The Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, Noura bint Muhammad Al-Kaabi, held a remote meeting with the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Croatia, Nina Korsenic, to discuss strengthening cultural relations and developing aspects of bilateral cooperation.
Al-Kaabi expressed the solidarity of the UAE with Croatia after the earthquake that struck the country, and damaged museums and some cultural places and art galleries, which need rehabilitation and restoration.
Noura Al Kaabi presented the UAE’s experience in the face of “Covid-19”, and the measures taken by the cultural and creative sector to keep society in touch with the artistic and creative movement, as museums, art galleries and dialogue sessions were transferred to the digital space, and libraries also provided millions of e-books to the public for free . She pointed out that the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development conducted a national questionnaire to determine the extent to which the creative sector was affected by the current crisis, and how to support companies and creators to overcome these challenges.
“We are working to measure the size of the market of cultural and creative industries, and to identify gaps in policies and legislation in this sector with a view to strengthening the creative economy system, as the UAE government approved last year the long-term golden visa for talent in the cultural and creative sector, which opens the door In front of attracting and retaining more talents to enrich this sector. ”
Al-Kaabi discussed with the Croatian Minister the Digital Manual for Intellectual Property Protection, which was presented by Croatia at UNESCO meetings, with the aim of raising policies to protect the rights of artists, as the two sides agreed to work together for a better and sustainable digital future for our artists and creators in the cultural and creative industries.
Meanwhile, Nina Korsenic presented the measures taken by Croatia to alleviate the repercussions of the impact of the health crisis on the cultural sector.
The two ministers discussed the digital guide to intellectual property protection.
Identify legislation gaps to foster a creative economy.