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The 2010 Budget Statement in full
The full text of Finance Minister Paula Cox's Budget Statement delivered to the House of Assembly yesterday indicated that the Ministry of Culture and Social Rehabilitation is to be provided a budget of $72 million in 2010–2011. more >
Swiss Arts Council opens Joburg office
The liaison office of Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, in Southern Africa, announces the opening of a new office in Newtown, Johannesburg. more >
Why we need a ministry of joined-up thinking
While the Government’s smart-economy framework plan implicitly recognises the important role the cultural and creative sectors will play, it could be argued that both sectors are still poorly understood and fragmented. more >
Romania and Bulgaria jointly present cultural values in Europe
Minister of Culture and National Patrimony Hunor Kelemen and his Bulgarian counterpart Vezhdi Rashidov had an informal meeting on Wednesday, in Bucharest, during which they tackled the topic of the common effort both countries needed to make, so that their shared cultural identity and values should be known to Europe. more >
Flaherty keeps status quo for arts and culture
No new cash, but no cuts either, drawing a mixed reaction from Canadian artists. more >
Obama Wants to Consolidate Curriculum Programs
A chief concern is that the consolidation would lead to the neglect of issues Congress has long identified as national priorities, such as teaching U.S. history, boosting arts education, and distributing books to needy children. more >
Welcome to the culture club
Trying to encourage take-up of cultural services can be tough. A recent MJ debate, organised with Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), asked how we can engage young people in the arts. more >
The Participatory Museum
The Participatory Museum is a practical guide to working with community members and visitors to make cultural institutions more dynamic, relevant, essential places. more >
Minister of Culture, electronic books increased by 35 percent in 2009
The Minister of Culture of Spain said, electronic books increased by 35 percent in 2009, along with 375 million books. more >
President Ben Ali announces set of measures in sector of culture
President Ben Ali announces set of measures in sector of culture, among others, the restoration and maintenance of all archeological and historical monuments in the city of Kairouan, the proclamation of 2010 as the “Year of the Cinema” and the promotion of reading and of the book in Tunisia. more >
Publishing Scotland tackles "challenging" report
Controversy over the future structure of Scottish publishing continued to simmer at the annual conference of Publishing Scotland in Edinburgh yesterday (24th February). more >
Tunisian film producer appointed Chairwoman of “Fonds Sud Cinema” in France
The Tunisian film producer, Dora Bouchoucha, was recently appointed by the French Minister of Culture and Communication, Mr. Frederic Mitterrand as the chairwoman of the commission of the “Fonds Sud Cinema”. more >
Barcelona libraries paid out 100,000 euros in copyright payments last year
Under European law, municipalities must pay a management company for copyright, but now the Spanish Federation of Municipalities (FEM) is negotiating an agreement with the Ministry of Culture for it to take over the payments. more >
Cultural Policy News: Budget
The budget of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia for the year 2010 is planned at 68.26 million LVL (97.5 million EUR). This represents a reduction of 20% in comparison to the year 2009. more >
G-20 Tourism Ministers to meet in Seoul
Tourism ministers from 20 major countries will gather in Korea to discuss how to boost the industry later this year. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced last week that Korea is going to host the second T-20 meeting in November. more >
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