World Culture Forum: The Power of Culture in Sustainable Development Date: 24-27 November 2013 Venue: Bali International

Convention Centre, Indonesia Deadline: 20 September 2013 Background Local Cultures Respond to Globalisation The world has become more dynamic due to borderless trade and travel, a 24/7 instant news cycle, and inexpensive mass communications and social media. These complex trends bring challenges along with significant opportunities. Rapid transformations among private and public sector agencies have raised concerns about safeguarding the worlds cultural and linguistic diversity in the face of globalisation. It has become imperative to develop institutional capacity to benefit from the positive opportunities and at the same time minimize the negative impacts from globalisation so that all nations can prosper in peace, justice and friendship. We acknowledge the strategic role of the power of culture in sustainable development. The World Culture Forum is envisaged as an arena for sharing experiences, strengthening meaningful relationships, appreciating cultural diversity and fostering policies that enable local and national cultural communities to flourish in an age of unprecedented globalisation. Aim and Objectives The World Culture Forum convened by the President of Indonesia in Bali from 24 to 27 November 2013 aspires to recommend: - New pathways for locating culture as an integral part of sustainable development - Ethical frameworks for ensuring community engagement and stakeholder benefits - New participatory models for promoting cultural democracy - Draft frameworks for evidence based measuring of sustainable cultural development - Strategic inputs into the framing of Sustainable Development Goals in the Post-2015 Development Agenda Anticipated Outcomes It is envisaged that the World Culture Forum will result in a shared vision and strategic directions to: - Promote knowledge communities for intercultural, intergenerational and interfaith dialogues

- Further ethical investment and business practices for creative and cultural industries - Establish clearing houses for people-centered projects and practices, emphasising local knowledge systems - Draft conceptual frameworks informing the Post 2015 Development Agenda - Foster corporate governance for evidence based measures in ensuring meaningful outcomes for primary stakeholders For more information and enquiry, please visit http://wcfina.org/