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Culture: An Accelerator Under-Used?

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13 July 2020
Event entitled "Culture - An Accelerator Under-Used? Realising the Potential of Culture for Short-term and Long-term Sustainable Development" in the context of the United Nations High Level Political Forum 2020 (HLPF2020).

Governing global digital trade in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic

Cultural policiesDigitalTrade
8 July 2020
Monthly watch covering all regions of the world, in partnership with GRIC-CEIM.

2020 Cultural Diversity Prize

Cultural diversity
19 June 2020
Each year, the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity awards a prize to an association or initiative whose purpose is to promote access to culture and highlight cultural diversity.

Global online platforms, the winning actors of the great lockdown? The case of the music industry

Artificial intelligenceCultural policiesDigitalTrade
10 June 2020
Monthly watch covering all regions of the world, in partnership with GRIC-CEIM.

Videos of the 6th IFCCD Congress

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10 June 2020
The 6th IFCCD Congress was held in Lomé, Togo, from October 9 to 11, 2019. It was divided into a pan-African conference and a general assembly of the IFCCD, and brought together 85 participants from 28 countries, including 16 African countries, for three days.

Launch of the #Culture2030Goal Statement

Launch Cultural diversity
21 May
Official launch of the #Culture2030Goal Statement on the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development.

Online platforms and culture: the winning actors of the great lockdown?

Artificial intelligenceAudiovisualCultural policiesDigitalTrade
19 May 2020
Monthly watch covering all regions of the world, in partnership with GRIC-CEIM.

Protecting culture in trade agreements

Cultural diversityDigitalTradeUNESCO
12 May 2020
A series of videos produced by the IFCCD on cultural protection in trade agreements.

Congress 2019

Lomé Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

CongressCultural diversityCultural policiesDigitalTrade
5 November 2019
Gathered within the framework of the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), the participants in the regional conference "Pan-African Perspectives for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions" agreed on the following declaration.

6th IFCCD Congress: Election of a new Board of Directors and new officers

CongressCultural diversity
25 October 2019
At the 6th Congress of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), IFCCD members elected a new Board of Directors for the next four years. These newly elected representatives then appointed the new IFCCD officers.

6th IFCCD Congress: A look back at the regional conference

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From Octobre 9 to 11, 2019
The 6th IFCCD Congress was held in Lomé, Togo, from 9 to 11 October 2019. It was divided into a pan-African conference and a general assembly of the International Federation of Coalitions for Cultural Diversity (IFCCD), and brought together 85 participants from 28 countries, including 16 African countries, for three…

References

Culture, platforms and machines: the impact of artificial intelligence on the diversity of cultural expressions

Artificial intelligenceUNESCO
31 January 2019
Report by Mr Kulesz for the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Study on International Cooperation with French-Speaking African Countries

DigitalUNESCO
28 January 2019
Study on international cooperation with French-speaking African countries for the implementation of the Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in the Digital Environment.

Cultural Times : The First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries

Cultural diversityDigitalTrade
8 December 2015
CISAC – International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – published in December 2015 a study carried out by EY entitled "Cultural Times – The First Global Map of Cultural and Creative Industries". This study, the first of its kind, assesses the economic and social contribution of culture and…

Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

DigitalTradeUNESCO
20 October 2005
The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions entered into force on 18 March 2007.