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FOMECC Peru: The First Cultural Enterprises Fair of Huamanga, Closure of the First Phase of the Project

FOMECC Peru: The First Cultural Enterprises Fair of Huamanga, Closure of the First Phase of the Project

On 15 January, cultural and creative companies incubated in the FOMECC Peru project participated in the first fair of cultural enterprises of Huamanga. 15 entrepreneurs presented their products and services,...

ENCATC: New Journal of Cultural Management and Policies

ENCATC: New Journal of Cultural Management and Policies

The European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC) has recently launched a new journal in the field of cultural management and policies. Addressed to scholars, teachers, policy makers and...

Public Investment in Culture and Communications: Papers

Public Investment in Culture and Communications: Papers

In November the European Parliament hosted a seminar on public investment in the culture and communication industry, which analysed the true importance of the cultural and creative sector in the...

FOMECC Colombia-Urabá Launch

FOMECC Colombia-Urabá Launch

The project "Pomotion of the commercial network of the cultural sector in the Antioquia region, Uraba sub-regio, Colombia" is currently in its launch phase. The initiative emerges in the framework...

FOMECC Senegal: Activities in Kaolack, Louga and Saint Louis

FOMECC Senegal: Activities in Kaolack, Louga and Saint Louis

In December FOMECC Senegal developed a range of awareness-raising and training activities beyond its office in Dakar. On 8-9 December, communication sessions and training workshops were held in Kaolack, thanks...

Participation in the Caribbean Cultural Market. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

Participation in the Caribbean Cultural Market. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

From 2 to 3 December in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, a new Edition of the Caribbean Cultural Market took place. This time, the Ibero-American Laboratory for Research and Innovation in...

Participation in the Conference on the African Creative Economy (Nairobi, Kenia)

Participation in the Conference on the African Creative Economy (Nairobi, Kenia)

From 4 to 6 December, the ARTerial network organised the Conference on the African Creative Economy, with the participation of over a hundred cultural professionals. Among the participants was also...

CREARE: Courses on Cultural Economy

CREARE: Courses on Cultural Economy

The CREARE Foundation, specialised in research and education on cultural economy, has expanded its training offer for 2012. Summer courses planned for this year include: "The Economics of Cultural Heritage...

Creative Industries: debate in twitter

Creative Industries: debate in twitter

In November, Bernd Fesel, adviser, cultural events organizer and deputy manager of the European Centre for Creative Economy of the European Capital of Culture Ruhr 2010, has initiated a project...

Seminar on Culture and Employment in West Africa

Seminar on Culture and Employment in West Africa

From 21 to 23 November, in Dakar, took place the seminar about the situation of cultural professionals in West Africa. The event was organised by the Spanish Cooperation in Senegal,...