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The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), stakeholder member of the Compendium Association, published an updated cultural policy profile of the Philippines. The profile was originally part of IFACCA's WorldCP, which was an online database of country profiles worldwide. The database followed the Compendium's structure and, in partnership with ASEF, six Asian profiles were commissioned between 2011 and the discontinuation of WorldCP in 2017. Cultural policy profiles of India, South Korea and Vietnam were published in 2013 and an updated version of the Filipino profile was published this month. For more information and access to these profiles, please click here.
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We have published the updated cultural policy profile of Lithuania, written by Compendium expert Audronė Rimkutė. An important development has been Lithuania's adoption of a cultural policy strategy for 2020-2030. The strategy includes the following four objectives: to strengthen the cooperation between the state, municipalities and non-governmental actors, and reduce cultural exclusion and inequalities; to stimulate creation and participation in culture; to develop critical thinking and citizenship within the society; and to create sustainable social and economic value of culture for national progress. Please access the updated profile here.
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A warm welcome to the newest member of the Compendium Association. This year, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia joined our community as a stakeholder member. According to the Ministry, one of the goals of Georgia's cultural policy is to contribute to sustainable development of the country through fostering cultural and creative economy, as well as integrating their national culture into the common European cultural area: "Joining one of the most attractive international platforms for cultural policy and cooperation between cultural and creative institutions, would enhance the process of internationalisation of the Georgian culture and contribute...
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On 10 January 2020, Culture Minister Josepha Madigan published Ireland’s first ever national cultural policy framework, Culture 2025 – A National Cultural Policy Framework to 2025. Culture 2025 sets an overarching vision and framework for Government policy across the cultural sector, and is underpinned by a commitment to double the amount of public funding for arts and culture from 2017 levels (€288m) to €576m by 2025. Central to Culture 2025 is the recognition of the value of culture and creativity to the individual and society, the need to support creative practice and cultural participation and a commitment to Ireland’s cultural heritage. The aims of Culture...
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At the end of last year, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published an English version of their satellite account focused on culture and media. The account was commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, and it outlines the contribution of culture and media to the Dutch economy for the year 2015. What is the contribution of culture and media to gross domestic product, employment and household consumption? Which goods and services take up key positions in the culture and media sector and which industries produce them? This first edition also includes detailed definitions of culture and media, as well...
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At the end of 2019, we conclude the year with a new methodological structure and online platform, both evolved in consultation with the Compendium’s community. What’s new on Culturalpolicies.net? A user-friendly navigation that is more serviceable to researchers and policy makers alike A new database to explore country profiles, quick facts, sources and our expert authors A search filter to compare cultural policy themes, from one country or a multitude simultaneously – personalise your search to receive the facts you need Revised resources, statistical tables and comparisons derived and compiled from our country profiles and external sources A themes section...
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Latvia's economy experienced a GDP growth of more than 10% per year during 2006–2007, but entered a severe recession in 2008 as a result of an unsustainable current account deficit and large debt exposure. Triggered by the collapse of the second largest bank, GDP plunged by almost 18% in 2009 and the European Union, the International Monetary Fund, and other international donors provided substantial financial assistance to Latvia as part of an agreement to defend the currency's peg to the Euro in exchange for the government's commitment to stringent austerity measures. During the crisis, GDP decreased by a quarter, the...
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According to the Initiativen Wirtschaft für Kunst (IWK, Austrian Business Committee for the Arts) – which has launched several incentives to promote arts sponsorship in Austria, for example the Maecenas sponsorship award, and also conducts studies in the field – the estimated private sponsorship potential in Austria amounts to about EUR 60 million. According to a survey of the top 500 companies by the IWK, 43% of Austrian companies engage in arts sponsoring, with energy providers at the top, followed by the banking and insurance sector. Altogether, the private investment in the field of art and culture has increased seven-fold...
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Professional associations and interest groups are associations with restricted membership, aiming at representing the common interests of their members vis-à-vis the general public, other professional associations or the state. They regard themselves as lobbyists for creative artists and cultural workers and/or operators and assist their members in professional questions and conduct. Traditionally, they are involved in many decisions, including consultations on bills and other issues, and frequently serve as negotiating partners in policy decisions. The Austrian Council for Culture (Kulturrat Österreich) is a union of interest groups of artists and creators of culture. It is a platform for shared cultural-policy...
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The Austrian arts promotion system includes various measures of direct support for creativity. The main measures are awards, prizes, scholarships, purchase of art works, grants such as contributions to printing costs of catalogues, running studios (federal studio house in Vienna and various studios abroad), productions, travelling expenses; and commissioning art works. Various artist-in-residence programmes have been established by the government, the provinces, the municipalities and various institutions in recent years for Austrian and international artists at home and abroad. Every year, 95 interdisciplinary scholarships for young artists are awarded by the Arts and Culture Division of the BMKOES, 35 for...
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