Informations générales
Informations techniques
The working group included representatives of the Ministry of Culture, university professors, cultural personnel from municipalities, and representatives of the civil society in the field of culture. As we were working on drafting this report, we discovered the massive number of CSOs working in the field of culture and the vast geographical distribution of their cultural activity all over Egypt. To take note of this activity and the circumstances of its production, we found ourselves before two choices: either to send questionnaires to these organizations to collect data, or to meet with representatives of the CSOs We scheduled a meeting with representatives of ten of the most active of these organizations in Egypt, and the meeting was fruitful on several levels.
Egypt is known for its ancient and varied cultural heritage. It is also known for its diverse cultural reality and its leading role in producing cultural goods and disseminating them in its Arab sphere since the middle of the 19th century and to date. The latest constitution, issued in 2014, recognizes the necessity of protecting and promoting cultural diversity, as well as the need to protect freedom of creativity. This indicate the 2005 Convention’s success and its positive impact on the contemporary international scene.
The Ministry of Culture’s role as an important and central actor in the cultural scene, as it undertakes multiple tasks distributed among production in the fields of publishing, cinema, theater and music. The Ministry also provides accessibility through its multiple sites and institutions all over the country, in addition to providing material and logistical support for initiatives from the private sector and civil society. The report provides statistics on the budget of the Ministry of Culture and its distribution among the various sectors.
The report emphasized the Egyptian government’s adoption of Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS): Egypt Vision 2030, in which culture plays a key role, outlining many policies and to encourage the production of traditional goods and support training workshops that allow the continuation of their production, as well as preparing new generations of qualified youth and facilitating their social integration.
With regard to the media, there are state-owned newspapers and private newspapers, as well as public and private television channels. The National Media Authority regulates their practices, issues permits and receives complaints. The Ministry of Culture is currently collaborating with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to launch a large website that preserves and makes available the heritage in the fields of cinema, theater, music, books and virtual visits to museums. The circumstances of the COVID pandemic have contributed to the crystallization of creative initiatives in this field; a detailed review can be found in the annex.
The report summarizes the most important articles of the law recently issued in 2019, which was issued to regulate the process of establishing and operating CSOs. This law was issued after consultations with representatives of CSCs.
The report shows the Ministry of Culture’s interest in financing the mobility of artists inside the country. The Ministry also allocates a budget to help creative people to represent Egypt abroad and facilitate their obtaining of visas, as well as hosting foreign creators in Egypt. There are many bilateral agreements in this field and the report offers statistics on the mobility of artists over the four years covered by the report.
According to Egypt’s Vision 2030, the government adopted a strategy for cultural work that includes the following objectives: promoting positive values in society and countering extremism, achieving cultural justice, achieving cultural leadership, nurturing talents, developing cultural institutions, and preserving cultural heritage.
The report also outlines some forms of international exchange in the field of culture, such as the initiative of the presidency designating each year a specific country during with whom reciprocal cultural activities take place. This has been carried out with China, France and Russia.
The active role of women in cultural is evident. We included some statistics in the report as indicators, such as statistics on creators representing Egypt abroad, where we notice that the majority are women.
The constitution and the law guarantee freedom of expression and creativity. There is no censorship in the field of publishing, and the task of censorship in cinema and television is to give permits.
A large number of artists are affiliated to the Ministry as government employees, and thus have health insurance guaranteed by the state. The rest of the artists are affiliated to professional syndicates which are responsible for providing them with health insurance.
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Secteur public
| National center of Translation
| nct@nct.gov.eg
| http://nct.gov.eg/
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Secteur public
| Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO
| egypt.nactom@gmail.com
| http://www.egnatcom.org.eg
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Objectif 1 - Soutenir des systèmes de gouvernance durable de la culture
Secteurs culturels et créatifs
Egypt Vision 2030
Cultural Institution Development Program
Data
1325870992 EGP
(1US$ = Average 15.5 EGP)
Promoting positive values in society program
Data
710724000 EGP
(1US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Cultural Justice Program
Data
366977256.2 EGP
(1 US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Developing the skills of talented and creative people program
Data
411446210 EGP
(1 US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Reinforcement of regional and International relationships Program
Data
411361341 EGP
(1 US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Supporting Creative and Cultural Industries Program
Data
169611357.8 EGP
(1 US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Protecting and promoting cultural heritage
Data
145475842.8 EGP
(1 US$ = 15.5 EGP)
Diversité des médias
The National Media Authority – Maspero
Environnement numérique
The “Culture is between Your Hands” Initiative
Partenariat avec la société civile
Egypt Vision 2030
Coordination among the different ministries
Coordination with CSOs and the private sector
The Law Governing the Pursuit of Civil Work (Law No. 149 of 2019)
Coordination among CSOs, the Ministry of Social Solidarity and the different ministries.
Coordination between CSOs and the private sector.
Objectif 2 - Parvenir à un échange équilibré de biens et services culturels et accroïtre la mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture
Mobilité des artistes et des professionnels de la culture
Cultural Justice and Leadership program
The Financial resources allocated to the Cultural Justice Program for 2020 amount to a total of 366977256.2 EGP, which is the equivalent of 22,936,078.5125 USD.
The Financial resources allocated to the Cultural Leadership Program for 2020 amount to a total of 411361341 EGP, which is the equivalent of 257100838.25 USD.
The budget for the Foreign Cultural Relations Sector responsible for implementing most of the aforementioned policies is around 31 million EGP, which is the equivalent of around 2 million USD for the fiscal year 2019-2020.
Egypt Vision 2030 went into effect in 2018 and all the elements of its general policy, its objectives, and its aspired outcomes are evaluated every three months as of the fiscal year 2018-2019. A full report is set to be issued in 2020.
The first stage began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2022, while the second stage is set to begin in 2026 and the third in 2030 (with each stage spanning 4 years).
The key recommendations were:
Developing the indicators necessary to assess the impact of the mission on society and the beneficiaries both quantitatively and qualitatively, and not just quantitatively.
Échange des biens et services culturels
The Cultural Industry Support Program
The financial resources allocated to the Cultural Industry Support Program for 2020 amount to 186061371.1 EGP, which is equivalent to 11,628,835.69375 USD.
Egypt Vision 2030 went into effect in 2018 and all the elements of its general policy, its objectives, and its aspired outcomes are evaluated every three months as of the fiscal year 2018-2019. A full report is set to be issued in 2020.
The first stage began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2022, while the second stage is set to begin in 2026 and the third in 2030 (with each stage spanning 4 years).
The key recommendations were:
Developing the indicators necessary to assess the impact of the mission on society and the beneficiaries both quantitatively and qualitatively, and not just quantitatively.
Traités et accords
Objectif 3 - Inclure la culture dans les cadres de développement durable
Politiques et plans nationaux de développement durable
Egypt Vision 2030
Egypt Vision 2030 went into effect in 2018. The first stage began in 2018 and is set to conclude in 2022, while the second stage is set to begin in 2026 and the third in 2030 (with each stage spanning 4 years).
The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development is tasked with the continuous assessment of the implementation of the strategy. The assessment takes place every 3 months and primarily evaluates the technical execution and the number and nature of the beneficiaries and measures mission performance quantitatively. One of the most crucial recommendations was to use both quantitative and qualitative methods of mission performance assessment
Coopération internationale pour le développement durable
Cooperation with African countries
- Periodic evaluations should be conducted and the attendees' feedback should be taken.
- The events should proceed after mathematically analyzing the surveys and taking the opinions of the audience and the participants into account.
Works Cited
CAPMAS. (2019). Egypt in figuers. Retrieved from Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics CAPMAS: http://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/Publications.aspx?page_id=5104&YearID=23430 &Year=23170
CAPMAS. (2019). Statistical Yearbook - Culture and Media 2019 . Retrieved from Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics: http://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/Publications.aspx?page_id=5104&YearID=23430 &Year=23170
CAPMAS. (2019). The indicator of newspapers. Retrieved from Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics: http://www.capmas.gov.eg/Pages/IndicatorsPage.aspx?page_id=6147&ind_id=1070
Objectif 4 - Promouvoir les droits de l’homme et les libertés fondamentales
Égalité des genres
Policy for enhancing the creative role of women
376 million EGP
Cultural Justice Program Budget
Liberté artistique
Social Protection System
Measures and Initiatives reported by Civil Society Organizations
Questions tranversales émergentes
Challenges and Achievements
Annexes
Soumission
