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Establishment of a ministry responsible for culture
Description of the policy/measure
The main feature of the measure is the department of culture which madated to promote and safeguard national cultures and is required to work with relevant culture stakeholders. the departemnt of culture coordinates all national cultural programmes with stakeholders and is the focal agency for the ministry on implementaion of cultural policies including coordination of the implementaion of unesco cultural conventions. the department of culture has establsihed networks and linkages 聽with 聽county governments, cultural organizations , civil society art groups and other relevant government agencies. the department of culture coordinates stakeholder participation in policy reforms as well as programmes and also in the monitoring of implementation of programmes. the deapartment has a data base of cultural organizations and cultural groups opertaing in the country through the national registration.聽聽聽
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Results achieved
-provision of necessary policies for cultural development-domestcation of conventions 聽and implemenation of programmes and policies聽- promotion and protection of national cultures聽- enhanced 聽networks 聽and collaborations聽- investment in the culture sector聽
Financial resources allocated to the policy
Finances for operation are provided under the regular budgetary allocations for promotion of culture聽