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The Tracker Culture & Public Policy | Focus on Culture and Digital technologies
AT A GLANCE
Digital technologies are shaping culture and how we relate to culture. From 3D satellite imagery of World Heritage sites to virtual reality museums to digital arts, they are having an impact on the cultural sector. This month's Tracker focuses on the consequences of these technologies across all areas of cultural policy, including for the UNESCO 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, which celebrates its 15th anniversary this month. The Cultural Policy Highlights section features the latest measures at the national level, many of which strengthen cultural policy frameworks in the digital environment.
In the Cutting Edge section, we delve into the state-of-the-art applications of digital technologies in the cultural sector, uncover the challenges of this new technological landscape and debate what values should be at the heart of designing cultural public policies.
Regional and sub-regional organizations, as well as regional development banks, continue to strengthen cooperation in the cultural domain: the Regional Perspectives section covers the latest developments.
The section Culture in the 2030 Agenda examines initiatives from Voluntary National Reviews that harness digital technologies in their cultural sectors, in heritage management, the expansion of access to culture and cultural education.
