* It was developed through intensive and inclusive stakeholder participation, updating the first National Cultural Policy developed in 1988, and was supported by a UNESCO funded international Consultant.
* It was spearheaded by the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC), under the aegis of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture, as the Government Coordinating Agency for the Management, Promotion and Development of the Arts and Culture Sector.
* It requires the development of a Strategic Plan and Business Plan to start the process of implementation.
* The mission of the Policy is to see Arts and Cultural Heritage repositioned as a veritable tool for promoting the socioeconomic devevelopment of The Gambia, and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
* Several principles of the 2005 Convention like respect for fundamental freedoms, diversity of cultural expression were embedded.
It has not yet been passed but is the at the final stage of approval which is the Cabinet approval.
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UNESCO
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Ministry of Tourism and Culture
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Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education
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Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
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Ministry of Trade
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Ministry of Information and Communication Infrastructure
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Ministry of Women, Social and Children’s Affairs
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Ministry of Youth and Sports
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Artistic associations
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Press union
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Cultural entrepreneurs
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