Ppt korea-2004

1. Presented at
Third International Meeting of Cultural Professional
Organizations, 1-4 June 2004
Shaping the Future of Asian Culture

2. Presented by
Prof. Sultan Muhammad Razzak

3. Acknowledge with Thanks to
Korean Coalition for Cultural Diversity
Presidential Committee for Culture City
City of Gwanju
for arranging this special session
Asian Cultural Vision

4.  Asia is the home of 65% population of the world.
 More than 1,000 ethnic groups
 Geographic Area over 44 million sq km.
 Melting pot of diversified human cultures
 Asia is the birthplace of the civilization of the world.
Physical position

5.  Now we are at the 21 century
 Digital Era crossed behind the Modern age
 Explosion of technologies is reshaping culture
 Increasing Individualism through connectivity
 Emerging of hybrid culture
Present situation

6.  Asia has the potentiality of globalization
 Huge market with 65% consumers
 People's wisdom, culture are future commodities
 Holding wide sector of resources and market
Asia is important for future

7.  WTO imposing unethical pressure
 Target to Americanized the world
 Monopoly business development
 No equal distribution
 Targeting cultural and intellectual production
 The approach of WTO is aggressive
 Narrowed the rights of other countries
 Narrowed implementation of own cultural policy
 Narrowed artists right
WTO and culture

8.  75% movie business carried out by the Hollywood.
 By the year 2050 English would be a common
language for half of the population of the world.
 Fragmented the national culture
 Creating a hybrid culture
 Promoting English goods
 National culture being occupied by language
Cultural vulnerability

9.  Change of Asia not remarkable
 No common regional policy on culture
 No political commitment on culture
 Suffering for individualism
Political situation

10.  A common platform for the Asian Countries.
 Regional long-term regional strategic planning
 National cultural strategic planning.
 Cultural exchange and cultural business policy
Needs for Asia

11.  Global situation and find out possible emerging
situation critically.
 Importance of Cross-understanding,
 Culture vs. Globalization,
 Regional promotion and exchange
 Asian partnership
Considering issues

12.  An assessment of cultural policies of Asian countries
 Country-wise situation analyses
 Finding out conflicting areas and conflict of interest
 Finding out cultural resources
 Market analyses
 “Asian Cultural March” for regional mobilization
Actions for NGO

13.  Development of Asian Cultural Charter
 Governments of Asian Countries should ratify
 Development of Asian long term Asian cultural
strategic planing
 Establishment of Asian cultural exchange and
commerce alliance (ACECA)
Actions for GO/NGO

14. Thanks
Forum for Culture and Human Development