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The 2nd Assembly of the Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends' Association in Paris last week was a great success. Many thanks again to the French Ministry of Culture for hosting our annual gathering. On Wednesday June 5th and Thursday June 6th, more than 50 attendees participated in and took lessons from six main sessions, including those revolving around the theme Imagining the Cultural Policy Future. In her keynote speech on the opening day, Professor Eleonora Belfiore argued that cultural policy models are facing a moral crisis, referring to the systematic exploitation of cultural workers contributing to the publicly funded... read more →
This section contains information about the organisational organigram (1.2.1), national authorities (1.2.2), regional authorities (1.2.3), local authorities (1.2.4), main non-governmental actors (1.2.5) and transversal co-operation (1.2.6).
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The Compendium statistics section is part of a collective effort by the Compendium editors and experts to advance the linkages between policy making and comparative research. The data provided is derived from the country profiles and external sources such as Eurostat and OECD. You will find tables devoted to data on population, cultural markets, cultural employment and cultural funding. Despite our best efforts to keep the tables continuously updated, currently this section is still a work in progress.... read more →
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The Compendium database currently consists of 43 European cultural policy profiles, as well as short profiles that have been developed so far. All profiles have the same chapter structure to which filters can be applied in order to search more thoroughly or make comparisons between countries. The Compendium database can be accessed in two ways: 'search by country' leads to our country directory with national cultural policy profiles and 'search by filter' offers various options to personalise your search... read more →
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On the 1st of April 2018, the Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends transitioned into a multi-stakeholder Association which is registered at the chamber of commerce in Amsterdam. Since the 1st of January 2021 the Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. (Bonn, Germany) is the Service Provider of the Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends and therefore responsible for the coordination and daily management of the project. The Kulturpolitische Gesellschaft e.V. makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information on this web site. Errors brought to their attention... read more →
The Prince Claus Fund, set up in 1996 by the late Royal Highness Prince Claus, operates on an intercontinental scale and aims at increasing cultural awareness and promoting the exchange between culture and development, focusing especially on developing countries. The fund grants subsidies and gives awards to mainly non-European artists and intellectuals. It also creates a platform for debate and stimulates creative processes and artistic productions. As a platform for intercultural exchange, the Prince Claus Fund collaborates with individuals and organisations in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The goal is to realise activities and publications that reflect a... read more →
There are several international networks in which the Netherlands plays a role, such as IETM and On the Move. The Ministries of Education, Culture and Science and Foreign Affairs do not support these networks directly. Instead, the national cultural funds and cross-disciplinary institutions funded by the Ministries take part in these networks where they deem necessary. The Netherlands takes part in the European network of Mobility Info Points. The Mobility InfoPoints deliver advice to artists on international cultural mobility. The Dutch Mobility Info Point is part of DutchCulture and collaborates with other European Mobility Info Pointsand the European Union to... read more →
The Netherlands participates in multilateral cultural relationships through its membership of, for example, the Council of Europe and the United Nations (UNESCO). Council of Europe The Council of Europe's vision, that freedom of expression is paramount as a fundamental right, plays an important role in Dutch media policy. Since the start of the programme in 1988, the Netherlands participates in Eurimages, the Council of Europe Fund for the co- production, distribution and exhibition of European cinematographic works. The Netherlands also participates in the European Audiovisual Observatory. The observatory's task is to improve the transfer of, and access to, information on... read more →