IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 25 October 2019, International

This month the headlines reflect the growing global focus on the climate crisis and sustainable development.

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 19 September 2019, International

This month the headlines highlight policy challenges presented by the digital age; and how governments and intergovernmental organisations are responding to them.

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 14 August 2019, International

As a federation of government institutions, how governments can adapt – and indeed are adapting – to the changing environments and contexts in which they work is an ongoing priority being tackled by our members (which our World Summit and Americas Cultural Summit both clearly demonstrated).

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 17 July 2019, International

The future of policy and public support for arts and culture is at the fore of our thinking this month. At the end of June, delegates gathered in Buenos Aires for the Americas Cultural Summit 2019, hosted by the Secretary of Culture of the Nation of Argentina in partnership with IFACCA.

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 13 June 2019, Australia

This month our attention is focussed on UNESCO’s 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

IFACCA - International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, 17 May 2019, International

Intellectual property and copyright are back in the spotlight this month. In April, the Council of the European Union approved the Directive on Copyright in the Single Digital Market, which will soon require Member States to start legislating at a national level.