In September 2007, the UIS and the UNESCO Culture Sector organized a meeting on the measurement of the diversity of cultural expressions involving 12 experts from around the world. The event was part of a framework of activities to develop a comprehensive set of cultural statistics in order to better understand the statistical implications of articles 9 and 19 of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The objectives of the meeting were to: identify existing methodologies that can help measure the diversity of cultural expressions; and study ways assess and monitor this diversity. At the meeting, the group prepared a blueprint for future collaborative research in this area. This report will be presented to the Intergovernmental Committee of the Convention on the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which will meet in Ottawa, Canada, from 10 – 13 December 2007.
The link below goes to a page with a variety of resources related to the experts group, including the final report of the September meeting (http://www.uis.unesco.org/template/pdf/cscl/cultdiv/mtgreport.pdf) and a selection of other working documents including:
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Possible Statistical Implications? by Mirja Liikkanen, Senior researcher, Statistics Finland
Measuring cultural diversity: A definition based on an overview of existing literature by Heritiana Ranaivoson, Ph.D. student, Université Paris 1, Maison des Sciences Économiques
Comparing Cultural Consumption of Ethnic Groups in the Netherlands, by Andries van den Broek, Senior Researcher at the Social and Cultural Planning Office, Netherlands
A study on creativity index, by Desmond Hui, Director of the Centre for Cultural Policy Research at the University of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
Culture or Commerce? A Comparative Assessment of International Interactions and Developing Countries at UNESCO, WTO, and Beyond, by J. P. Singh, Associate Professor in the Communication, Culture and Technology Program at Georgetown University
On the Economics and Analysis of Diversity, by Andrew Stirling, Professor, University of Sussex.

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