The Canary Islands are at the forefront of the country’s cultural policies by being the first community to endorse this. Public Cultural Law System with the unanimous support of all parliamentary groups. The general assembly gave the green light with 64 votes to this bill, which started in April of last year and which structures and guarantees the coordination and cooperation between public administrations for the positioning of citizenship at the highest level in less than twelve months. the center of government as the first and last beneficiary of access to cultural rights.
Manuela de Armas, the consultant in charge of the region, thanked the joint work of those concerned, which created a horizon after the vote. “Citizens have the right to access culture”. Culture, comparable to Health or Education, will be part of the axis of the public debate and will have at least 2% of the region’s budget expenditure, which will grow until it reaches that point in 2030.
Likewise, it incorporates many innovations, including the creation of a Coordination Commission. Strategic Framework of Action for Canary Islands Culture; also providing a Network of Cultural Facilities for public use that allows citizens to view exhibitions as well as develop their own creativity and social engagement; the inclusion of a Cultural Single Window that facilitates and brings together the procedures of different institutions; and the inclusion of a Cultural Research and Analysis Service, which offers greater transparency through the reports produced and allows for more effective cultural administration in the region.
They were present at the pulpit Juan Marquez Deputy Minister of Culture and Cultural Heritage, Ruben Perez General Manager of Culture Nona Perera Betancor, Director General of Cultural Heritage, Laura Fuentes, Youth General Manager and Cultural Council Members Guacimara Medina, of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, rosa elena garciaFrom the La Gomera Council, tatiana britoFrom the El Hierro Council, Jovita Monterrey, La Palma Town Hall, Alberto Aguiar Lasso, Cabildo de Lanzarote spokesperson and Maria Concepcion Brito Nuñez President of the Federation of Canary Municipalities (FECAM); as part of the dialogue fostered with different cultural actors in this final part of the legislature.
positive interventions
During their speech, Manuel Marrero of the Sí Podemos Canarias parliamentary group The vice-ministerial body – both the Advisory Council and the Contemporary Art Institute of the Canary Islands or other political forces – has stressed the “qualitative” refinement of the text through changes proposed in recent months. “With this law, the Canary Islands are innovating towards a system of cooperation, collaboration and coordination that puts us at the forefront of cultural legislation, the aim is to articulate a well-structured tool of public recognition and guarantee with a defined and sustainable strategy. It enables us to comply with Agenda 2030. That’s why we position culture as a public service to improve efficiency, productivity and equity indices.”Confirmation is welcomed: today we embed the sharing of culture in the construction of the well-being of our autonomy.“.
One of the ideas supported by Lorena Hernández, representative of the Popular Party (PP), was to avoid curbing culture, as in times of crisis.: “We have the right to have decent health care and a home, as well as to participate in an inclusive cultural policy that is not a chain of events but a guideline with clear objectives.” Also, “This is not an ideological instrument, it is a firm commitment to a sector. Every law can be developed, every idea can be overcome, but the important thing is that it exists. We are also late, but we are willing.” Transforming the paradigms of a law we are proud of and proud of”.
María del Pino González Vega of the Socialist Party (PSOE)This parliament is once again having a great day, as we take another big step towards building a better Canary Islands that recognizes culture as a right and guarantees access and participation in cultural life under conditions of equality and universality, “he added,”In short, the Canary Islands are advancing in culture, law and social justice because with it we will ensure people’s access to culture, protect our cultural sector and support the cultural development of our islands.“.
One of the main pillars of the law is coordination and cooperation within the competence of public administrations to expand and meet the needs of the region. Luis Alberto Campos of Nueva Canariasused this feature to declare it “one of the reasons why this pioneering standard, which hitherto had not existed, was demanded and reproduced on Spanish soil” and added“While it is more important to provide a content and structure that reaches the public with proper planning, this is how we end the paradigm of every municipality having an auditorium”. In parallel, he reminded that continuing education and the inclusion of new profiles is one of the most important points of the law.
Intervention of Juan Manuel García Ramos from the group Nationalist Recalling the major milestones that took place in Parliament, such as the approval of the Libraries and Cultural Heritage law in 2019, Canario (CC-PNC) said, “This law comes to repair a major mistake made by public administrations.” Canarias” and congratulations, he admitted that although the project is ambitious, “I’m terribly afraid of all this” because it needs to be made “doable”. Melodie Mendoza, member of the Gomera Socialist Association (ASG)stated that the aim was nothing more than “acknowledging the importance of culture in the building of Canarian society”. According to statistics, he also reminded: More than two-thirds of Canarian society barely benefited from the cultural offer, therefore “it is intended to give corresponding place and importance with this normative text”.
In keeping with Vidina Espino’s speech limited to the Mixed Group, remarks reminding that the law established culture as “a fundamental good and a fundamental element for the development of society”, it was therefore necessary to “coordinate and coordinate the system with the participation of the cultural sector and professionals. configure it administratively”.
Among the changes that should be highlighted, in the first article 23.2 of the law, it was proposed that a 5% share be allocated to the cultural field by insular and local companies. Finally, it was only maintained as a recommendation, as the Canary Islands Advisory Council itself warned that forcing this increase into city councils and assemblies could be unconstitutional..
structure of the law
The law is structured under two headings, seven Additional Terms, a Provisional Provision, a Removed Provision, and two Final Provisions.
Title I describes the purpose of the Law, which consists in the creation and regulation of the Canary Islands Public Cultural System, and also principles that inspired him and illuminating the actions and objectives that should guide the development of the competences of Public Administrations and public sector organizations and institutions to which the standard applies.
Title II organizes the Public Cultural System of the Canary Islands across four Chapters. Its purpose is the creation and regulation of the Canary Islands Public Cultural System, which integrates Public Administrations and institutions and organizations of the public sector with others. abilities Carrying out activities related to cultural issues or region. Likewise, real or legal persons from the private sector who operate or provide cultural services in the foreseen conditions may also be included in the System.
Moreover Canary Islands Public Cultural System Its purpose is to functionally articulate the array of cultural activities, benefits and services carried out by Public Administrations and other institutions and organizations of the public sector within a regime of cooperation, cooperation and coordination.
Each Public Administration, in exercising its powers, will promote the development of cultural activities and services, headed by complementarity, shared responsibility, coherence and innovation, with the main objective of providing them to all citizens of the country’s territory. Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands, access to culture and participation in cultural life in conditions of freedom, equality, non-discrimination, universality and transparency.