Culture for Development Directory

Cultural portals : gateways to a global commons

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: Culture.mondo
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information networks, information services, cultural development, cultural exchanges, internet
This publication supports the Culture.mondo objective of sharing knowledge across the spectrum of cultural portals. It also sets out to describe the development and work of Culture.mondo and to situate the network and the cultural portals that fuel it within a wider digital conversation.

Sustainable management of cultural heritage places

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: ICCROM : with UNESCO [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural heritage, regional co-operation, cultural property preservation, africa
AFRICA 2009 is a joint effort of Africa cultural heritage organizations, ICCROM, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and CRATerre-EAG. The 7th regional seminar was organized to discuss the sustainable management of cultural heritage places. The proceedings are presented.

Advice on local implementation of the Agenda 21 for culture

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United cities and local governments (UCLG) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: culture, development, cultural policy, treaties
Cities are using the Agenda 21 for culture to: advocate for the importance of culture in local development to national governments & international organizations, & reinforce local cultural policies. This publication presents some recommendations for local implementation of the Agenda 21 for culture.

Cultural indicators and Agenda 21 for culture

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: United cities and local governments (UCLG) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural policy, local government, municipal government, development indicators
The framework suggested here may help cities and local governments to clarify the conceptual bases of cultural policies, and become a first step from which to progress towards local cultural indicators. It could also be used to 'self-evaluate' local cultural policies.

Charter for African cultural renaissance

| 2006
  • Author(s):
  • Publisher: African union (AU)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: cultural policy, cultural co-operation, treaties, africa
This charter represents a basic document for African cultural policies and co-operation that was adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union Meeting in 2006. It is based on the 1976 Cultural Charter for Africa.
 

About this portal

The portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on culture for development. It is also an unique entry point for all other internet resources, including newsletters, discussion groups, websites, bibliographic databases, and directories of organizations and projects. Our ambition is to provide (almost) full coverage on the aforementioned themes.