Registration and constitution of the Follow-Up Committee.
08h30 – 12h00
Follow-Up Committee of the Colloquium "Culture and Creativity, vectors for development".
10h15 – 10h45
Coffee break
11h00 – 12h15
Registration Seminar attendants.
12h15 – 13h00
Inauguration of the Seminar on Culture and Development. Speeches by the Authorities and co-organising Institutions.
Welcome Address by the Chancellor of the Girona University, Ms. Ana María Geli de Ciurana.
Address by the Secretary for the European Union of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Mr. Albert Moreno Humet.
Speech by the Ministry of Culture of Paraguay, H.E. Mr. Ticio Escobar.
Speech by the Minister of Culture of Morocco, H.E. Mr. Bensalem Himmich.
Speech by the Director General of Development and Relations with ACP countries, Mr. Stefano Manservisi.
Speech by the Director of the Spanish Agency for International
Cooperation (AECID), Ms. Elena Madrazo Hegewisch.
13h00 – 14h00
Cocktail-Lunch
14h00 – 16h00
Panel on “The role of Culture in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)”.
Moderator: Mr. Juan López-Dóriga. Director General of Planning and Evaluation of Development Policies. Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
Analysis and assessment of Development policies that have incorporated the cultural dimension in their strategies.
Speaker: Ms. Annabell Lebethe. National Arts Council of South Africa - Director.
The role of Culture in development cooperation for the achievement of the MDGs.
Speaker: Mr. Stefano Manservisi. Director General of DG Development and Relations with ACP States. European Commission.
Culture and Development sector in UNESCO.
Speaker: Mr. Hans d’Orville. Deputy Director General a.i. UNESCO.
Culture and Human Development.
Speaker: Mr. Olav Kjorven. Assistant Administrator and Director Bureau for Development Policy. UNDP.
Mainstreaming Culture in development policies.
Speaker: Mr. Alfons Martinell. Director of UNESCO Chair for Cultural Policies and Development.
Presentation of Best Practices
- “The role of Cultural Rights in the Sexual and Reproductive Health”.
Speakers: Ms. Fatimata Kané (Mali) and Ms. Alexia Escobar (Bolivia)
16h00 – 16h30
Coffee break
16h30 – 18h30
Panel on “Economy and Culture”.
Moderator: Mr. Francisco Ayi J. D’ Almeida. Director of «Association Culture et Développement »
Opening speech by H.E. Mr. Filippe Savadogo.
Minister of Culture of Burkina Faso.
Policies promoting Cultural Industries/Enterprises in developing countries.
Speaker: Mr. José da Silva. Musical Producer (Cape Verde).
Policies for the exchange of cultural goods and services. The EU protocols for Cultural Cooperation in international exchange agreements.
Speaker: Mr. Wayne Sinclair. Culture Operator (Jamaica).
Public policy support mechanisms: Cameroun debt-cancellation and development agreement.
Speaker: Mr. Georges Serre. Deputy Director General of Globalization, Development and Partnerships. Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of France.
Cultural heritage as a vector for development.
Speakers: Mr. Alain Godonou. Director of the School of African Heritage
Presentation of Best Practices
- Ibermedia Programme, presented by Ms. Elena Vilardell, Executive Director.
19h00 – 20h15
Guided tour to the historic city centre offered by the City Council.
18h30 – 20h15
Discussion of the Conclusions by the Drafting Committee.
5th May 2010
09h30 – 11h15
Panel on “Cultural Governance and Cultural Diversity”.
Moderator: Mr. Xavier Troussard. Head of Unit for Cultural Policy and Intercultural Dialogue DG EAC. European Commission.
Institutional building policies for Culture in development cooperation.
Speaker: Ms. Paula Marcela Moreno. Minister of Culture of Colombia.
The integration of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in public policies and legislation.
Speaker: Ms. Galia-Saouma-Forero. Director of the Division of Cultural Expressions and Creative Industries.
Citizens’ involvement, social cohesion and appropriation of public space. The role of Cultural Centres.
Speaker: Mr. Jesús Oyamburu. Director of the Cultural Centre of Spain in Mexico.
Cultural Governance at the local level.
Speaker: Ms. Asma Chaabi. Former Major of Essaouira (Morocco) and member of United Cities and Local Governments (CGLU)
Presentation of Best Practices.
- Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity, by Ms. Danielle Cliche, Secretary of the 2005 Convention. UNESCO.
- The involvement of Civil Society on Cultural Governance, by Mr. Etienne Minoungou, President ITI Centre. Burkina Faso.
11h00 – 11h30
Coffee break.
11h30 – 13h30
Panel on “Synergies of current programmes: the Culture-Development thematic window of the Spain-UN Fund for the Millennium Development Goals and other examples of bilateral and multilateral cooperation”.
Moderator: Ms. Francesca Mosca. Director-Quality of Operations. Europeaid. European Commission.
Opening speech by H.E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas.
Secretary General ACP countries.
Presentation of the Culture and Development thematic Window of the UN Fund for the achievement of the MDGs.
Speaker: Mr. José Antonio González Mancebo. UN-MDG Fund – Director for Spain.
Programmes of the European Commission with an impact on Culture and Development. Culture Auction Floor and Intra-ACP support to cultural industries.
Speakers: Mr. Christoph Pelzer (Europeaid) and Mr. Giorgio Ficcarelli (DGDEV). European Commission.
Initiatives for the collaboration of cultural operators of the EU and Africa. Discussion animated by Mr. Martin Hope (British Council), Mr. Frédéric Bouilleux (“Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie”) and Mr. Mike Van Graan (Arterial Netork).
Haiti: cultural dimension and donor coordination.
Discussion animated by the Mrs. Lorraine Mangones (Fokal Foundation), Mr. Christoph Pelzer (Europeaid) and Mr. Alain Godonou (UNESCO).
13h30 – 15h45
Cocktail-Lunch.
16h30 – 17h45
Presentation of the Conclusions:
Presentation of the conclusions of the Follow-up Committee of the Colloquium “Culture and Creativity, vectors for development”.
Presentation of the conclusions of the International Seminar on Culture and Development.
