The World Economic Forum is bringing together leading voices from the private sector, civil society, academia and policy to define the parameters of an economically viable, interoperable, safe and inclusive metaverse, focusing on two core areas: governance, and economic and social value creation.

Online participatory forum, February 23: What is the impact of digital tools on the relationship between arts and culture education professionals and their audiences? How can culture foster inclusion and bridge the digital divide? What does co-creation look like in the digital age? Three years after the start of the pandemic, artists, cultural professionals and policy makers, RESEO members or not, are invited to address these questions at the WHAT'S NEXT? which will mark the end of the international research project Mind the Gap.

The Australia Council Council for the Arts welcomes the National Cultural Policy, which sets out the Australian Government’s vision for the future of arts and creativity and a modernised Australia Council. Australia Council CEO Adrian Collette AM said the policy was a transformational step in the evolution of the Australia Council.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo Gyoon says, "To mark 'Visit Korea Year' from this year to the next, we will make this year our first as a global tourism power and pursue policy to promote tourism."

Journalists and writers with experience covering Asian and European arts and culture can apply for this remote opportunity.

It is now only three and a half months until the 9th World Summit on Arts and Culture in Stockholm, Sweden from 3-5 May 2023 that will address artistic freedom as a fundamental pillar of cultural policy and examine how we can – and why we should – safeguard artistic freedom.