From the Focal Point

International Round Table on the Digital Single Market and Its Impact on Culture and Media in Croatia

IRMO's Department for Culture and Communication (focal point of the Culturelink Network) is organising an international round table under the title of Digital Single Market and Its Impact on Culture and Media in Croatia, to be held in Zagreb, Croatia on 19 - 20 April 2018, within the framework of activities of the Jean Monnet project EU Competences and National Cultural Policies: Critical Dialogues (2016-2018). By gathering researchers, cultural professionals and policy-makers, the round table will promote focused thematic discussions which will concentrate on the contextualization of the DSM Strategy for culture and the media in the EU.

The DSM Strategy represents a major implicit policy for culture that brings significant changes to the overall cultural and media sector. As cultural production is becoming increasingly digital, the round table discussions will focus on the extent of the influence that the national political governance, and particularly cultural and media policies, have on regulating the digital infrastructure and content underpinning cultural activities. Although the Strategy was adopted two years ago, so far its implications for culture and the media have not been discussed adequately in Croatia. The DSM goal is to ensure high-quality digital services throughout the EU, to create a single EU regulatory space and adequate conditions for the development of innovative digital services. The important question is whether the DSM reform will bring benefits for the entire cultural sector or primarily for the 'big players' in the field of creative economy, and whether small Member States such as Croatia will benefit from the proposed reforms. The round table will be an opportunity to articulate different positions and establish partnerships in this process which will, no doubt, have a profound impact on the future development of policies and practices of the cultural and creative sector.

For more information about the project and the conference, please visit culpol.irmo.hr or contact culpol@irmo.hr

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