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CIISA (The Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority) is the industry-backed, independent standards authority for the UK’s creative sector. Currently operating across music, film, television and theatre, we set clear and consistent expectations for behaviour through the CIISA Standards – and we support accountability where those standards are not met. Our...

The European Cultural Heritage Summit 2026 is taking place from 26 to 30 May in Nicosia. Organised by Europa Nostra in cooperation with the Europa Nostra Heritage Hub in Nicosia, the Summit is under the patronage of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, and is supported by the European Union. Under the motto “Heritage as the Soul of...

As Culture Action Europe prepares the second edition of our flagship publication, the State of Culture Report, we want to hear directly from those shaping the cultural and creative sectors today. Whether you are an artist, cultural manager, producer, curator, or director, working across architecture, audiovisual, crafts, design, fashion, heritage,...

EIT Culture & Creativity has secured strategic partnerships that expand benefits available to startups across its Incubation, Acceleration and Post-Acceleration and Innovation Programmes. These agreements strengthen our commitment to equipping founders with leading tools, infrastructure and commercial support, helping them build faster, scale smarter and preserve capital.  Through newly secured collaborations with AWS, HubSpot, Lovable, Make,...

Creative Skills Academy – a new educational initiative in collaboration with the Design Institute. This capacity-building platform bridges creativity and business. It supports professional development of creative individuals, community building, and sustainability of creative ventures. The Creative Skills Academy aims to Who the Programme Is For and Why It Matters The...

Artur Ochojski Drafting a comprehensive book on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) for regional scientists poses a formidable challenge. This challenge is brought by a series of factors, including the expansive scope of the subject matter, definitional ambiguities, impediments in procuring precise data, and historically set narrative that tends to rather favour a sectoral portrayal...

A CULTURE GOAL IS ESSENTIAL FOR OUR COMMON FUTURE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Culture is effectively missing from the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Yet no one would argue that culture is irrelevant to the 2030 Agenda. Indeed,the United Nations General Assembly Declaration enshrining the 2030 Agendarefers to its importance, but there is no...

Trine Bille, Anja Mølle Lindelof, and Linnéa Lindsköld The cultural policy agendas in the Nordic countries and across the Western world are under pressure, as suggested by polemic research titles in recent years such as “The end of cultural policy?” (Mangset 2018) and “Culture is bad for you” (Brook et al. 2020). These studies are...

European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy Paula Westenberger and Despoina Farmaki Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising our relationship with cultural heritage, enhancing access to, engagement with and preservation of collections and heritage sites. AI is also being used as a valuable research tool in the context of heritage...

Application Form: Pre-Summit Events for AI Impact Summit 2026 Part A: Organization Follow: AI Summit 2026 1. Primary Contact InformationEmail Address *VerifyContact Person Name *DesignationPhone Number * Country Code 2. Primary Organization DetailsOrganization Name *Organization Type * Select Organization Type Website *Background of the Organization * 0/5000 characters Organization Full Address 0/1000 characters City *Country * Co-Organization (Optional) You...

In response to the European Commission’s strategic initiative, the Culture Compass for Europe, ENCATC will open a space for dialogue and reflection among its members. The Culture Compass is a new policy tool under development by the EU, designed to bring greater coherence, impact, and long-term vision to Europe’s cultural policies....

*This piece is excerpted from the April 2025 issue of the Decoder, Culture Action Europe’s monthly members-only publication dedicated to decoding what is happening in European cultural policy as seen from Brussels. Find out more about CAE member benefits. Last month, we breathed a sigh of relief when we saw a...

Almost 3 years after the start of the war, Audrey Azoulay once again visited Ukraine to increase UNESCO’s support for cultural professionals involved in the country’s recovery. Most notably, she inaugurated a new national cultural institution: the Lviv Culture Hub. Source: UNESCO Share this… Facebook Pinterest Twitter Linkedin

The EU is committed to protecting cultural heritage in conflict zones because it’s an important source of social cohesion. Cultural heritage plays a vital role in fostering social cohesion, strengthening a sense of identity, and driving economic development. Yet it continues to face significant threats, particularly in conflict zones. The...

By Lucy Ilado  The G20 Rio de Janeiro Declaration, adopted in November 2024, offers a framework for the global arts and culture sector. It acknowledges the immense value of culture in fostering unity, sustainability, and dialogue. For Africa, this is a critical moment. Yet, while the declaration sets an aspirational...

By Victoria Ojugbana Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, the Director, Institute for African Culture and International Understanding (IACIU), a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Category II institute, has asserted the significance of exploring Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and tourism resources to drive national development. Okebukola made the assertion in...

Madam President, the Ministry is the steward of Bermuda’s cultural heritage and leads in advancing amateur sport and developing policies for tourism. Our job is to celebrate and preserve our culture and heritage, and support programmes for athletes, artists and tourism-based activities. Madam President, we recognize the importance of programs...

Өнөболд.Б Mongolian National News Agency Over the past two years, the cultural sector of Mongolia has seen the development and introduction of 10 digital systems as part of the New Revival Policy, according to D. Narantsetseg, Director of the Department of Culture Policy Implementation Coordination of the Ministry of Culture....

The Arts Council England (ACE), a UK government agency that provides funding to museums and arts spaces across the country, is facing criticism over a new policy that warned organizations against making “political statements.” On January 28, the organization updated its policies to include a new section titled “Considering Reputational Risk,” which...

The creation of a Fund for the Acquisition of Works of Art for National Museums and Palaces and the extension of the conditions for residence permits are part of the diploma approved by the Council of Ministers to encourage private investment in culture. The conclusion of the bill and its...

National treasures which are under public or private ownership can only be transferred, exchanged, donated or inherited within the country, according to a draft amendment to Cultural Heritage Law. HÀ NỘI  The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed a draft amendment to the Cultural Heritage Law to prohibit national treasures trading...

The “legislative prison walls” of the British Museum Act In 2022, the then UK Prime Minister (the antepenultimate Prime Minister of recent times) responded to calls for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece by saying that it is for the trustees to decide. However, even if the trustees...

Thirty six festivals from across eight countries in the Caribbean and Latin America have come together to learn and exchange knowledge through the ‘Cultura Circular’ Programme, delivered by JB and supported by British Council Americas. This project has been a great example of how JB is working at scale internationally across...

By Rédaction Africanews GHANA Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday called for a united front with African leaders on demands for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonial-era damages. Some Western leaders have recently moved to acknowledge the wrongs of the colonial era in Africa and museums have begun returning stolen...

The EU’s approach to artificial intelligence centers on excellence and trust, aiming to boost research and industrial capacity while ensuring safety and fundamental rights. The way we approach Artificial Intelligence (AI) will define the world we live in the future. To help building a resilient Europe for the Digital Decade, people...

ICCIRA strongly denounces acts of violence that target both Israeli and Palestinian civilians, including acts of terrorism, indiscriminate attacks, provocation, incitement, and destruction. ICCIRA underscores the critical importance of upholding international humanitarian and human rights laws, which encompass principles such as distinction, necessity and precaution during times of conflict. ICCIRA...

The full-frontal assault by Hamas and Palestinian groups this Sabbath and the sacred celebration of Simchat Torah mark the beginning of hostilities against Israel.The International Cultural and Creative Industries Regulatory Authority – ICCIRA, expresses its solidarity with the people of Israel and strongly condemns the heinous attack by Hamas against...

Authors: Dr Tasos Kitsos,  Dr Max Nathan, ​Dr Diana Gutierrez Posada. A new study by Tasos Kitsos, Max Nathan, and Diana Gutierrez-Posada finds only a minor influence of creative firms and workers on neighborhood gentrification in England and Wales between 2001-2011. Meanwhile, the Creative Industries continue to be a key driver of...

Opinion by Brigitte Pellerin Image by ArtTower: Title: Statues, Woman, Bronze The City of Ottawa wants to know what culture means to us. I have things to say, and they’re not about hockey. Look, I know everyone is excited by the big news in the sportspuck world, what with the...

The Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis (Kulturanalys) has released a report on Broadened Participation in Culture (“att bredda deltagandet i kulturlivet“). This in-depth research was carried out with the ambition to broaden citizen participation and emanates from the Swedish cultural policy objective that everyone should have the possibility to participate in culture. In...

The Armed Conflict Survey is the Institute’s annual review of the political, military and humanitarian dimensions of all active conflicts, offering in-depth analysis of the drivers and dynamics of current wars. It is an essential resource for those involved in security policymaking, and an indispensable handbook for anyone conducting serious analysis of...

There are 476 million Indigenous people around the world and spread across more than 90 countries. They belong to more than 5,000 different Indigenous peoples and speak more than 4,000 languages. Indigenous people represent about 5% of the world’s population. The vast majority of them – 70% – live in...

By Panayiotis Neufelt, Founder-Chairman of ICCIRA #IAmAnArtist #NationalTheatreofGreece #Greece #ArtistsGreece #ArtsGreece #CultureGreece #ArtsCouncilGreece #InternationalIndependent #IndependentArtsCouncil #IndependentCreativeInductriesCouncil #IndependentEntertainmentCouncil #InternationalEntertainmentCouncil #ICCIRA #neufelt #Artality https://www.linkedin.com/in/panayiotis-neufelt/ Greece, Presidential Decree (PD) 85/2022, the cultural and creative sectors in Greece are in turmoil. The cultural and creative sectors in Greece are in turmoil due to the recent circulation of Presidential Decree (PD) 85/2022. Artists from various backgrounds and disciplines are...

Supporting and promoting Europe’s film and audiovisual sector The MEDIA strand of the Creative Europe programme supports the European film and audiovisual industries to develop, distribute and promote European works, taking into account today’s digital environment. In addition it A new structure for a new programme  2021 marked not only MEDIA’s...

Key objectives of the measure: The Act provides for:1.the establishment of a regulatory framework to facilitate and encourage the sustainable growth and development of the cultural industries,2.funding for cultural projects and duty-free concessions and,3.income tax benefits in respect of cultural projects and related matters. Scope of the measure: Regional, National, International...

But more data and innovative and multidisciplinary policy responses are needed to enhance the development impacts of creative industries, especially in developing countries. The creative economy offers a feasible development option to all countries, particularly developing economies, says UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Outlook 2022 launched on 7 October at the 3rd...

One hundred-fifty States unanimously adopted an ambitious Declaration for Culture on Friday at the end of a three-day conference convened by UNESCO. The text affirms culture as a “global public good”. It reflects countries’ agreement on a common roadmap to strengthen public policies in this field. UNESCO/Juan Luis M. Acevez...

Press Releases  IMCO  LIBE  10-05-2022 – 14:24     The text will be discussed jointly by the IMCO and LIBE committees on Wednesday When: 11 May 2022, 09.00 – 10.10 Where: European Parliament, Antall building, room 4Q2, Brussels You can follow the debate via webstream The draft report by co-rapporteurs...

Jordan Cronk on the 74th Cannes Film Festival Please visit ARTFORUM JUST AS, FOR MANY, the pandemic’s repercussions on the movie industry weren’t fully accepted as fact until the Cannes Film Festival canceled their 2020 edition, so too were international film events in physical space not considered a reality until director...