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Presentation by Caroline Wood Jordan [Creative Cape Town]Laura A. Wenz [Geography UCT]The role of culture in the post-2015 sustainable development agenda Why do SDGs need 'culture'?"The integration of culture into sustainable development strategies and policies advances a human-centred and inclusive approach to development, in addition to serving as a powerful socio-economic resource. Culture is transversal and cross-cutting concern and, as such, affects all the dimensions of development." (UNESCO Think piece, 2014)

UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural ExpressionsHangzhou Declaration Placing Culture at the Heart of Sustainable Development Policies adopted in May 2013Two Thematic Debates on culture and development in the post-2015 agenda of the UN General Assembly in New York in June 2013 and May 2014The Future We Want Includes Culture led by governmental and non-governmental organizations from some 120 countriesPromote culture as both a means and an end within sustainable developmentMeansBoost economyHelps with social developmentConnects to the environmental dimension

End"Access to and participation in culture is a fundamental right and an essential dimension of life. Culture enables individuals "to live and be what they choose"

"At the dawn of this, the twenty-first century, we know that development can only be sustainable if culture is given a central role. [] Human development can only be effective if we explicitly consider the integral value to the process of culture and cultural factors such as memory, creativity, diversity, and knowledge. " (Agenda 21 for Culture, 3rd draft)

The "Data Revolution for Sustainable Developement"The notion of sustainable development is deeply rooted in a quantitative paradigm of measuring, assessing and monitoring

Thus, if culture is to be put at the heart of the post-2015 agenda, it needs to adapt (to a certain degree) to this paradigm

Key QuestionsHow is it possible to measure the impact of culture on social, economic/financial or ecological sustainability, or sustainability of culture(s)?How to consider complexity, multidimensionality and dynamism of both culture (creativity and innovation) and sustainability when developing indicators?How to reconcile the specificity of contexts with the universality of indicators?How to construct indicators that address cultural aspects in the Post-2015 Development Agenda?What is the role of culture related experts in policy making bodies dealing with sustainable development?

Proposed IndicatorsFormulated by a multi-sectoral team of cultural and asrtistic for profit and non-profit organisations Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhereProposed Target: By 2030 ensure that all men and women, particularly the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership, and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services including microfinance.

Suggested indicators Proportion of men and women with access, within 30 minute walking distance, to basic cultural services and resources (libraries, community centers, arts centers, museums, local heritage preservation centers, etc.) as means of empowerment and of human development.Access to selected cultural community infrastructures (museums, libraries, media resource centers, exhibition venues dedicated to the performing arts) relative to the distribution of the countrys population in administrative divisions immediately below State level.Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education & promote life-long learning opportunities for all Proposed Target: By 2030 ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of cultures contribution to sustainable development.

Suggested indicators Percentage of instructional hours dedicated to arts education in relation to the total number of instructional hours in the first two years of secondary school (grades 7-8).Percentage of staff in primary and secondary education with specific training in artistic or cultural disciplines.Percentage of primary and secondary public schools which have a library. Percentage of the population having participated at least once in a going-out cultural activity in the last 12 months.Global Cultural Participation Index (and related indicators).Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Proposed Target: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services.

Suggested indicator Percentage of persons engaged in cultural employment within the total employed population.Percentage of UN Development Assistance Frameworks, National Development Plans and local development plans that integrate culture.Percentage / share of the contribution of creative and cultural activities to the Gross Domestic Product.Index of coherency and coverage of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and tertiary education systems in the field of arts and culture.Percentage of countries that have implemented / or adopted specific social protection and tax laws and measures to support self-employed artists, in accordance with the 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist.Goal 8 continuedProposed target:By 2030 devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products.

Suggested indicators Percentage of national and local governments which have integrated a specific cultural impact assessment as a prerequisite of all tourism development plans.Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Proposed target: Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for inter alia industrial diversification and value addition to commodities

Suggested indicator Number of countries which have implemented a national strategy for the development of the creative industriesGoal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Proposed target: By 2030 enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacities for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries.

Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local urban development plans which have integrated a specific cultural impact assessment.Goal 11 continued [1]Proposed target: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the worlds cultural and natural heritage

Suggested indicators Number and distribution of identified cultural and natural heritage items (sites and artifacts).Number of natural and cultural heritage assets under threat.Number of public libraries per 1,000 inhabitants.Percentage of budget devoted to the preservation of cultural and natural resources.Index of development of a multidimensional framework for heritage sustainability.Share of cities having integrated urban policies that protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage.

Goal 11 continued [2]Proposed target: By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, particularly for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

Suggested indicator Proportion of urban land allocated to public open spaces (streets, squares, gardens, parks, etc.) over the total urban land.Proportion of urban land allocated to public sheltered facilities (libraries, museums, etc.) over the total urban land.Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Proposed target: Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products.

Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local sustainable tourism development strategies that integrate a cultural chapter. Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Proposed target: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local climate change strategies that consider the role of cultural aspects in the promotion of environmental sustainability.Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Proposed target: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.

Suggested indicators Existence of a comprehensive law and legal regime that ensures the right of access to information from public bodies, based on international standards.Legal regimes which ensure compliance with international standards on freedom of expression, association and assembly.Percentage of libraries that regularly provide specific training sessions on media and information literacy competencies to support users access to and use of informationCritical Assessment of IndicatorsGoal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhereProposed Target: By 2030 ensure that all men and women, particularly the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership, and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services including microfinance.

Suggested indicators Proportion of men and women with access, within 30 minute walking distance, to basic cultural services and resources (libraries, community centers, arts centers, museums, local heritage preservation centers, etc.) as means of empowerment and of human development.Access to selected cultural community infrastructures (museums, libraries, media resource centers, exhibition venues dedicated to the performing arts) relative to the distribution of the countrys population in administrative divisions immediately below State level.Critique/Suggestion Goal 1Problem: How can we capture the quality of cultural institutions? Additional indicators: How many cultural institutions per capita? Value of cultural institutes referenced against GDP?More accurate if differentiated between rural and urban areas?

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education & promote life-long learning opportunities for all Proposed Target: By 2030 ensure all learners acquire knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of cultures contribution to sustainable development.

Suggested indicators Percentage of instructional hours dedicated to arts education in relation to the total number of instructional hours in the first two years of secondary school (grades 7-8).Percentage of staff in primary and secondary education with specific training in artistic or cultural disciplines.Percentage of primary and secondary public schools which have a library. Percentage of the population having participated at least once in a going-out cultural activity in the last 12 months.Global Cultural Participation Index (and related indicators).Critique/Suggestion Goal 4Include arts-oriented curriculum (not only instructional hours)?Tertiary institutions as well as adult learning programmes seem to be missingQuestion of access, especially correlated to gender should be consideredGlobal cultural participation index promises a new tool!

Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Proposed Target: Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services.

Suggested indicator Percentage of persons engaged in cultural employment within the total employed population.Percentage of UN Development Assistance Frameworks, National Development Plans and local development plans that integrate culture.Percentage / share of the contribution of creative and cultural activities to the Gross Domestic Product.Index of coherency and coverage of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and tertiary education systems in the field of arts and culture.Percentage of countries that have implemented / or adopted specific social protection and tax laws and measures to support self-employed artists, in accordance with the 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artist.Critique/Suggestion Goal 8South Africa talks strongly to this goal and has some case studies to offer"Index of coherency and coverage of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and tertiary education systems in the field of arts and culture." Corresponds better to goal 4Highlights "Status of the Artist" (see Mike's review of that)Link back to cultural facilities indicator (Goal 1)Additional indicator: Inclusion of cultural tourism as a focus area within national, provincial and local tourism development plans?

Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation Proposed target: Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for inter alia industrial diversification and value addition to commodities

Suggested indicator Number of countries which have implemented a national strategy for the development of the creative industriesCritique/Suggestion Goal 9Additional Indicators:Costs of communication per capita incomeCosts of digital access per capital incomeExistence of digital archives and their public accessibility Specific visas granted for cultural practitioners and researchers?

Focus on link between Design/Craft and Innovation/Manufacturing: Western Cape Design strategy, specific link to manufacturing industry and digitalization Possible Indicator: Design education on tertiary level etc.

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable Proposed target: By 2030 enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacities for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries. Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local urban development plans which have integrated a specific cultural impact assessment.Goal 11 continued [1]Proposed target: Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the worlds cultural and natural heritage

Suggested indicators Number and distribution of identified cultural and natural heritage items (sites and artifacts).Number of natural and cultural heritage assets under threat.Number of public libraries per 1,000 inhabitants.Percentage of budget devoted to the preservation of cultural and natural resources.Index of development of a multidimensional framework for heritage sustainability.Share of cities having integrated urban policies that protect and safeguard cultural and natural heritage.

Goal 11 continued [2]Proposed target: By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, particularly for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities.

Suggested indicator Proportion of urban land allocated to public open spaces (streets, squares, gardens, parks, etc.) over the total urban land.22 Proportion of urban land allocated to public sheltered facilities (libraries, museums, etc.) over the total urban land.2 Critique/Suggestion Goal 11Additional Indicators:What policies on the local level are there that address questions of public space for cultural use, public art and cultural expression?Are there management frameworks/programmes for cultural spaces? Public art? Graffiti? What's the percentage of cultural facilities and programmes that cater for differently abled people? Number of libraries that offer internet access free to public?

Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Proposed target: Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism which creates jobs, promotes local culture and products.

Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local sustainable tourism development strategies that integrate a cultural chapter.Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Proposed target: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.

Suggested indicator Percentage of national and local climate change strategies that consider the role of cultural aspects in the promotion of environmental sustainability.Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels Proposed target: Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements.

Suggested indicators Existence of a comprehensive law and legal regime that ensures the right of access to information from public bodies, based on international standards.Legal regimes which ensure compliance with international standards on freedom of expression, association and assembly.Percentage of libraries that regularly provide specific training sessions on media and information literacy competencies to support users access to and use of informationCritique/Suggestion Goals 12, 13 &16Goal 12 & 13Strong conenction between Goal 8 (decent work) and Goal 12 (sustainable production and consumption)Connection between tourism and craft (CCDI as potential case study?) Promotion of Cultural Tourism through DTI-CCDI collaborationExamples of cultural initatives towards combating climate change in SA?

Goal 16Include indicators on freedom of expression, freedom to create, artists under threat, access to information etc.Include state of national legislation on the topic"Percentage of libraries that regularly provide specific training sessions on media and information literacy competencies to support users access to and use of information." move to goal 8

Further challenges Collection and quality of dataIssue of scale and tension between universality and particularity Need to establish a 'community of practice' to monitor and further develop these indidactors Strong emphasis of "Cultural impact assessment" but little indication on how to implement it Crux: Strong emphasis on self-assessment of local governments

Thank you very much for your attention!laurawenz@gmail.comcaroline@capetownpartnership.co.za

Case study suggestions/leadsUniversity of Warwick// Emma Stenson Film & VANSA and WESGRO for creative industry data Gauteng Cultural Mapping Study Agenda 21The Commitments have nine sections, structured in the following way: Cultural rights Heritage, diversity, and creativity Culture and education Culture and environment Culture and economy Culture, equality, and social inclusion Culture, urban planning, and public space Culture, information, and knowledge Governance of culture