and its community of experts warmly welcome Jean-Gilles Lowies from Belgium, Wallonia as new cultural policy expert for the respective area. The expert was selected by the Board of the Compendium Association among the several applications that were submitted in the context of the Open Call for Experts for Belgium, Wallonia. Jean-Gilles Lowies will prepare in cooperation with the Compendium Coordinator a first short cultural policy profile for Wallonia in the upcoming months. Here is a littel impression of our new colleague. The Compendium experts community is growing and will continue to grow. See all our Compendium Experts...
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Jean-Gilles Lowies is researcher at the Observatory of Cultural Policies in the french-speaking Belgian Ministry of Culture since 2010. He is professor at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles, lecturer at the Department of Media, Culture & Communication of the University of Liège and at the Cultural Management program at Free University of Brussels, and visiting professor at the UCLouvain. He is graduated in drama, holds a master’s degree in political sciences and in cultural management and a PhD in information and communication. His recent research interests include the decision-making process of cultural policies, the economic impact of culture, the history...
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Thanks to the enormous efforts of the Universitatea Nationala de Arta Teatrala si Cinematografica I.L. Caragiale, we are pleased to announce the arrival of the video fottage of the International Cultural Policy Conference "Culture and Cultural Policies in Times of Crises – Effects, Roles, Transition" in Bucharest. You missed our conference in July? Then, take a closer look and listen to the keynotes and discussions of our speakers Milena Dragićević-Šešić (Presentation), Péter Inkei (Presentation), Giuliana De Francesco (Presentation), Susanne Keuchel, Andreas Wiesand (Presentation), Carmen Croitoru, and Adrian Debattista. Here you can have a look on the Conference Portfolio, which gives...
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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and the Media, Catherine Martin, announced the awarding of 2,000 grants for artists and creative arts workers through the new Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. “Today is an historic day for the arts in Ireland and a significant change to the way Ireland recognises and supports her artists. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme is a once-in-a-generation initiative. It makes a strong statement about the value Ireland places on the arts and artistic practice, both for its intrinsic value and in terms of our personal and collective wellbeing, and...
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The recently updated Covid-19 report for Lithuania gives an overview of the major developments regarding the impact of the pandemic crisis on the cultural sector from March 2020 to June 2022. This update contains a detailed timeline of the policy and financial measures taken against the impact of COVID-19 on the cultural sector. This retrospective allows a complete overview of the development of the cultural sector - also in relation to the various decisions and measures taken by the government. Since February 2022, Covid-19 regulations and restrictions were continuously reduced or stopped (such as the management of the flow of...
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A short cultural policy profile for the San Marino is now available on the Compendium. A special thanks go to our new San Marino expert Gloria Valentini. Below you can see a few highlights of the cultural policy developments in San Marino: During winter 2021, a creative and cultural competition was organized to raise special attention to the phenomenon of violence against women and gender equality.Public cultural expenditures decreased by around 40% from 2016 to 2020 as a consequence of the effects of the global crisis, which of course has had increasing repercussions on the State budget, thus requiring cuts...
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Arts Council Malta has published the final Strategy 2025 that sets out its vision, mission, and goals for the coming years, bolstered by its commitment towards cultural rights. Strategy 2025 lays out three overarching themes—‘Care Create Flourish’—that serve as a bridge between the Council’s strategic goals, principles, and strategic areas. Minister for National Heritage, the Arts and Local Government Owen Bonnici stated that, “[…] the Strategy 2025 was developed in partnership with a number of stakeholders from the cultural and creative sectors, as well as members of the public who have the arts and culture at heart. It is also...
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