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Mr Mayor, dear guests, Thank you very much for the Invita8on to this exci8ng event. Within the last couple of months I have become aware of how ac8ve and dynamic a whole number of ci8es in your country are engaged in pursuing their development into a be@er future. I would like to congratulate you for the comprehensive strategy that you have elaborated for your city. I have been Invited to speak within the module “Strategy Planning and cultural aspects” of this session „Different aspects of strategic planning” I have 10 minutes and I do not want to waste them with a presenta8on of our programme I will just give you our main objec8ve and some of the main findings of the research on priority needs that we have done in all six EaP countries. I will then present you some reflec8ons that I hope will be a concrete contribu8on to your planning process. Let me start with one slide on the Eastern Partnership Culture Programme NEXT SLIDE 1

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Mr  Mayor,  dear  guests,    Thank  you  very  much  for  the  Invita8on  to  this  exci8ng  event.  Within  the  last  couple  of  months  I  have  become  aware  of  how  ac8ve  and  dynamic  a  whole  number  of  ci8es  in  your  country  are  engaged  in  pursuing  their  development  into  a  be@er  future.  I  would  like  to  congratulate  you  for  the  comprehensive  strategy  that  you  have  elaborated  for  your  city.      I  have  been  Invited  to  speak  within  the  module  “Strategy  Planning  and  cultural  aspects”  of  this  session  „Different  aspects  of  strategic  planning”    I  have  10  minutes  and  I  do  not  want  to  waste  them  with  a  presenta8on  of  our  programme  I  will  just  give  you  our  main  objec8ve  and  some  of  the  main  findings  of  the  research  on  priority  needs  that  we  have  done  in  all  six  EaP  countries.    I  will  then  present  you  some  reflec8ons  that  I  hope  will  be  a  concrete  contribu8on  to  your  planning  process.    Let  me  start  with  one  slide  on  the  Eastern  Partnership  Culture  Programme    NEXT  SLIDE        

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Seen  our  overall  objec8ve,  you  might  already  understand  the  8tle  of  my  presenta8on:    Indeed,  we  believe  that  culture  has  more  to  give  to  society  then  just  being  a  subsector  of  development.  We  believe  that  it  is  to  be  seen  in  its  full  dimension  of  a  transversal  topic  that  can,  should  and  does  impact  on  many  fields  of  society  and  its  development.    This  point  of  view  is  also  reflected  by  the  recommenda8ons  that  our  team  of  experts  have  elaborated  based  on  six  analy8cal  country  base-­‐line  reports  and  a  regional  research  report.    NEXT  SLIDE  

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Most  of  the  points  listed  above  have  also  been  men8oned  by  the  speakers  before  me,  like  the  need  for  par8cipatory  policy  making  involving  civil  society,  or  the  need  for  decentralisa8on,  a  topic  that  is  connected  to  your  proposal  to  re-­‐define  tasks  and  responsibili8es.  Etc    To  prove  and  jus8fy  our  point  of  view,  I  found  a  short  document  that  I  recommend  for  reading  to  everybody  interested  into  this  topic:    NEXT  SLIDE    

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It  is  a  document  that  UNESCO  elaborated  as  its  contribu8on  to  the  POST-­‐2015  UN  Development  Agenda    The  8tle  reflects  the  same  point  of  view  that  our  programme  is  promo8ng      NEXT  SLIDE  

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Culture  is  a  powerful  driver  for  development,  with  community-­‐wide  social,  economic  and  environmental  impacts.    Culture-­‐led  development  includes  a  range  of  non-­‐mone8zed  benefits:  greater  social  inclusiveness  and  rootedness,  resilience,  innova8on,  crea8vity  and  entrepreneurship  for  individuals  and  communi8es,  and  the  use  of  local  resources,  skills,  and  knowledge.      Respec8ng  and  suppor8ng  cultural  expressions  contribute  to  strengthening  the  social  capital  of  a  community  and  fosters  trust  in  public  ins8tu8ons.      Cultural  factors  also  influence  lifestyles,  individual  behaviour,  consump8on  pa@erns,  values  related  to  respect  for  the  environment  and  our  interac8on  with  the  natural  environment.      Cultural  sector  also  contributes  to  economy  and  to  poverty  allevia8on.      NEXT  SLIDE    

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Cultural  heritage,  cultural  and  crea8ve  industries,  sustainable  cultural  tourism,  and  cultural  infrastructure  can  serve  as  strategic  tools  for  revenue  genera8on,  where  rich  cultural  heritage  and  substan8al  labour  force  is  available.    Cultural  and  crea8ve  industries  represent  one  of  the  most  rapidly  expanding  sectors  in  the  global  economy  with  a  growth  rate  of  17.6  %  in  the  Middle  East,  13.9  %  in  Africa,  11.9  %  in  South  America,  9.7  %  in  Asia,  6.9  %  in  Oceania,  and  4.3  %  in  North  and  Central  America.    Tourism  has  become  one  of  the  world’s  fastest  growing  economic  sectors.  Gross  worldwide  tourism  receipts  grew  at  an  average  rate  of  7  %  from  1998  to  2008.  Cultural  tourism  accounts  for  40  %  of  world  tourism  revenues    NEXT  SLIDE        

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Investment  in  culture  and  crea8vity  has  proven  an  excellent  means  for  revitalize  the  economy  of  ci8es.      Today,  many  ci8es  use  cultural  heritage  and  cultural  events  and  ins8tu8ons  to  improve  their  image,  s8mulate  urban  development,  and  a@ract  visitors  as  well  as  investments.      Most  Middle-­‐Income  Countries  are  developing  vibrant  culture  sectors  and  ini8a8ves.      There  is  a  reason  that  more  and  more  city  networks  related  to  culture  are  coming  together.    NEXT  SLIDE  

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Culture  has  a  transforma8ve  power  on  the  development  of  society,  broadens  the  terms  of  the  current  development  strategy  debate  and  makes  development  much  more  relevant  to  the  needs  of  people.      Strategies  that  are  responsive  to  the  cultural  context  and  the  par8culari8es  of  the  place  and  the  community,  and  advance  a  human-­‐centred  approach  to  development  are  likely  to  yield  sustainable,  inclusive  and  equitable  outcomes.      Acknowledging  and  promo8ng  respect  for  cultural  diversity,  moreover,  facilitate  intercultural  dialogue,  prevent  conflicts,  within  and  between  na8ons,  thus  crea8ng  op8mal  condi8ons  for  achieving  development  goals.      Culture,  understood  this  way,  makes  development  more  sustainable.      NEXT  SLIDE  

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Integra8ng  Culture  into  Governance:  Integra8ng  culture  in  the  concep8on,  measurement,  and  prac8ce  of  development  with  a  view  to  advancing  inclusive,  equitable,  and  sustainable  development.      Capitalizing  on  the  Cultural  Sector’s  Contribu8on  to  Economic  Development:  Sustainable  cultural  tourism,  cultural  and  crea8ve  industries,  cultural  ins8tu8ons  and  culture-­‐based  urban  revitaliza8on  generate  employment,  s8mulate  local  development,  and  foster  entrepreneurship.    Capitalizing  on  Tradi8onal  Knowledge  to  foster  Environmental  sustainability:  Integra8ng  tradi8onal  knowledge  and  prac8ces  in  sustainable  environment  schemes  and  seeking  synergies  between  tradi8onal  environmental  prac8ces  and  high  technologies  

 Building  on  Culture  to  Promote  Social  cohesion:  Promo8ng  intercultural  dialogue  to  harness  social  cohesion  thereby,  crea8ng  an  environment  conducive  to  development.      Capitalizing  on  the  poten8al  of  the  arts  to  promote  social  cohesion  and  develop  entrepreneurship,  especially  among  youth,  and  in  post-­‐conflict  and  post-­‐disaster  situa8ons.      To  underline  the  said,  allow  me  to  add  two  illustra8ng  slides  showing  the  findings  fr  om  a  renowned  researcher  on  the  field  of  the  interconnec8on  between  cultural  par8cipa8on  and  innova8on,  Prof  Pier  Luigi  Sacco.    NEXT  SLIDE  

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How  does  all  what  I  have  presented  by  now  relate  now  to  the  Development  Strategy  of  Vinnytsia?    Allow  me  to  do  an    express  scan  through  your  strategy  2020  document,  let’s  call  it  a  “culture-­‐check”    NEXT  SLIDE    

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Does  this  sound  like  a  city  led  by  culture:  I  would  say  “yes”    “Friendly  and  smiling  people”  and  no  culture?  Impossible!    NEXT  SLIDE  

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Does  this  sound  like  a  city  led  by  culture:  I  would  s8ll  say  “yes”      Let‘s  now  have  a  look  at  the  5  strategic  priori8es  of  the  strategy    I  have  marked  yellow,  where  I  sense  a  connec8on  to  culture    NEXT  SLIDE  

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Building  a  community  requires  connec8ng  to  the  culture  of  the  community      NEXT  SLIDE    

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Remember  what  the  UNESCO  paper  says  about  economic  growth  and  the  role  of  cultural  &  crea8ve  industries?    NEXT  SLIDE  

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UNESCO  believes  that  tradi8onal  knowledge  and  skills  are  sources  for  environmental  sustainability.    This  also  due  to  the  interconnec8on  between  culture  and  values:  respect  and  care  for  the  environment  is  a  value  that  grows  on  cultural  grounds    NEXT  SLIDE    

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„Culture  is  men8oned  under  Priority  4  point  4,  to  my  knowledge  for  the  first  8me“    BUT:  how  do  you  build  a  child  friendly  city,  a  youth  city,  a  city  of  social  cohesion,  without  referring  to  culture,  without  a  coherent  strategy  on  how  to  rely  on  culture  for  the  sustainable  development  of  your  city?    The  text  under  this  Priority  4.4  reads  like  a  summary  of  a  general  culture  strategy,  men8ons  crea8ve  industries  and  so  on,  but  none  of  the  culture  related  measures  appear  under  the  other  priori8es  all  across  the  strategy  document.  This  is  really  a  pity!      NEXT  SLIDE  

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Here  we  find  “Crea8vity”  under    „Crea8ve  Urban  Space“    BUT  again:  a  holis8c  approach  to  urban  and  spa8al  development,  meaning  to  include  the  spaces  where  we  live,  recreate  and  create,  would  not  be  a  holis8c  approach  if  it  is  not  led  by  a  transversal  culture  strategy;  the  compact  city,  quality  housing,  city  driven  by  knowledge:  to  produce  results  and  lead  to  a  be@er  life  for  the  people,  all  this  objec8ves  need  to  be  guided  by  a  transversal  culture  strategy,  I  assume,  this  is  evident  for  everybody  in  the  room,  isn't  it?    Think  at  the  chain  Educa8on-­‐Crea8vity-­‐Innova8on      NEXT  SLIDE      

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The  principle  of  culture-­‐led  development  could  be  for  instance  a  new  Guiding  Principle  4  of  your  strategy.      NEXT  SLIDE  

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