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Quadrennial Periodic Report
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021

Quadrennial Periodic Report - - 06/28/2021 - 12:22

Submitted by on 28 Jun 2021

General Information

Technical Information

Name of Party: 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date of Ratification: 
2008
Officially Designated Point of Contact of the Convention: 

QPR Stakeholder

Submitted by on 28 Jun 2021
Title: 
Mr.
Address: 
Edin Veladžić
Ministry of Civil Affairs
Trg BiH 3
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Phone Number: 
0038733492555
Email: 
edin.veladzic@mcp.gov.ba
Describe the multi-stakeholder consultation process established for the preparation of this report, including consultations with relevant ministries, public institutions, local governments and civil society organizations.: 

Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) consists of two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska. Bearing in mind that the constitutional competences in the field of culture are at the level of entities, cantons and Brcko District, this document has been prepared by compilation of two entity reports.

Executive summary: 

Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) consists of two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is administratively divided into 10 cantons, and the cantons are divided into the municipalities. In the territory of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 79 municipalities. Republic of Srpska is administratively divided into 62 municipalities. The town of Brcko is a separate administrative unit – the District. Bearing in mind that the constitutional competences in the field of culture are at the level of entities, cantons and Brcko District, this document has been prepared by compilation of two entity reports.

Adopted legal acts and strategies relevant to the field of cultural diversity:
Strategy for advancement of rights and status of persons with disabilities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016-2021). Responsible ministries and institutions Culture and sport are in the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture and Sports and cantonal ministries of culture and sport. Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports will enable inclusion and affirmation of persons with disabilities through culture and arts projects during the next strategic period, in line with the Ministry’s work plan.

The Government of the Federation of BiH adopted the Development Strategy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010-2020, which includes the areas of culture and sports, as well as the Action Plan for its implementation, so in the period 2017-2020 the Ministry continued to implement the Strategy.
The priorities of the Federal Ministry of Culture and Sports were to achieve the following strategic goals:
• creating conditions for the promotion of cultural and artistic creativity in the Federation of BiH and providing support for the development and promotion of culture and cultural activities
• creating conditions for the development and practice of sports as a factor of human development available to all citizens in the Federation of BiH and improving the conditions for achieving top sports results,
• creating conditions for improving the position and protection of the interests of young people in the Federation of BiH and strengthening the involvement of young people in the decision-making process,
• creating conditions for the preservation, protection and presentation of the cultural - historical and architectural heritage of the Federation of BiH and the development of cultural tourism by establishing a model of self-sustainability of cultural property,
• creating conditions for the development and improvement of film creativity, library activities, publishing activities and music, performing and fine arts in the Federation of BiH.
In July 2017, the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska adopted the Culture development strategy of the Republic of Srpska for the period from 2017 to 2022. To create a quality document as possible, a task force was created consisting of the representatives of the Ministry, cultural institutions and organisations, the representatives of the NGO sectors, experts and professionals in the field of culture. Intersectoral cooperation was established so the representatives of the ministries competent for the trade and tourism, economy and entrepreneurship, family, youth and sports, finance, rural development, higher education and scientific and research development participated in the creation of the document, as well as the representatives of the Statistics Institute, Association of Municipalities and Cities and Faculty of Political Sciences of the University of Banja Luka. As a UNESCO expert, Milena Dragičević Šešić, PhD, was the consultant during the creation of the Culture Development Strategy of the Republic of Srpska for the period from 2017 to 2022. In the period from 2017 to 2021 the following Laws was adopted in the entity the Republic of Srpska:
• the Law on the Amendment to the Law on Museum Operations (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska”, No. 18/17); harmonisation;
• the Law on Amendments to the Law on Library and Information Technology Operations (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska”, No. 62/18);
• the Law on Culture (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska”, No. 66/18);
• the Law on Salaries of the Employees in the Area of Culture of the Republic of Srpska (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska”, No. 11/19 and 105/19).
• Draft Law on Obtaining Status of Independent Artist and Independent Expert in the Area of Culture.

Contact details of the stakeholders involved in the preparation of the quadrennial periodic report (QPR). Please also include the contact details of the civil society organizations (CSOs) if they have contributed to the QPR drafting, including through the CSO form.: 
OrganizationEmail
Ministry of Civil Affairs
edin.veladzic@mcp.gov.ba
The Federal Ministry of Culture and Sport (entity level)
Predrag.Mitrovic@fmks.gov.ba
The Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska (entity level)
D.Hrvacanin@mp.vladars.net

Goal 1 - Support Sustainable Systems of Governance for Culture

Cultural and Creative Sectors

A Ministry (or agency with ministerial status) is responsible for cultural and creative sectors: 
YES
Regional, provincial or local governments or administrations have decentralised responsibilities for policies and measures promoting the cultural and creative sectors:: 
YES
Regulatory frameworks and sector specific laws, policies and/or strategies supporting the cultural and creative industries have been revised or adopted during the last 4 years: 
YES
If YES, has at least one of them been designed through interministerial cooperation (involving different government departments responsible for policy areas, such as communication, education, ICT, trade, foreign affairs, labor, finance): 
YES
Specific education and training programmes in the arts and the cultural and creative sectors are established, including: 
Digital literacy programmes for creation and experimentation
Technical and vocational education and training programmes in
Cinema/Audiovisual arts
Cultural management
Design
Digital cultural and creative sectors
Media arts
Music
Performing arts
Publishing
Visual arts
Tertiary and university education degrees in
Cinema/audiovisual arts
Cultural management
Design
Digital cultural and creative sectors
Media arts
Music
Performing arts
Publishing
Visual arts
Specific measures and programmes have been implemented over the last 4 years to: 
Support job creation in the cultural and creative sectors
Encourage the formalization and growth of micro/small and medium-sized cultural enterprises
Statistical offices or research bodies have produced data during the last 4 years: 
related to cultural and creative sectors
Share of cultural and creative sectors in Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 
0.00%
Please provide whenever possible disaggregated data by sector: 
We do not have data at the state level on the share of cultural and creative sector in GDP.
Please provide whenever possible disaggregated data by sector, age, sex and type of employment: 
Employees in the general and specialized museum holdings 322 (2017 year) Employees in the general and specialized museum holdings 203 (2019) Employees in the Libraries 2130 (2016) Employees in the Libraries 1986 (2019) Employees in the Galleries 70 (2017) Employees in the Galleries 68 (2019) Employees in the Theatres 513 (2017) Employees in the Theatres 569 (2019) Employees in the Cultural Centres 819 (2017) Employees in the Cultural Centres 824 (2019) Employees in the Cinematheques 12 (2017) Employees in the Cinematheques 12 (2019) Employees at TV centres 2218 (2017) Employees at TV centres 2232 (2019) Employees at radio stations 931 (2017) Employees at radio stations 896 (2019)
Please provide whenever possible the share allocated by cultural sectors/domains (in %): 
We do not have data at the state level total public budget for culture.
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Media Diversity

Public service media has a legal or statutory remit to promote a diversity of cultural expressions: 
YES
Policies and measures promote content diversity in programming by supporting: 
Regional and/or local broadcasters
Linguistic diversity in media programming
Community programming for marginalised groups (e.g. indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees, etc.)
Socio-cultural programming (e.g. children, youth, people with disabilities, etc.)
Domestic content regulations for audio-visual media exist (e.g. quotas for production or distribution requirements for national films, TV series or music on radio): 
YES
Regulatory authority(ies) monitoring media exist: 
YES
If YES, please provide the name and year of establishment of the regulatory authority(ies): 
The Communications Regulatory Agency (Agency) was established on March 2nd, 2001 combining the competences of the Independent Media Commission and the Telecommunications Regulatory Agency, which had previously operated separately.
If YES, these regulatory authority(ies) monitor: 
Public media
Community media
Private sector media
Online media
If YES, these regulatory authority(ies) are responsible for: 
Issuing licenses to broadcasters, content providers, platforms
Receiving and addressing public complaints such as online harassment, fake news, hate speech, etc.
Monitoring editorial independence of the media
Monitoring diversity in media ownership (diversity of ownership structures, transparency of ownership rules, limits on ownership concentration, etc.)
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Digital Environment

Policies, measures or mechanisms are in place to support the digital transformation of cultural and creative industries and institutions (e.g. funding for digitization of analogue industries): 
YES
Policies or measures have been introduced to ensure vibrant domestic digital cultural and creative industries markets with a diversity of e-players of all sizes (e.g. fair remuneration rules; control market concentration; prevention of monopolies of digital content providers/distributors or their algorithms that potentially restrict the diversity of cultural expressions, etc.):: 
YES
Policies and measures have been implemented to enhance access to and discoverability of domestically produced cultural content in the digital environment (e.g. action plans or policies for digital content pluralism, public support to cultural or artistic portals in specific languages, national or regional online distribution platforms for domestic content, etc.): 
YES
Measures and initiatives have been implemented to promote digital creativity and competencies of artists and other cultural professionals working with new technologies (e.g. spaces for experimentation, incubators, etc.): 
YES
Statistics or studies with recent data on access to digital media, including on the type of cultural content available through digital media, are available: 
NO
Percentage of the population with subscriptions to online cultural content providers (e.g. Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, etc.): 
0.00%
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Partnering with Civil Society

Professional organizations and/or trade unions representing artists and/or cultural professionals in the following sectors exist in your country (i.e. federation of musicians, publishers unions, etc.): 
Cinema/Audiovisual arts
Design
Media Arts
Music
Publishing
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Public funding schemes supporting CSOs involvement in promoting the diversity of cultural expressions exist: 
YES
Training and mentoring opportunities were organized or supported by public authorities during the last 4 years to build skills on communication, advocacy and/or fundraising of civil society organizations involved in the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions: 
NO
Dialogue mechanisms between public authorities and CSOs for cultural policy making and/or monitoring have been implemented during the last 4 years (meetings, working groups, etc.): 
NO
If YES, please provide up to 2 examples: 
-
Policies and measures promoting the diversity of cultural expressions have been elaborated in consultation with CSOs during the last 4 years: 
NO
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Goal 2 - Achieve a Balanced Flow of Cultural Goods and Services and Increase the Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals

Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals

Please indicate if the following policies and measures exist in your country: 
Policies and measures supporting the outward mobility of artists and cultural professionals (e.g. export offices, support for participation in international cultural markets for cultural professionals, etc.)
Specific visa policies or other cross border measures supporting the inward mobility of foreign artists and cultural professionals in your country (e.g. simplified visa procedures, reduced fees for visas, visas for longer durations)
Work permit regulations supporting the inward mobility of foreign artists and cultural professionals in your country (e.g. double taxation avoidance agreements, special work permits and health insurance, subsidies to cover living expenses, etc.)
Please indicate if the following operational programmes have been developed or supported/funded by public authorities during the last 4 years: 
Information resources or training services providing practical guidance to facilitate the mobility of cultural professionals (e.g. Internet platforms)
Infrastructure (e.g. arts residencies, cultural institutes, etc.) having a mandate to promote the diversity of cultural expressions and hosting a large number of foreign artists, notably from developing countries
Major cultural events (e.g. cultural seasons, festivals, cultural industries markets, etc.) having a mandate to promote the diversity of cultural expressions and hosting a large number of foreign artists, notably from developing countries
Please indicate if the following mobility funds (e.g. scholarships, travel grants, etc.) have been managed or supported by public authorities during the last 4 years: 
Public funds supporting the outward mobility of national or resident artists and other cultural professionals
Public funds supporting the inward mobility of foreign artists and other cultural professionals, notably from developing countries
Public funds specifically supporting the mobility of artists and other cultural professionals from or between developing countries, including through North-South-South and South-South cooperation
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Flow of Cultural Goods and Services

Export strategies or measures to support the distribution of cultural goods and services outside your country exist for the following cultural domains: 
Cinema/Audiovisual arts
Design
Media Arts
Music
Publishing
Visual Arts
Performing Arts
Cultural management
Your country has granted or benefited from preferential treatment* to support a balanced exchange of cultural goods and services in the last 4 years: 
-
If YES, please provide up to 2 examples: 
-
Your country has provided or benefited in the last 4 years from Aid for Trade support, a form of Official Development Assistance (ODA), that helped to build capacities to formulate trade policies, participate in negotiating and implementing agreements that provide a special status to cultural goods and services: 
-
If YES, please provide up to 2 examples: 
-
Value of direct foreign investment in creative and cultural industries (in USD): 
0USD
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Treaties and agreements

Multilateral or bilateral trade and/or investment agreements providing a special status to cultural goods and/or services have been signed during the last 4 years or are under negociation: 
NO
Multilateral or bilateral agreements including specific provisions providing a special status to cultural goods and services and digital products in the field of e-commerce have been signed during the last 4 years or are under negotiation: 
YES
Multilateral or bilateral agreements, declarations and/or strategies on relevant policy issues for the diversity of cultural expressions (e.g. education, digital, intellectual property, sustainable development, gender equality, etc.) signed or amended to take into account the objectives or principles of the Convention during the last 4 years: 
YES
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Goal 3 - Integrate Culture in Sustainable Development Frameworks

National Sustainable Development Policies & Plans

National sustainable development plans and strategies recognize the strategic role of: 
Culture (in general)
Creativity and innovation
Cultural and creative industries
Please rate from 1 to 4 the type of outcomes expected by the inclusion of culture in national sustainable development plans and strategies 1 most often expected outcome 4 least expected outcome): 
Economic (e.g. employment, trade, intellectual property, cultural and creative industries, rural and territorial development): 
3
Social (e.g. social cohesion and inclusion, inequality and poverty reduction, values and identity, vulnerable and minority groups, empowerment and human capital, education): 
3
Environmental (e.g. natural resources, reducing environmental impact of cultural industries and practices): 
3
Cultural (e.g. cultural infrastructure, participation and access to culture, innovation, artists support): 
3
Public cultural bodies and agencies responsible for culture or creative industries are involved in the design and implementation of sustainable development policies and plans (i.e. participate in coordination mechanisms such as joint planning committees): 
YES
Cultural industry-led regeneration initiatives and projects at the regional, urban and/or rural levels have been implemented in the last 4 years: 
-
Policies and measures facilitate participation in cultural life and access to diverse cultural facilities and expressions, notably addressing the needs of disadvantaged or vulnerable groups (e.g. via reduced entrance fees; audience development, arts education and audiences awareness-raising): 
YES
Latest data on cultural participation rates by socio demographic variables (sex/age groups/rural- urban/income levels/education levels): 
No data on the state level on cultural participation rates by socio demographic variables.
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

International Cooperation for Sustainable Development

Your country has contributed to or benefited from the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD) during the last 4 years: 
YES, my country has contributed to the IFCD
YES, a public body or a non-governmental organization in my country has benefited from the IFCD
Development cooperation strategies, including South-South cooperation strategies, recognize the strategic role of creativity and diverse cultural expressions: 
YES
If YES, please provide the name(s) of the strategy and year(s) of adoption: 
The foreign policy strategy of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018-2023
Development Strategy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2021-2027
The Culture development strategy of the Republic of Srpska for the period from 2017 to 2022
Your country manages multi- and/or bilateral technical assistance and capacity building cooperation programmes supporting: 
-
Value of the total national contribution to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (in USD): 
1,584.00
2021
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Goal 4 - Promote Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Gender Equality

Ministries, governmental agencies and/or parliamentary bodies in charge of gender equality: 
Exist and are relevant for artists and cultural professionals
Policies and measures to support the full participation of women in cultural life have been implemented during the last 4 years: 
YES
Policies and measures have been adopted to support the recognition and advancement of women as artists, cultural professionals and/or creative entrepreneurs, (e.g. ensure equal pay for equal work or equal access to funding, coaching or mentoring schemes, anti-discrimination measures, etc.): 
YES
Data is regularly collected and disseminated to monitor: 
Gender equality in the culture and media sectors
Percentage of total public funds given to female artists and cultural producers: 
0.00%
Percentage of women/men in decision-making /managerial positions in public and private cultural and media: 
No data on the state level on percentage of women/men in decision-making /managerial positions in public and private cultural and media
Percentage of works from female/male artists displayed / projected in important festivals of the arts and cultural industries (film, book publishing, music industry etc.): 
No data on the state level on percentage of works from female/male artists displayed / projected in important festivals of the arts and cultural industries (film, book publishing, music industry etc.)
Percentage of women receiving art national prizes/awards: 
0.00%
Percentage of women participation in cultural activities: 
0.00%
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Artistic Freedom

The constitution and/or national regulatory frameworks formally acknowledge: 
The right of artists to create without censorship or intimidation
The right of artists to disseminate and/or perform their artistic works
The right for all citizens to freely enjoy artistic works both in public and in private
The right for all citizens to take part in cultural life without restrictions
Independent bodies are established to receive complaints and/or monitor violations and restrictions to artistic freedom: 
NO
Initiatives to protect artists at risk or in exile have been developed or supported by public authorities during the last 4 years (e.g. providing safe houses, guidance and training, etc.): 
NO
Measures and initiatives intended to ensure transparent decision-making on government funding/ state grants and awards for artists exist (e.g. through independent committees, etc.): 
YES
Social protection measures that take the professional status of artists into account have been adopted or revised in the last 4 years (e.g. health insurance, retirement schemes, unemployment benefits, etc.): 
YES
Economic measures that take the status of artists into account have been adopted or revised in the last 4 years (e.g. collective agreements, income tax and other regulatory frameworks, etc.): 
YES
Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Measures and Initiatives reported by Civil Society Organizations

Describe how the CSO form has been used to promote collaboration with CSOs in the preparation of this report, including the distribution of the form and the modalities of collection and analysis of the information received. Please indicate the percentage of measures and initiatives received that have been considered as relevant by the Party and included in the QPR.: 
-
GOAL 1 - Support sustainable systems of governance for culture: 
-
GOAL 2 - Achieve a balanced flow of cultural goods and services and increase the mobility of artists and cultural professionals: 
-
GOAL 3 - Integrate culture in sustainable development frameworks: 
-
GOAL 4 - Promote human rights and fundamental freedoms: 
-
On the basis of the analysis of the responses provided through the CSO form, present up to ten main priorities of CSOs to implement the Convention over the next four years.: 
-

Emerging Transversal Issues

Relevant Policies and Measures: 
-

Challenges and Achievements

Describe the main results achieved to implement the Convention (at least one major achievement in one of the four goals): 
Access to cultural institutions has been improved through the use of digital tools to some extent.
Describe the main challenges encountered to implement the Convention and the main solutions found or envisaged to overcome them: 
The Ministries of culture consider the impact of COVID-19 pandemic as the greatest challenge in the previous period which has almost disabled the realization of many programmes and projects in the area of culture. The Ministries have undertaken steps to facilitate the realization of the programme and projects which it supported through the extension of the deadline of justification of the earmarked spending of funds in order for the users of our support could not face with the inability of the execution of the programme in the given time and in accordance with the laws and bylaws with the obligation of recovery of funds.
Describe the steps planned in the next four years to further implement the Convention and the priority areas identified for future policy action based on the conclusions of the current reporting process: 
Ministries of Culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina will try to implement more clearly the Convention through special programmes of support for cultural diversity within the framework of its regular activities to be able to face with the key strategic challenges that were defined in the form of five general goals: 1. Establishment of transparent cultural politics system 2. High degree of artistic production and professionalisation 3. Cultural literacy (media literacy, theatre literacy, film literacy…) in the community – active audience 4. Internationalisation and the presence at the international scene 5. Decentralisation.

Annexes

Please upload relevant documents (law, policy, agreement, regulation, strategy, etc.), studies and statistics in PDF format related to the implementation of the 4 goals and the 11 areas of monitoring of the Convention in your country. The documents should have been produced during the reporting period covered by this periodic report. Please provide the title and a description of the main content of the document in English or French.: 
AttachmentSize
PDF icon culture_and_art-_bosnia_and_herzegovina_2019.pdf6.33 MB
PDF icon reports_convention_2005_2021_-_bh_entity_level.pdf431.33 KB

Submission

Designated official signing the report: 
Title: 
Ms.
First name: 
Ankica
Family name: 
Gudeljević
Organization: 
Ministry of Civil Affairs
Position: 
Minister
Date of submission: 
2021
Electronic Signature: 
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