Launch of Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” in Jakarta
The Indonesian language edition of UNESCO’s 2018 Global Report “Re|Shaping Cultural Policies” summary will be launched at Fairmont Hotel on 8 May in conjunction with UNESCO’s World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2017/2018 and the 2017 Indonesian Press Freedom Index from 8:30am to 15:00pm.
The Report assesses the impact of the most recent policies and measures taken around the world to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
Specifically, it tracks progress on the following four main goals related to the Convention: supporting sustainable systems of governance for culture; achieving a balanced flow of cultural goods and services and increasing the mobility of artists and cultural professionals; integrating culture in sustainable development frameworks; promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms. The Report puts forward a set of policy recommendations and produces new evidence to inform cultural policymaking and advance creativity for development.
The event is organized in cooperation with the government of Indonesia and the Indonesian Press Council.
The public presentation will be opened by Dr. Shahbaz Khan, Director and Representative of UNESCO Office in Jakarta, Mr. Yosep Adi Prasetyo, Chairperson of the Indonesian Press Council, Johanna Brismar Skoog, Ambassador for Sweden in Jakarta, the Director General for Culture at the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Director General for Public Information and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
The Global Report was published with the financial support of the Swedish Government, within the framework of the project “Enhancing fundamental freedoms through the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions”.