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Asia Europe Foundation

Slovenia 15-16 May 2008 Presentation

by Katelijn Verstraete

Asia Europe Foundation

• Set up in 1997 • Under framework of ASEM –Asia Europe Meeting- process• Funded by Min of Foreign Affairs of ASEM countries (EU +

ASEAN + India,Mongolia,Pakistan,China,Japan & Korea)• Mission: Connecting civil societies in Asia and Europe

– Promoting mutual understanding– Deeper cooperation – Continuing collaboration Via intellectual, cultural and people-to-people exchanges

Fields of action

– Art development, artistic practises and cultural policy – Education and academic cooperation – Health, environment and sustainable development– Human rights and governance– Intercultural dialogue– International relations– Media and Society– YouthVia Conferences, lectures, workshops, seminars and web-

based platforms

Cultural Exchange• Young Artists Exchange

– > music,dance,photography,film,comics,new media– > process based exchange for +/- 20-24 artists

• Artists Networks and Platforms – > independent cultural centers/spaces exchange– > www.asemus.org : museum exchange– > www.culturE-ASEF – > http://sea-images.asef.org– > www.culture360.org – > Connect2Culture

• Cultural Policy

=> ASEF CE own programmes

How to engage with ASEF CE?

• Propose ideas for projects fitting ASEF CE programmes

• Multi-laterality• Co-funding• Co-conceiving• Co-organizing • Sharing ideas on web-platforms • Calls for application: participate-forward-disseminate• Proposing input as facilitator, writer, researcher…

How Culture360 came to existence

How Culture360 came to existence

CHALLENGES

imbalance

language barrier

focus

access

different levels of cooperation

definitions

reliable information

different needs – one solution for all?

How Culture360 came to existence RESULT

Unique Selling Points of Asia Europe Portal:

Multi-disciplinary

Clear Asia-Europe Focus

Top Down- Bottom Up

Virtual Meeting Space with Real Encounters : Mobility

Small pilot portal

Incremental development phases

Target group

www.culture360.org

is the only multidisciplinary arts and cultural online tool

focused specifically on Asia and Europe

to inform and interact amongst communities across Asia and Europe.

Fuelled by and for artists, cultural practitioners and

policy makersit is the culmination of efforts

from the governments and civil societies.

What does Culture360 want to achieve?

Better understanding of the arts & cultural contexts Asia- Europe

Content reflecting need and adding value

Community of users who meet virtually and face-to-face

Synergies with existing online cultural initiatives

Increased dialogue between governments and civil society

Strengthened digitalisation of cultural information

Strengthened cultural cooperation and artistic exchanges

Translating results into actions

EUROPE : Partnership building

rich and well edited information

duplication & incompatible databases

ASIA : Asian Mapping Exercise

clear picture of resources and opportunities

participation, coordination, relevance& quality information, language

DEVELOPMENT : Pilot portal

good partnership with Nanyang Technological University

technical challenges

Translating ideas into a portal

Diverse – open – neutral ground

clear – connection – interaction

What Culture360 needs from you

Register : blog and forum participation

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Become contributor: submit news, events, open calls...

Set up wiki space

Provide inspiring Project information

Become a contributor for feature story or spotlight

Update or provide info for Slovenia cultural resource mapping

Thank you!

The Asia-Europe Foundation would like to thank the Ministries of Culture of the

ASEM partner countries as well as the many organisations and individuals for

their involvement and support towards the continuous development of

Culture360.

ASEAN Secretariat, Asia Art Archive, Center for Intercultural and Social Development, Culture Center of the Philippines, ELIA, Ericarts, European

Commission, Five Arts Center, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, IETM , IFACCA, Institute of Policy Studies Singapore, International Intelligence on Culture,

Japan Foundation Asia Centre, Karma Multimedia, Dr Kusuma Venzky-Stalling, LabforCulture, Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia,

Ministry of Culture France, Ministry of Culture and Information of Vietnam, MICA Singapore, NAC Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, NUS

Singapore, Tan and Tan Partnership,The Necessary Stage, The Substation, UNESCO Commission in Korea, Universes in Universe, Visiting Arts, Yong

Siew Toh Conversatory of Music.