WORLD CONFERENCE on CULTURE @ STOCKHOLM
31 march - 2 april 1998

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Acknowledgements 11

The conference 13

Conference Programme 63

Conference Papers 67

Statements
Final Declaration 68
Towards a Cultural "Agenda 21" 70
Message to the UNESCO Conference 73
And then? 75

Australia/Sweden - Conflict, Technology 84
Ture Sjölander
The future of our world hanging in the balance
The Impact of New Technologies on the Development of Culture

Bulgaria - Economy 90
Alexander Shurbanov
Security for the artist: At what Price?

Canada - Economy 97
Rex Deverell
Artists + Choice + Values + Survival

China - Economy 99
Zhang Jian Zhong
Contemporary Chinese Art in the World Cultural Scene

Cuba - Economy, conflict 109
Francisco Lopez-Sacha
Used Paper Writers

Cyprus - Conflict 114
Niki Marangou
A layer of sand

Cyprus - Conflict 118
Neshe Yashin
The Choice for Both

FR Jugoslavia - Conflict 124
Borca Pavicévic
Somewhere between Utopia, Compromise, and Post-modern

Georgia 128
Manana Dumbatze
M a n i f e s t o

Greenland - Economy 131
Karl-Elias Olsen
Planning of Greenland Artists' Organization

Iceland - Economy 133
Sigurdur A. Magnússon
A Persistent Dilemma

Israel - Conflict 139
Eran Baniel
"Go hence, to have more talks of these sad things"

Israel - Conflict 144
Sami Michael
The wish of the three profets

Lithuania - Economy 147
Vytautas Martinkus
Paradoxes of Lithuanian Arts and Culture

Mexico - Conflict 152
Homero Aridjis
Survival of Indigenous Cultures in Mexico

Pakistan - Conflict 166
Sarwat Mohiuddin
The Role of Culture in Areas of Conflict

Palestine - Conflict 171
Izzat Ghazzawi
The role of Culture in Areas of Conflict

Poland - General 176
Jerzy Woziwodzki
The status of the artists

Portugal - Technology, economy 179
Dr. Luíz Francisco Rebello
The impact of new technologies in the cultural field and the protection of authors' rights

Romania - Economy 182
Mihail-Cristian Lotreanu
The Romanian Art Labour Market and the European Union Security

Russia - Economy 184
Tamara Karsian
The Artists' Economic Status in Russia As per example of performers

Russia - Conflict 189
Olessia Turkina
Russia in Search of New Identity Art Identifies Conflict

The Same Area - Conflict 194
Jon Eldar Einejord
The situation of the Samis

Sweden - Technology 196
Peter Curman
The Digital Revolution or How to Give New Life to Gutenberg!

Sweden - General 202
Bernt Lindberg
What is culture today? What can it be tomorrow?

Turkey - Conflict 206
Sezer Duru
Not Wars But Cultures Should Spark One Another

Turkey - Conflict 210
Muhsin Kisilkaya
A common cultural heritage prevents civil war

Conference Participants 217

Appendixes 261

Appendix 1
The Islamabad Declaration 262
The Islamabad Declaration

Appendix 2
KLYS' comments to "Our Creative Diversity" 266
Official comment of The Swedish Joint Committee for Artistic and Literary Professionals (KLYS) on the UNESCO report "Our Creative Diversity"

Appendix 3
ECA's comments to the UNESCO agenda 274
ECA's comments to items on the agenda of the UNESCO conference in Stockholm on Cultural Policies for Development

Appendix 4
The Power of Culture 281
Action Plan for Cultural Policies for Development