Government's Role in the Cultural Sector: a survey of the issues
Minister
| Foreword
| Introduction
| Involvement
| Why Involved?
| Policy
| Patron
| Conclusion
| Appendix
Government's Role in the Cultural Sector: a survey of the issues
Minister
| Foreword
| Introduction
| Involvement
| Why Involved?
| Policy
| Patron
| Conclusion
| Appendix
Conclusion
- 7.1
- This paper has suggested that government has a well established and vital part to play in New Zealand’s cultural sector. It has identified a set of outcomes that, without explicitly acknowledging them, government’s cultural policies have aimed at achieving. It has suggested that, as well as making policy, government plays the specific roles of guardian/kaitiaki, patron, and provider of cultural education.
- 7.2
- The paper has identified a range of strategic issues associated with government’s involvement in the sector. Consideration over time of these issues will allow government to determine whether its policies are most effective and efficient in fulfilling its various roles in cultural activity in New Zealand.
- 7.3
- Improving government’s policy-making capacity is the key to ensuring that its involvement in the sector delivers both value for money and good outcomes - whether by finding ways to address the negative effects of fragmentation, and/or by committing the resources necessary to consider the strategic policy issues set out in this paper. In any event, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage will use this paper as the basis of its advice to government on a strategic policy programme.
