On 6 March 2007, the Council for Culture (Raad voor Cultuur) presented the Dutch government with recommendations under the title ?Innovate, participate? (Innoveren, participeren) relating to the agenda for cultural policy in the coming years and the government?s plans for a new subsidies system. An English version of the section on the 'Cultural Policy Agenda' [Agenda cultuurbeleid] has been published by the Council. The section contains an analysis of current social developments, at both national and international level, followed by recommendations for future cultural policy. The document is intended as a source of inspiration/input for the new Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Mr Ronald Plasterk, who took office in February. During the course of 2007, the Minister will publish his policy document on cultural policy for the years ahead. The Council for Culture is receptive to everyone, whether at home or abroad, who is interested in cultural policy. If you would like to respond to this document, please do so via [email protected] This translation is limited to the general ideas which formed the basis for analyses of developments in specific sectors of the arts, heritage and the media. The full text of the recommendations, of which the agenda below is just a part, was too extensive to have translated into English. The Dutch version can be found at www.agendacultuurbeleid.nl.

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