Transcript MED CULTURE PROGRAMME

Med Culture Programme
SUPPORT CULTURE AS VECTOR OF DEMOCRATISATION,
SOCIAL & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN
MEDITERRANEAN REGION
MED CULTURE PROGRAMME
• INTRODUCTION
• CONTEXT
• THE PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
• THE PROGRAMME
• MAIN ISSUES
• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
• ACTIVITIES
• EXPECTED RESULTS
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INTRODUCTION
To our knowledge:
• culture is under-valued
• it is under-exploited
• and yet it holds great potential...
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CONTEXT
• Med Partner countries enjoy varying degrees of development of the
culture sector
• Civil society organisations are the major players on the scene
• The sector remains active in spite of limited means and the
prevalence of other priorities
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THE PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK
• EU’s new approach to the ENP
• Increased interest in culture and its inclusion as a cross-cutting issue
in all EU’s strategies and programmes
• The 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of
the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
• Building on past achievements and lessons learnt
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THE PROGRAMME
Media and culture, two important vectors for development in
the Southern Mediterranean
Med Media: towards media sector reform in the southern
Mediterranean region.
Med Culture: support culture as a vector of democratisation and
economic, social and human development in the Southern
Mediterranean region.
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THE PROGRAMME
Overall Objective
Support cultural policy development in the southern Mediterranean
neighbourhood in function of priorities
Specific Objective
Reinforce the capacities of the public and private cultural sector as a
vector for democratisation, and economic and social development
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THE PROGRAMME
The programme shall adopt an integrated participatory approach involving the
diverse stakeholders (public & private) in the cultural & creative sectors to jointly:
• Identify priority areas by assessing the needs, challenges and capacities…etc;
• Define & implement the necessary action plans/road maps for the development
of cultural policy frameworks in line with the national priorities in partner
countries, with consideration to the evolving global trends; which align
innovation and technological evolution with economic growth;
• Contribute to the design of relevant coherent policy strategies both at national
and regional levels
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The Programme shall
1. Develop the capacities of decision-makers for the cultural sector;
2. Coach beneficiaries of the programme grants awarded through the
CfP 'Media and culture‘;
3. Develop networks between cultural practitioners, at regional or
sub-regional levels in key areas of the culture sector (university and
art schools, Members of Parliament, ministries, local authorities,
etc.);
4. Develop and make available a sustainable knowledge/information
resource “360° overview of the cultural sector” in the region, to
decision-makers and practitioners in the sector.
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AT THE HEART OF OUR PROGRAMME
Inspiring principles:
Med Culture programme is based on promoting culture as a vector of
freedom of expression, which shall in return promote economic
growth and create jobs, and on paving the way to an environment
that is conducive to social cohesion and democratisation of society. It
is about building a shared vision of the future with EU’s neighbours.
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MAIN ISSUES
Policies and
Legislation
Capacitybuilding
Networking
Governance
Education
and training
Funding
Spaces
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Capacity
development
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
Networking
Dissemination
&
Sustainability
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Approach and Methodology:
A consultative/participative approach: ownership is a must;
Build on previous experiences and refer to best practices whenever
possible;
Approach situations according to contexts and circumstances;
Be innovative in the delivery of activities;
Cultivate national and regional linkages;
Coordinate with Donors involved in the region;
Deliver key programme results with the potential of long term benefits.
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ACTIVITIES
A set of meetings and workshops aiming at reinforcing
capacities, institutional development, development of
networking activities involving different cultural operators
from the public and the private sector (both non-profit and
business sector) according to the themes and objectives
Documentation and research activities
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ACTIVITIES
National level
Desk work: country reports, including main priorities to address
during our project.
Priming visits: meeting with authorities and Roundtables with
stakeholders from the cultural field
Interactive Group meetings: national meetings involving 50-70
participants aiming at defining the main priorities at the national level
and identifying participants to the following activities
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ACTIVITIES
National Level
Constitution of national focus groups: 15-20 participants from both
the public and the private sector (including non for profit and
business). Each group works on precise topics according to national
priorities. They contribute to data report and establishing road map
Multilateral/regional level
Large scale Meetings:
Opening and closing conferences, contributing to networking.
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ACTIVITIES
Multilateral/regional level
Reflection and action groups (15-20 people)
Transnational thematic workshops, focussing on a specific topic and
gathering cultural operators from different countries
Envisioning workshops, dedicated to the elaboration of visions and
innovative actions
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ACTIVITIES
Multilateral/regional level
 Peer to peer meetings with the collaboration of experts: exchange of good practices between
cultural practitioners and with experts from the region, to develop capacities based on the
experience of the participants, addressing specialised topics. There will be some focus on
specialised topics
 Workshops mobilising and informing the private / business sector: to encourage their
involvement in the field
 Donors meeting to enhance a good coordination & networking between companies, foundations,
etc.
 Training modules for grantees of EU funded projects:
PCM, logical framework, training for trainers, EU procedures, etc.
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ACTIVITIES
«360° overview» of the culture & creative sectors in South
Mediterranean countries
The knowledge-base shall provide practitioners, decision-makers, legislators,
donors, researchers, journalists and public at large with a panoramic view of the
state of play in the creative and culture sectors. Access to information is vital in
facilitating collaborations and establishing linkages among the various
stakeholders.
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EXPECTED RESULTS: Effect real change on
the ground…
policies and
proper
legislation
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adequate
financial
means
organised
connected
and welltrained CSOs
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dynamic
culture
sector
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EXPECTED RESULT: Effect real change on the
ground…
added value
dynamic
culture
sector
social
development
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economic
development
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Med Culture Programme
Think culture, Think growth!
Med Culture is funded by the European
Union