UNESCO’s Books, Reading and Cultural Industries Programmes
April 2002 - Many of the activities undertaken under the umbrella of the Books, Reading and Cultural Industries Programmes were initiated following studies produced by the Organization in the 1970s, such as 1970-1980:International Book Decade.
UNESCO’s involvement with the books programme started off as general in character, becoming focused in the 1990s on country-specific circumstances, culminating in the publication of the practical guide, The National Book Policy. Numerous actions were initiated and implemented under the programmes and include: the elaboration of national policies taking into account the concerns of both the public and private sectors; training; publication of guidelines; and the promotion of the value of reading by initiating activities on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day – activities, which come under the two central themes: Books for All and Towards a Reading Society.
The evaluation set out to assess “UNESCO in relation to the book” and thus was concerned with the Organization’s activities (policies, strategies and procedures relating to the production and dissemination capacities in the book and other cultural industries and to the promotion of culture, with special attention given to the sphere of children) during 1990-1997. The World Decade for Cultural Development (1988-1997) was used as a general frame of reference, together with the third Medium-Term Plan (starting in 1990).
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