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The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Special Issue n°3 : Cultural Policy Highlights

Bangladesh has begun work on its due to be ready by the end of the year. It focuses on 13 different types of tourism offers – including eco-tourism, archeological and historic, pilgrimage and spiritual – it also aims to strengthen the preservation and safeguarding of Bangladesh’ tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
Leaders of pilot arts and health initiatives in Wales, United Kingdom, have presented a set of recommendations to the Arts Council of Wales and health care leaders on longer term . The pilot projects included using theatre and creative writing to support people experiencing addiction.
In Côte d’Ivoire, a came into force in June. The law applies to private copying and reproduction of works, and aims to protect artists and cultural workers.
Germany handed over to Namibia . The 23 items will be studied by local researchers to uncover the origins, uses and meanings of the artefacts.
In the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and Dubai Club for People of Determination have signed a strategic partnership to enhance .
Chile has announced that it will allocate , tripling the current budget. Furthermore, the government will seek to improve labour and social rights of cultural workers and is considering ways to reinforce inter-cultural dialogue, with the participation of cultural workers.
Creative New Zealand has launched a new pilot initiative to community to explore how Pasifika disabled artists can collaborate and connect through digital technology.
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Handicrafts of Guinea organized the (SICTA), as part of the government’s efforts to make Conakry a central hub for the promotion of culture, tourism, and handicrafts in West Africa.
The National History Museum in Mahebourg in Mauritius has opened an exhibition entitled “”, showcasing naval artefacts and providing an insight of the maritime history of Mauritius such as sea battles and shipwrecks.
The Ministry of Culture of El Salvador and the Association of Salvadoran Librarians held their 33rd annual to discuss the latest tools for libraries and ways to collaborate across the Ibero-American space. Participants also reflected on the graduate work of the first cohort of bachelor students in the Library and Information Management course at the University of El Salvador.
The Arts Council of Luxembourg has launched a aimed supporting managers who work towards the career development of artists. The Artist Management Programme pilot scholarship has been designed to support successful applicants for two years and give them the opportunity to deepen their professional network and skills.
Peru has signed into law a new to reinforce the economic, social, political and cultural rights of more than 800,000 Afro-Peruvians. The policy, promoted by the Ministry of Culture, is the third to have been approved with the creation of the ministry, alongside the National Policy for Culture and the National Policy on Native Languages, Oral Tradition and Interculturality.
The Arts Councils of Norway and Slovakia have established an , to spend the next year and a half working on, among other issues, green measures in cultural life.
The Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands has launched a to make sure that there is no Nazi-looted art in its national art property collection. The 3,500 artworks from the collection were returned after the second world war. The research, expected to take four years, aims to return all pieces to their original owners.
The Ministry of Culture and the Royal Film Commission of Jordan have joined forces to extend the ". It aims to provide children aged 8-13 years with a rich cultural offer by equipping cultural centres in the governorates with a variety of films of local, Arab or international productions.
Viet Nam has launched the bringing together literary and art associations to better coordinate in order to develop art and culture.
The Ministry of Culture and Communication of Madagascar held celebrations in June for h. Seeking to promote the language to pass on to future generations, a new government department for the promotion of Malagasy was established, as well as a new programme to be broadcast on the national channel to support writing in the language.
The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism have announced an initiative consisting of ten projects for the. Financed with European funds, the projects are part of a wider initiative to strengthen both national and international tourism.
The Film Development Council of the Philippines has launched UniPhilippines, an incentive programme to
Ethiopia hosted the in June, aiming to strengthen the ties between the countries in the region and promote diplomacy. The festival is to be hosted in rotation among countries in the sub regions annually.
The Ministry of the Environment and National Beautification of Barbados hosted a to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22. Featuring the work of some 30 artists, it is part if the Ministry’s efforts to highlight artists’ work, which reflects an appreciation of Barbados, its environment, biodiversity, and people and their interactions.
In Algeria, the Antiquities Coalition and the Ministry of Culture have developed Turathi, a y, as part of their ongoing partnership to preserve and protect the country’s cultural heritage.
The Ministry of Culture of Colombia and private company Proimágenes Colombia have launched a aimed at community and independent cultural managers, as well as managers from ethnic minorities, to strengthen skill in communication processes of the cultural, audiovisual, sound and digital sector.