On April 15-16 at the Bolshoi Theatre the 10th Conference of Culture Ministers of the Council of Europe will be held. The conference will be attended by more than 230 delegates, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Of the 50 member countries of the Council of Europe 22 will be represented at the level of ministers or secretaries of state.
According to Vadim Duda, director of the Department for the Information Policy and International Relations of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, three main topics will be addressed at the conference: “The first topic is about what governments can do, what their role is, what they can do to strengthen culture as a common ground for developing a common national identity,” Duda said. “The second topic is very familiar to us, to our ministry – it is innovative technologies, about what impact new technologies and multimedia have on the access to culture.” The third topic is dedicated to the role of the Council of Europe.
“Now, not only in Russia but also in Europe, a new attitude to culture is developing, that it is indeed a very important part of the social life, a very important part of a single social policy, which allows a large number of communities, separated by religion, economics or anything else to live together, have some common roots, a common platform, which makes a nation,” Duda believes.
The conference will be opened by the Russian Minister of Culture, Vladimir Medinskiy, with his report "Intercultural dialogue in Russia: a unique experience and perspective on the transition to the information society." At the plenary session there will be a report in the session on "Innovation policy, innovative technology” by Olga Sviblova.
Russkiy Mir Foundation Information Service
