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The Ministry is responsible for regulating those matters in the sphere of culture which are in the public interest. These include: involvement in the coordinated cultural development of Slovenia; protection of the cultural heritage; ensuring the plurality of the media landscape; providing suitable conditions for the creation; communication and accessibility of cultural assets; guaranteeing the special cultural rights of minorities; international cooperation in the sphere of culture; and the promotion of culture at home and abroad.

Background

The Ministry of Culture was founded in June 1991 on the basis of the Organisation and Competence of the Republic Administration Act. Under this Act, the existing Republic Secretariat for Culture continued its work as the Ministry of Culture and took over its functions and staff. The existing Republic Secretary for Culture became the Minister for Culture. After Slovenia's proclamation of independence, the Republic of Slovenia gained its first Minister for Culture on 28 June 1991, the day the Act entered into force.

In February 2012 the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport was established, merging the former Ministry of Education and Sport, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Culture. In March 2013 the Ministry of Culture was re-established.

Tasks

It is the task of the ministry to provide suitable opportunities for cultural creation and the protection of the cultural heritage. To this end, the Ministry works on the basis of the three main principles of cultural policy: quality, accessibility, and diversity. Undoubtedly the first task of the Ministry is to provide suitable opportunities for top-level creativity in cultural spheres. Equally important is the guaranteeing of the greatest possible accessibility of cultural assets, since the right to culture ranks among fundamental human rights. Closely connected to these two principles is the attention that the Ministry of Culture devotes to cultural diversity. Additionally, the Ministry protects the right to freedom of expression in the media and ensures the media pluralism.

Funding

Where funding of public institutions is concerned, there are special calls for archive institutions and libraries, for movable cultural heritage institutions (mostly museums), for unmovable cultural heritage projects (investments in infrastructure) and for audio-visual programmes. All public state cultural institutions are required to present their following year's programmes to the Ministry of Culture, which then decides on their annual subsidy according to the annual budget.

For non-governmental organisations, the Ministry announces (usually in Autumn) a call for public cultural programmes and projects. From amongst applicants in various disciplines 42 cultural programme organisers and producers were selected to sign 4-year contracts for the period 2010–2013, most of them professional support organisations or the producers running a venue or festival platforms. In addition there is a bid for the 4-year author projects and an annual bid for artistic projects in all art disciplines, which is open also to smaller organisations and individual artists. Another call covers vocational training organised by NGOs.

There are also some additional special public calls related to international co-operation. One is open to creators to bid for short-term residency in apartments owned by the Ministry in New York City, Berlin, London and since 2011 also in Vienna. Another determines the operator of the EU Cultural Contact Point Slovenia, the Mediadesk.si and the info hub of the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC). Other calls are for the organisers/curators of the Venice Biennale and Venice Biennale of Architecture.

Every year there is also a special call for cultural activities by the Italian and Hungarian ethnic minorities, the Romany community and other ethnic minority groups and immigrants in the Republic of Slovenia.

Funding related to literature and publishing has been performed by the Slovenian Book Agency, while the national cultural programme in the sphere of film is implemented by the Slovenian Film Centre.

Survey the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries in Slovenia

In 2010 the Ministry of Culture together with the Slovenian Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) funded a Survey the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries in Slovenia. The study is based on the WIPO methodology and has been available online since 2011. The survey offers a complex comparative quantitative analysis of the contribution of specific sectors based on the statistics from 2002 and 2007. It reveals that the copyright-based industries contribute 5.1 % to GDP and secure 6.8 % jobs on the national level.

External links

Gallery

Ministry of Culture, 2009

The touring exhibition The History of Europe – told by its theatres was presented by theatre institutes/museums in Warsaw, Copenhagen, Vienna, Munich, and London. In Ljubljana it was set in the entrance hall of the Ministry of Culture in 2016.

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-'''See the new article [[Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]]'''.
-A note: in February 2012 the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport was established, merging the former [[Ministry of Education and Sport]], [[Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology]] and the [[Ministry of Culture]].
 The Ministry is responsible for regulating those matters in the sphere of culture which are in the public interest. These include: involvement in the coordinated cultural development of Slovenia; protection of the cultural heritage; ensuring the plurality of the media landscape; providing suitable conditions for the creation; communication and accessibility of cultural assets; guaranteeing the special cultural rights of minorities; international cooperation in the sphere of culture; and the promotion of culture at home and abroad.
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 The [[Ministry of Culture]] was founded in June [[Established::1991]] on the basis of the Organisation and Competence of the Republic Administration Act. Under this Act, the existing Republic Secretariat for Culture continued its work as the Ministry of Culture and took over its functions and staff. The existing Republic Secretary for Culture became the Minister for Culture. After Slovenia's proclamation of independence, the Republic of Slovenia gained its first Minister for Culture on 28 June 1991, the day the Act entered into force.
-In February 2012 the [[Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]] was established, merging the former [[Ministry of Education and Sport]], [[Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology]] and the [[Ministry of Culture]].
+In February 2012 the [[Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]] was established, merging the former [[Ministry of Education and Sport]], [[Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology]] and the [[Ministry of Culture]]. In March 2013 the Ministry of Culture was re-established.
 ==Tasks==
 It is the task of the ministry to provide suitable opportunities for cultural creation and the protection of the cultural heritage. To this end, the Ministry works on the basis of the three main principles of cultural policy: quality, accessibility, and diversity. Undoubtedly the first task of the Ministry is to provide suitable opportunities for top-level creativity in cultural spheres. Equally important is the guaranteeing of the greatest possible accessibility of cultural assets, since the right to culture ranks among fundamental human rights. Closely connected to these two principles is the attention that the Ministry of Culture devotes to cultural diversity. Additionally, the Ministry protects the right to freedom of expression in the media and ensures the media pluralism.
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 For non-governmental organisations, the Ministry announces (usually in Autumn) a call for public cultural programmes and projects. From amongst applicants in various disciplines 42 cultural programme organisers and producers were selected to sign 4-year contracts for the period 2010&ndash;2013, most of them professional support organisations or the producers running a venue or festival platforms. In addition there is a bid for the 4-year author projects and an annual bid for artistic projects in all art disciplines, which is open also to smaller organisations and individual artists. Another call covers vocational training organised by NGOs.
-There are also some additional special public calls related to international co-operation. One is open to creators to bid for short-term residency in apartments owned by the Ministry in New York City, Berlin, London and since 2011 also in Paris. Another determines the operator of the EU [[Cultural Contact Point Slovenia]], the [[mediadesk.si]] and the info hub of the [[Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC)]]. Other calls are for the organisers/curators of the Venice Biennale and Venice Biennale of Architecture, or for Slovene galleries to participate in significant international artfairs.
+There are also some additional special public calls related to international co-operation. One is open to creators to bid for short-term residency in apartments owned by the Ministry in New York City, Berlin, London and since 2011 also in Vienna. Another determines the operator of the EU [[Cultural Contact Point Slovenia]], the [[mediadesk.si]] and the info hub of the [[Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture (BIFC)]]. Other calls are for the organisers/curators of the Venice Biennale and Venice Biennale of Architecture.
 Every year there is also a special call for cultural activities by the Italian and Hungarian ethnic minorities, the Romany community and other ethnic minority groups and immigrants in the Republic of Slovenia.
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 ==See also==
 * Directorates, sectors and departments
-** [[Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]]
+** [[Directorate for Arts, Ministry of Culture]]
 ***[[Section for Intermedia Arts, Ministry of Culture|Section for Intermedia Arts]]
 ***[[Section for Music, Ministry of Culture|Section for Music]]
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 ** [[Directorate for Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]]
 *** [[INDOK Cultural Heritage Centre, Ministry of Culture|INDOK Centre]]
-** [[Directorate for Media, Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport]]
+** [[Directorate for Media, Ministry of Culture]]
 ** [[Department for Slovene Language, Ministry of Culture|Department for Slovene Language]]
 ** [[Department for Cultural Diversity and Human Rights, Ministry of Culture|Department for Cultural Diversity and Human Rights]]
 * Bodies under the Ministry
 ** [[Archives of the Republic of Slovenia]]
 ** [[Culture and Media Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia]]
 * Funds
 ** [[Prešeren Foundation]]
 * National Councils
 ** [[National Council for Culture]]
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.mk.gov.si/en/ Ministry of Culture website]
+* [http://www.mk.gov.si/en/ Ministry of Culture website - under construction]
 *[http://www.uil-sipo.si/fileadmin/upload_folder/prispevki-mnenja/Studija_ASP-BDP-SI_WIPO.pdf ''Survey the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries in Slovenia''] (pdf, in Slovenian)
 **[http://wipo.int/ip-development/en/creative_industry/economic_contribution.html More information on these surveys on the WIPO website]
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Contents

Background

Tasks

Funding

Survey the Economic Contribution of the Copyright-Based Industries in Slovenia

See also

External links

Gallery

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