Towards a cultural agenda 21 : KLYS World Conference on Culture, Stockholm, March 30 - April 2, 1998

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- The conference -- Conference Programme -- Conference Papers: Statements Final Declaration ; Towards a Cultural "Agenda 21" ; Message to the UNESCO Conference ; And then? -- Australia/Sweden. Conflict, Technology: The future of our world hanging in the balance / Ture Sjolander ; The Impact of New Technologies on the Development of Culture / Ture Sjolander -- Bulgaria. Economy: Security for the artist : At what Price? / Alexander Shurbanov -- Canada. Economy: Artists + Choice + Values + Survival / Rex Deverell -- China. Economy: Contemporary Chinese Art in the World Cultural Scene / Zhang Jian Zhong -- Cuba. Economy, conflict: Used Paper Writers / Francisco Lopez-Sacha -- Cyprus. Conflict: A layer of sand / Niki Marangou ; The Choice for Both / Neshe Yashín -- FR Jugoslavia. Conflict: Somewhere between Utopia, Compromise, and Postmodern / Borca Pavícévíc -- Georgia: Manifesto / Manana Dumbatze -- Greenland. Economy: Planning of Greenland Artists' Organization / Karl-Elias Olsen -- Iceland. Economy: A Persistent Dilemma / Sígurdur A. Magnússon -- Israel. Conflict: "Go hence, to have more talks of these sad things" / Eran Baniel ; The wish of the three profets / Sami Míchael -- Lithuania. Economy: Paradoxes of Lithuanian Arts and Culture / Vytautas Martínkus -- Mexico. Conflict: Survival of Indigenous Cultures in Mexico / Homero Aridjis -- Norway. Economy: The Economic Status of the Writers - The Norwegian Situation / Bente Christensen -- Pakistan. Conflict: The Role of Culture in Areas of Conflict / Sarwat Mohiuddin -- Palestine. Conflict: The role of Culture in Areas of Conflict / Izzat Ghazzawi -- Poland. General: The status of the artists/ Jerzy Woziwodzki -- Portugal. Technology, economy: The impact of new technologies in the cultural field and the protection of authors' rights / Dr. Luíz Francisco Rebello -- Romania. Economy: The Romanian Art Labour Market and the European Union Security / Mihail-Cristian Lotreanu -- Russia. Economy: The Artists' Economic Status in Russia As per example of performers / Tamara Karsian -- Russia. Conflict: Russia in Search of New Identity Art Identifies Conflict / Olessia Turkina -- The Same Area. Conflict: The situation of the Samis / Jon Eldar Einejord -- Sweden. Technology: The Digital Revolution or How to Give New Life to Gutenberg! / Peter Curman -- Sweden. General: What is culture today? What can it be tomorrow? / Bernt Lindberg -- Turkey. Conflict: Not Wars But Cultures Should Spark One Another Turkey Conflict / Sezer Duru ; A common cultural heritage prevents civil war / Muhsin Kisilkaya -- Conference Participants -- Appendixes: 1. The Islamabad Declaration ; 2. Official comment of The Swedish Joint Committee for Artistic and Literary Professionals (KLYS) on the UNESCO report Hour Creative Diversity" ; 3. ECA's comments to items on the agenda of the UNESCO conference in Stockholm on Cultural Policies for Development ; 4. Action Plan for Cultural Policies for Development ; 5. At Home in the World: An International Forum on Culture and Cooperation