Digital policy and developments Mass digital broadcasting began with the approval of Prime Ministerial Order No 7 of 2.06.2009 "On the establishment of an ad hoc Committee for the switchover from analogue to digital broadcasting”. This was followed by the approval of the transition strategy by the Council of Ministers Decision Nr. 292/2012 “On approval of a strategy of transition from analogue to digital broadcasting”. Law nr. 97/2013 “On audiovisual media in the Republic of Albania” was approved in March 2013, with Article 136 covering the full transition to digital broadcasting. The entire television sector has now been switched over to digital TV. Digital technology in education was covered in the National... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchCulture and civil society While just eight cultural organizations were recorded in the 1998 catalogue of the Albanian Foundation of Civil Society, things have vastly grown and cultural organizations today range from performance, education, advocacy, activism, conservation, policy development and more. Funding has always been a concern and while grants and other financing are available, the most successful organizations often have a business element like a bar/cafe to support activities. Other organizations are known to be politically affiliated but, nonetheless, continue to provide cultural opportunities to audiences. Civil Society has benefited from numerous European grants to qualified organizations. National Conference of... read more →
Arts in schools Since 2009, arts are considered one of the nine areas of high school education, with the other eight being sports, foreign languages, the Albanian language and literature, mathematics, technology, natural sciences, social sciences and training for life and careers. High school students must make their choice of two subjects out of a total of six comprising: music, dance, theatre, visual arts, history of art and history of world art. Before graduation, each student must have taken at least 105 hours of arts lessons. Arts have their share also in the part of the curricula based on student's choice. Those who wish... read more →
Culture and social inclusion The Social Inclusion Strategy was approved in 2008 by the Council of Ministers. The Inter-sectoral Strategy on Social Inclusion (2007–2013), also referred to as the National Strategy on Social Inclusion (NSSI), is a policy document under the National Strategy for Development and Integration (NSDI). The UNDP in Albania has supported projects focussed on the social inclusion of Roma and Egyptian communities as well as Persons with Disabilities, among other development projects. UNDP Albania also works on building capacities of institutions at central and local levels to enhance participation of civil society and citizens as rights holders in... read more →
Heritage Albania has a total of 2028 cultural monuments89, including mosques, Muslim quarters, Orthodox and Catholic churches, convents, Shia Tekke, Byzantine walls, Roman, Illyrian and other remains, representing a coexistence of peoples for over three millennia. Certain caves also fall under the jurisdiction of the Institute of Cultural Monuments, based on the Council of Ministers’ decision Nr. 451/1993. The Regional Programme on Cultural and Natural Heritage in South East Europe of the Council of Europe in 2003 had 3 components: The Integrated Rehabilitation Project Plan/Survey of the Architectural and Archaeological Heritage, Ljubljana Process: rehabilitating our common heritage and Local Development Pilot Projects (LDPP)90. The Cultural Heritage Act Nr.... read more →
International cooperation Albania has a long history of sheltering asylum seekers, also through a concept known as “Besa”, or “keep the promise”. A few examples of this include the sheltering of hundreds of Jews during WWII, hundreds of thousands of Kosovo refugees in 1999 (the city of Kukes was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for this effort), accepting 3,000 members of the People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran in 2014, continuous offers to shelter tens of thousands of Syrian refugees and most recently to serve as a transit nation for Afghan refugees in 2021. Albania was granted EU Candidate Status... read more →
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THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC’S DEVELOPMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES IN THE CULTURAL SPHERE: ARMENIA On 16 March 2020, a lockdown regime was introduced in Armenia because of the identification of the first cases of Covid-19[1]. Since then, life and political/cultural/social developments in the country have been influenced by the ebbs and flows of the disease, social/economic life regulations, travel and vaccination politics and the... read more →
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The Compendium and its community of experts warmly welcome Lydia Gryszkiewicz and Giny Laroche as new cultural policy experts for Luxembourg. This complementary expert team 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 Luxembourg. Together with the Compendium Coordinator and in consultation the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg they will produce the first cultural policy profile for Luxembourg in the upcoming months. The Compendium experts community is growing and will continue to grow. Besides the Open Call for Luxembourg, the Compendium will... read more →
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The Italian G20 Presidency held the first G20 Culture Ministers’ Meeting in Rome on 29 and 30 July, an unprecedented and historic choice. The G20 Ministers of Culture adopted a Declaration calling for culture to be integrated into national economic and social recovery and longer-term development strategies. Culture is a great growth factor, explained the Italian Minister of Culture Franceschini at the concluding press conference. The declaration recognizes the contribution of cultural industries, cultural heritage and cultural tourism to economic growth and long-term social development, expanding jobs and a skilled labour force. The G20 Ministers of Culture Declaration aims to... read more →
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An updated cultural policy profile for Switzerland is now available thanks to the great work of our Swiss expert team: Christoph Weckerle, Claudio Bucher and Yris Apsit (Zurich Centre for Creative Economies). The Swiss profile contains the latest information on major developments in the field of cultural policy. Below you can see some of those current changes, new developments and data in Switzerland: In the five years to 2020, applications to Pro Helvetia increased from around 3500 to over 5000, while successful applications fell from 52.3% to 48.4%.The 2021-24 work programme of the National Dialogue on Culture includes a "National... read more →