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“culture [is] a strategic element innational and international development

policies, as well as in international development cooperation”

(Preamble of the Convention)

Political Elements of Development Cooperation

• Culture as one Pillar of Sustainable Development

• Based on Symmetry and Reciprocity Between Equal Partners

• Integrating Diverse Economic Cultures in an Open Market Place

Political Elements of Development Cooperation

• Debt-Crisis Is a Main Obstacle for the Investment in Cultural Capacity Building

• Civil Societies Should Play an Active Role in Policy Making

• Enabling Environment for Dialogue about a Desirable Future

• Local Empowerment

Concrete Measures

• Exchange of Best Practices

• Multistakeholder Approach: Establishment and Reinforcement of National or Local Cultural Councils

• Participation of the Younger Generation: General Assembly of Youth Consultants

Concrete Measures

• Fostering Media Diversity

• Promoting Minority Journalists and Artists

• Cultural Watch Institutes

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Open Questions

• Which Forms of Equality between Nations, Cultures, Generations and Sexes Do we Want to Enforce?

• What Kind of Cultural Diversity Do we Need for Sustainable Development?

• How Important Is a Diversity of Economic Cultures?