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Ncac act of 2003, revised in 2007 and still in use (in the last four years)
Where
Gambia
Gambia
When
2019
2019
Who
The national centre for arts and culture (ncac)
The national centre for arts and culture (ncac)
Website of the policy/measure
Read the full report
Description of the policy/measure
As it relates to 2005 convention, * it covers all areas of arts and culture including those within the purview of the 2005 convention. * it established an endowment fund for culture * introduced a registration and licensing regime for artists and cultural activities * it introduced a local content law for airing of gambian music
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
1. passing of a copyright regulation 2018 and the establishment of the collecting society of the gambia (csg). 2. establishment of the artistic associations- music, film, theatre, fashion, visual arts, writers, book publishers, models and photographers. 3. creative business enterprise training, mentoring and funding support programme established to focus on youth development 4. introduction of 70 percent local content in radio and tv stations throughout the country
Financial resources allocated to the policy
About usd 388, 000 annual budget for ncac but not possible to disaggregate by policy
Evaluation of the policy/measure
* remit was widened to include administration of copyright * the organogram was restructured from a division to a directorate system * a special directorate was created to manage the 2005 convention domain