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Cultural Heritage and Economic Development
Dear All,
By preserving and strengthening the diversity of material heritage, its professional activities and its actors' know-how:
1) we create sustainable conditions for:
Cultural Heritage and Socio-Economic Development at EPA
A Workshop organised by EuropeAid on "Cultural Heritage and Socio-Economic Development" will take place in the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA, School of African Heritage) in Porto Novo, Republic of Benin from February 7 to 10, 2011. The EPA school, where the workshop will be held, was set up in 1998 by ICCROM, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. ICCROM is an Intergovernmental Organisation created by UNESCO in 1959.
Culture Auction Floor
It is a great pleasure to announce that the Auction Floor webpage has been created and is now online:
European Voice article on culture and development
The European Voice has published an article on cultural cooperation under the title "Development's hidden component" on its website:
http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/development-s-hidden-component/68909.aspx
Enjoy the read, Christoph.
Le Séminaire de Girona sur africultures.com
Trouvez svp, en cliquant sur le lien suivant, un article d'Ayoko Mensah sur le colloque "Cultura y Desarrollo" de Girona, co-organisé par la présidence espagnole de l'UE et la Commission européenne :
http://www.africultures.com/php/index.php?nav=article&no=9537
Spanish EU presidency: Seminario Cultura y Desarollo
The current Spanish EU presidency is preparing, together with the European Commission, an important event on culture and development.
Here ist a description from the website:
http://www.culturaydesarrollo2010.es/
"After more than 50 years of cooperation policies, we can today affirm that the process of development of a community is closely intertwined with its culture. The success of any development policy depends on recognizing and considering the principles of cultural diversity.
The mainstreaming of the cultural dimension in development policies
As DG Stefano Manservisi says in his article (and as he affirmed during a debate with his colleague Odile Quentin, DG for Culture, in the European Cultural Forum in September 2009) in recent years, the European Union has been taking steps towards a redefinition of the relationship between culture and development.
Is there a new EU approach to culture and development?
This is the question raised by a recent article that Stefano Manservisi, Director General for Development of the European Commission, published in "Africa e Mediterraneo", an interdisciplinary quarterly on economic, historical and cultural issues in the African context. It is a strong plea for "culture to finally catch up and claim its rightful place as a priority in the development agenda".
Workshop on Culture as a Vector for Social and Economic Development
On the basis of a new study on the issue undertaken by the European Commission, participants from EC headquarters and delegations, Permanent Representations of the Member States to the EU and cultural actors from other organisations discussed the political framework and strategies as well as examples of good practice for culture as a vector for development.
Culture in Action
Culture is a crucial factor for development. That was the clear message of the event "Culture in Action" during the European Development Days in Stockholm.
