PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS REPORTING TEMPLATE: Kimberly

PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS REPORTING TEMPLATE: Kimberly

THEME: PROMOTION PRESERVATION,PROTECTION OF SA ACH NATION BUILDING AND SOCIAL COHESION 2

STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS Critical stakeholders within arts, culture and heritage sector are: Museums, Tourism, Provincial and Local Heritage authorities, Art galleries, Business, Archives, SAHRA, Artists, CLRC, NTHA, CONTRALESA, Art Centres, PanSALB, Universities, Civil Society Org, DST, Agri-culture, Municipalities, Communities, Shamanik society and individuals Critical stakeholders for Social Cohesion and Nation Building: Inclusive spectrum of orgs and opinion, extremist and supremists organisations and communities 3

FUTURE STATE/VISION OF ACH SECTOR & CRITICAL VALUES Future State (Vision) Colour-blind, reflection of indigenous cultures, participatory culture, shared inheritance, restorative justice, affirmative action, tolerance, social cohesion, sustainable economic power, multilingualism, eco-art, redress, national identity, Critical Values Ubuntu, spirituality, pantheon of religions, religious liberty, tolerance, human dignity, patriotism, respect, integrity, honesty, respect, ethics and morality, civic fulfilment, land, freedom of expression 4

BROAD CHALLENGES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Implementation of policies HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGE Scares skills, outdated legislation Autonomy in the sector in Provinces Social Economic inequality Inadequate funding in the sector Lack of understanding of the sector by the politicians Unequal distribution of products and services (e.g. due to geographical distance) Lack of proper infrastructure (preservation) Poor protection, preservation and protection of multilingualism Poor management of projects Evaluation and accountability Revision and quality control Stand alone department PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Development of legislation and equal education Provision of adequate funds in the sector Deployment of knowledgeable cadre in the sector Technology interventions Adequate funding to address the infrastructure Expedite the preservation and protection restoration of especially previously marginalised languages Retaining people who have worked on past projects 5

BROAD CHALLENGES AND PROPOSED SOLUTIONS HIGH LEVEL CHALLENGE Lack of capacity in museums, archives and heritage sector. Infrastructure, skills, Lack of private sector participation Imperial politics Lack of interest in ACH by the youth Departments of sports, arts and culture dictating to communities what and how to celebrate Custodianship of artifacts no trust that they will be kept safe in museums Media, e.g. advertising, is Americanised, Euro-Centric Placement of archives (under Libraries) affect their efficacy. Msanzi and Rainbow Nation lead to a loss of identity among certain sections of society. Preservation of heritage sites, e.g. certain graves upgraded and others neglected. Also, inadequate information about sites, and capacity. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS Filling vacant posts, long-term planning in terms of funding and infrastructure provision. Public-private partnerships Making politics relevant to reality Incentives Proper consultation with stakeholders, those who carry the torch Improve trust and competence in the archiving sector. Legislation, enforcement and accountability. Change the face of media to be African. Separate archives from libraries. Appreciation of diversity. Forceful advertising and improved preservation of heritage sites. 6

CRITICAL CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS Critical Challenges Relating To Your Theme Lack of participation of minority groups in commemorative and celebratory days. Lack of institutionalized social cohesion programmes Colonialist intelligencia, and weak documentation of African history. Lack of corporate memory Development of repatriation policy Proposed Solutions Increase public education on the importance of social cohesion and the meaning of commemorative and celebratory days. Structured social cohesion programmes Documentation of African history by African intellectuals Expedite the development 7

Institutional Arrangements And Governance How should the DAC, its public entities and the sector be organized to achieve the vision for the sector DAC must display a high level of political will. We need a museum sector that is locally accountable. Centralisation is not good in this instance. Improved coordination between DAC and provincial departments, and more support from DAC to provincial departments, particularly in terms of funding. Archives plays a critical role with regards to records management, which affects any entity s ability to report (often leading to AG findings), and should therefore be a separate, independent branch. The objectives and goals should be set up centrally, but the management should be decentralised to ensure efficient operations. Promotion of ACH in local municipalities and alignment of Integrated Development Plans. 8

Funding within the sector How should funding for the sector be organised within the DAC and the sector Heritage sites and museums are subsidised by government DAC must play a leading role in the resourcing of museums and entities so that they can function optimally and fulfil their mandate. Funds must be allocated specifically to civil society organisations. Schedule 5 mandates to be properly resourced. Long-term planning ensure proper resourcing of the ACH sector: funding, infrastructure, staff. Conditional grants to archives. Facilitate public-private partnerships 9

Infrastructure And Related Matters How should ACH infrastructure be organized to realize what the sector want to achieve Conditional grants for CAC Equitable distribution and delivery of ACH services. ACH infrastructure must be directed at historically disadvantaged communities. Utilisation of technology to increase distribution to local communities 0

Skills Development, Education And Training What should happen with regards to Skills Development, Education And Training to realise the essence of the vision and the theme Education, training and research for artists/heritage/archives/museums and communities, to stimulate the creation of arts and the creation of a community that is appreciative of the ACH offerings and services. Recognition of prior learning in the sector. Accreditation of arts practitioners. Change the national curriculum to become relevant to African arts and culture. Training of archivists. Accreditation of records management workshops. Nurture and support crafts centres and activities. Bring it into CACs, and cultivate it into hobbies, not only as commercial engagement. Professionalise indigenous knowledge systems. Decolonisation of the Constitution.

Cultural Diplomacy And International Relations How can cultural diplomacy be used to achieves what the sector and this theme stands for Democratise international and multilateral institutions to reflect the objective cultural diplomacy of respective member states. Africa Day should be celebrated as a National Day. 2

Research And Development The relevance of Research And Development in the sector and in advancing our theme: Essential. Education, training and research for artists/heritage/archives/museums and communities is essential to stimulate the creation of arts and the creation of a community that is appreciative of the ACH offerings and services. There must be a formal relationship between universities and DAC in terms of addressing the challenges of scarce skills and courses offered. Localise research institutions and prioritise national figures, e.g. Shaka Zulu. Research and review of national signs and symbols. 3

Languages And Related Matters How can language matters help progress/achievement within this theme Promote the utilisation of all official and marginalised indigenous languages in our communities. The implementation of the Use of Official Languages Act: Regular communication to artists by local communities in their languages, instead of English. When a member of society speaks/writes in their language of choice, respond in the same language. Sign Language must be integral in government communication to society. Seminars and conferences must be held in the languages of communities to ensure that they understand the content. Discourage dominating tendencies of particular languages in institutions of learning which perpetuate racism and segregation. (yet recognise that there are situations where those languages convey precolonial African heritage) 4

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