Policy Documents

Participatory Governance of Cultural Heritage. (April 2018). This report seeks to move the concept of the participatory governance of cultural heritage from simply an abstract notion to concrete action . It is the result of a collective effort by experts requested by the EU Council to identify ‘innovative approaches to the multilevel governance of …

The role of public policies in developing entrepreneurial and innovation potential of the cultural and creative sectors (January 2018). This report presents the results of debates and discussions among the EU Member States’ experts appointed to the OMC group (Open Method of Coordination expert groups) on the topic of the role public policies play in developing the entrepreneurial and innovation potential of the cultural and creative sectors.

Innovation in Cultural Heritage. Research for an integrated European Research Policy. (January 2018). This review focuses on the importance of research, in particular the social and human sciences, in understanding the potential of cultural heritage as a means of social cohesion, economic growth and sustainable development.

Future creative cities – Why culture is a smart local investment – report from Culture for Cities and Regions. (December 2017). The Culture for Cities and Regions new report reflects on innovative local cultural policies and sets out a vision for the future of cultural and creative place-making at local and regional levels. It stems from three year of peer learning activities involving above 150 cities and regions…

Mapping of Cultural Heritage actions in European Union policies, programmes and activities. (August 2017). The document provides a mapping of Cultural Heritage actions in European Union policies, programmes and activitiesand it aims to contribute to the development of a strategic approach to the conservation and enhancement of European Heritage…

Promoting access to culture via digital means: policies and strategies for audience development. (June 2017). This document is the final report of the working group of EU Member States’ experts on promoting access to culture via digital means under the open method of coordination. It addresses the fact that institutions and arts organizations set up to carry out…

European Year of Cultural Heritage (2018). Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council. (May 2017). The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union designed the year 2018 as the ‘European Year of Cultural Heritage’ (‘European Year’), a year of events, activities and celebrations all around Europe.The purpose shall be to get people interested and involved in cultural heritage, to promote innovative models of participatory governance and management of cultural heritage, promote the debate, the research and the exchange of good practices.

How culture and the arts can promote intercultural dialogue in the context of the migratory and refugee crisis. (March 2017). This is the report with case studies of the working group of EU Member States’ experts on intercultural dialogue in the context of the migratory and refugee crisis under the open method of coordination.

Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century. (February 2017). The European Cultural Heritage Strategy for the 21st century promotes good governance based on interdisciplinary and participatory management; it involves all heritage stakeholders (policymakers, professionals, (international) non-governmental organisations, citizens) and offers them a strategy based on three components: Social; Territorial and Economic Development; Knowledge and Education.