The current public investment programmes for the cultural and creative industries offer a broad spectrum of funding possibilities to individuals and organisations. The following table plots the extensive range of public investment initiatives that creative practitioners and organisations in the major fields of activity can access at various entry points and development phases. Table 11: Overview of programmes of culture and creativity Cultural Heritage Crafts Arts Publishing Film TV + AV Games Design Education/ young audience development Culture Card Culture Card Kreattiv Scholarships Malta Arts Scholarships MGSS Project Grants Good Causes Fund EPSO Local Cultural Initiative Fund Malta Arts Fund... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThe Environment Protection Act (2001) re-enforced efforts to protect and conserve, inter alia, landscapes (including historic centres) through the establishment of an Authority for the Environment and Planning, to advise the Ministry for the Environment as well as the Ministry responsible for Culture. In June 2006, the government issued a draft document for consultation called Operational Programme 1: Cohesion Policy 2007-2013. Priority Axis 7, contained in the Document, refers to urban regeneration and improving the quality of life and lists the following objectives: to upgrade the physical environment and visual appeal of urban cores, including the restoration of fortifications;to encourage... read more →
Intellectual Property Rights (cross-border measures) Act, Act VIII of 2000, was enacted to establish measures relating to the importation into Malta and the exportation and re-exportation from Malta of goods in contravention of intellectual property rights. The Trademarks Act, Act XVI of 2000 amended in 2003, 2006 and 2007 was enacted to protect trademarks duly registered. The Act defines trademark to include "any sign capable of being represented graphically which is capable of distinguishing goods or services of one undertaking from those of other undertakings. A trademark may, in particular, consist of works (including a person's name), figurative elements, letters,... read more →
Issues debated in the media in recent years Co-Cathedral developments 2009 brought an end to a major controversy on the planned extensions of the St. John's Co-Cathedral museum in Valletta. The Foundation which manages the Cathedral with equal representatives appointed by the Prime Minister and the Archbishop made two alternative proposals to improve the quality of the museum environment and to increase the exhibition space for its vast rich collection including 29 tapestries. The plans were highly criticised by environmental and heritage NGOs due to the negative impact that they might incur to the site: that of building extra exhibition... read more →
Malta's cultural policy calls for the need to improve and extend the use of IT tools in cultural management and in the dissemination of knowledge, including the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material, through synergies with IT stakeholders. Investment in national audiovisual heritage, whether it is publicly broadcasted material of historical and cultural value, film heritage or other audiovisual material held publicly and privately, shall ensure that national archival digitisation and accessibility needs are addressed. The initiatives detailed above must be implemented within the structuring framework of a strategy for the sector, taking into account the contributions of key... read more →
The aim of "democratising culture and the arts" has been declared, officially, since the year 2000, when a framework document for the establishment of the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts (MCCA) was presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. The National Cultural Policy addresses matters of social cohesion through cultural inclusion involving social, physical, intellectual and economic accessibility. In close collaboration with the National Commission for Persons with a Disability, the Malta Federation of Organisations Persons with Disability, and the National Commission for the Promotion of Equality, the Policy supports initiatives that aim to overcome discrimination or exclusion and... read more →
There are no anti-trust measures to prevent media concentration in Malta and the share of domestic versus imported media programmes amounts to approximately 80%. Government provides the Public Broadcaster with a budget of EUR 3.2 million (2014) to commission content for television and radio. However, the content value is hotly contested by media analysts and commentators. A report on TV (local) programmes, published in a qualitative survey by Ernst and Young for the Media Desk within the EU Affairs Directorate of the Culture Ministry (June, 2006), highlighted the lack of quality in Maltese broadcasting as well as the fact that... read more →
The Constitution of the Republic of Malta recognises Maltese as the national language, but identifies both Maltese and English as languages for official communication. The Maltese language is the most important factor determining the identity of the people. The influence of globalisation and the rapidly developing information technology has introduced a growing number of new elements to the language itself, which has necessitated the careful evaluation of its current status. In 2005, on the initiative of the Ministry of Education, a National Council was created to cater for the current needs and the development of the Maltese language. The National... read more →
Cultural diversity is listed as a cross-cutting objective of Malta's Cultural Policy. The Policy states that the increasing diversity of cultures and identities which make up Maltese society should be viewed as a key contributor to Malta's success in its social and economic interaction with the rest of globalised society. The Policy builds on the existence, recognition and promotion of diversity in all its forms, be it gender, age, social background, ethnicity, ability, religion, or sexual orientation, among others. Research into cultural diversity in Malta is limited to census data and citizenship statistics on the Maltese and non-Maltese population. During... read more →
The mandate to establish the Creative Economy Working Group was announced by the Minister of Finance, Economy and Investment in 2009 during the 2010 Budget Speech. The Creative Economy Strategy entitled Creativity Works is expected to be publicly available in 2012. The document defines the Creative Economy Project in the following terms: "Creativity is the engine of the global economy. Those countries capable of developing and supporting an environment where the creative talent of the population is brought forth and prospers are the countries most capable to support their economic and social development. The creative areas of the economy, which... read more →