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Pre-Summit Events for AI Impact Summit 2026

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Towards A New Culture Compass For Europe: The Vision of The Cultural Management and Policy Community

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....

Safeguarding the Past, Securing the Future: EU’s Third Report on Cultural Heritage in Conflicts and Crises

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...

South Africa’s G20 Presidency Can Anchor Africa’s agenda for the Arts and Culture Sector 

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...

Okebukola Asserts Need To Explore Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism For National Development

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...

Building a Better Bermuda by Promoting Cultural Heritage, Tourism Development and Sporting Excellence

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...

Arts Council England Faces Criticism Over Policy Discouraging ‘Political Statements’

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...

Viet Nam: Draft amendment to Cultural Heritage Law bans export of antiquities

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...

Cultura Circular: How the Caribbean and Latin America’s Festivals are Becoming More Sustainable

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...

Israeli-Palestinian conflict, ICCIRA calls upon all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

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...

Creative Destruction? Creative firms, workers and residential gentrification

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...

FOR A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF CORRUPTION AS A CULTURAL FACT, AND ITS INFLUENCE IN SOCIETY

A Paper by Fernando M. Forattini Fernando Miramontes ForattiniPHD in History at PUC-SP / University of ChicagoCo-Founder of Corruption in the Global South Research Consortium Download the Paper on PDF here: FOR A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF CORRUPTION AS A CULTURAL FACT, AND ITS INFLUENCE IN SOCIETY IntroductionThis brief article intends...

Cultural Policy News from Sweden

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 2022 Launch – IISS Manama Dialogue 2022

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...

Indigenous Peoples

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...

“Medipus” A Contemporary Tragedy Played by Greek Politicians or Simply Another Decoy?

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...

Creative Europe MEDIA strand

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...

Cultural Industries Development Act

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...

Creative economy offers countries path to development, says new UNCTAD report

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...

TEST DRIVES

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...

(VARIETY EXCLUSIVE) Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion Choreographer JaQuel Knight Launches Company to Copyright Dance Moves

By Jazz Tangcay Photo Credit: Jake Green JaQuel Knight has made history as the first choreographer to copyright his iconic dance moves. In a giant stride to take creative control, Knight has launched Knight Choreography and Music Publishing Inc. Knight shot to fame after crafting the moves in Beyonce’s “Single Ladies (Put a...