information culture – cultural information Partner in the creative industry Katalin Hegedűs Hungarian Institute for Culture and Arts 04/05/ 2007 Berlin Culture Creative Industries in Europe – Coherent Policies in a Global World

Content Introduction The Hungarian Institute for Culture and Arts „Erikanet” cultural portal – results and experiences Skills and required competencies Summary

The Hungarian Institute for Culture and Arts Established 60 years ago Its supervisory body is the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture The institute has 90 employees, and it is connected to thousands of local cultural organisations in the country.

The activities of the Institute adult training amateur arts, talent care; research; facilitating the cultural life of national minorities in Hungary; establishing a cultural and methodological background for Hungarian minorities living over the border; organizing and promoting community development activities and programmes; the maintenance and continuous enlargement of a vocational library containing about books, periodicals, and thousands of videos and slides. the running of the Information Centre

Research activities investigate Hungarian cultural consumer habits, the issues of cultural industries, cultural poverty, social capital, the level of ICT access in Hungary, and the attitudes of cultural professionals.

Main services Grant opportunities Cultural news from the European Union Vocational conferences Training opportunities Job opportunities Monitoring and updating cultural related law Studies and vocational materials Address lists (institutions, civil organizations, media) Press monitoring Statistical data on Hungarian cultural institutions

Our services include Newsletter The provision of advertising space The mediation of partners and job vacancies, and the supporting of career-starters and senior professionals Press monitoring Forum

Key competencies Problem solving Learning and financial management Justification and evaluation Cooperation and communication Taking responsibility Independence and performance

Fields need to be developed ICT skills Language knowledge Fundraising, financial management Taking over European good practices Partnerships EU knowledge

Coordination need to be strengthen in the following fields Training in European Cultural Management Scholarships, exchange programmes, organized study trips for cultural professionals European Cultural Directory (for enterprises and workers in the cultural area) European Job Fair Developing comparable cultural statistics (employees, income, funds applied for, funds raised, number of visitors, etc.) Launching joint cultural research projects, publishing the results Promoting the publication of information in several languages

Thank you for your kind attention. Contact: Katalin Hegedűs