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Cultural Information Management Systems Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
March 17, 2006Vladimir Skok, Director, eCulture
Joelle Mader, Senior Content Development Cooridinator,Canadian Cultural Observatory
Canada’s Cultural Gateway
Gateway to Canadian culture on-line Targeted at all Canadians
Specialized portal and interactive hub of the Cultural Observatory For cultural development professionals, media and students
An Essential Tool: Mapping Canadian culture on the global Internet landscape
Internet Phenomenon• 2 in 3 Canadians use the Internet • 1 in 2 Canadians have home Internet access• Household spending on Internet access: $3.0 billion
Canadian Culture Online (CCO) Strategy• Key element of CCO Strategy providing access and visibility to
Canadian digital content
CCO National Advisory Board• Commended the Department for launching the Gateway• Envisions it providing an important public digital space akin to
public broadcasting 50 years ago
Launched November 2003
Partners More than 100 organizations in Heritage Portfolio, government, cultural stakeholders and private sector
content, media, new media, and industry partners
Collections Listing and featuring more than 12,000 quality Canadian cultural Web sites catalogued in partnership with Library and Archives Canada SRC-CBC and NFB Archive capsules, Canadian Encyclopedia records, Virtual Museum of Canada features, etc.
Showcases In depth features created with stakeholders in cultural sector on popular Canadian cultural topics
Perspectives Canadian views on cultural life
News Cultural News Feeds with CBC
Culture.ca engages Canadians in cultural life, educates and entertains Web surfers with the stories of many peoples and provides access to the best of Canadian culture on-line.
Target Audience All Canadians, plus youth, diverse and Aboriginal communities Initial focus on influential 25-49 segment Addition of Kids’ Zone (for 9-12 age group) Working with CCO and Department to showcase new Aboriginal cultural
creation and Canada Council on role of the artists
User Traffic 3.7 million visits since launch Visitors from more than 150 countries
Citizen Engagement Over 5,000 comments and perspectives from users 60% included link suggestions On-line surveys and usability testing supporting developmentBi-monthly subscriber-based e-Newsletter
As a collaborative gateway, Culture.ca provides access to cultural content produced by
Canadian organizations, individuals, and enterprises
Culture.ca supports the Minister’s objective of promoting Canadian cultural content and engaging Canadians in cultural participation
Culture.ca receives requests for guidance from counterparts all over the world
81% of those who visited Culture.ca enjoyed their experience
77% of visitors would recommend Culture.ca to friends and family
Note : Minister Frula became acquainted with Culture.ca at the Montréal Salon du Livre (Fall 2004) and announced the launch of a Culture.ca showcase on Giant Screen Cinema at the CMC’s Imax Theatre a week later.
Accomplishments
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What is the Canadian Cultural Observatory?
The Observatory collaborates with partners in order to inform and advance cultural development by providing specialized services that:
Fostering more responsive research (access to cultural policy research, data, statistics, and analysis).Encourage informed decision-making for policy and planning. Stimulate community debate and improved knowledge exchange (collaborative virtual work spaces and outreach events).
Funding support from Department of Canadian Heritage, and as part of the Canadian Culture Online strategy.
Consulted by organizations around the world on innovative implementation strategy and approach.
Services:Information synthesis and analysis
Support to projects and initiatives that aim to synthesize and analyse research and statistics across sectors and regions in Canada.
Bi-monthly newsletter, daily news clippings, events listing Culturescope Groups
Culturescope.ca
The only national collaborative online knowledge base for cultural research, statistics, and analysis available to Canadians and the world.
Editorial support provided by the Culturescope Editorial Working Group– the first of its kind in PCH.
Gold medal winner at GTEC national e-Government Distinction Awards for “most innovative pilot project”. 2nd ever GTEC medal for PCH in the history of the awards.
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Highlights: Partner with Aboriginal Affairs Branch at Canadian Heritage to
develop Indigeneous Knoweledge In Focus; further developed into first In Focus Speakers’ Series event.
Partner with Creative Cities Network of Canada to develop Sustainable Communities In Focus.
Partner with Tourism Directorate, PCH, to develop Culture and Tourism In Focus; upcoming Speakers’ Series event and possible Sustainable Tourism conference.
Partner with Director of Task Force on New Technologies to facilitate discussion and analysis of impacts of new technologies.
Substantive contributions to World Urban Forum, Metropolis, Inter-provincial study of cultural policy.
Synthesis and AnalysisSynthesis and Analysis
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Culturescope features:Over 4000 links to cultural statistics, research, analysis, case studies and research projects.
Current and comprehensive events listing.
Daily news clipping service.
Directory of over 150 cultural e-Bulletins.
Directory of over 200 cultural organizations in Canada and abroad.
In Focus thematic features and Speakers’ Series.
Bi-monthly subscriber-based e-Newsletter.
Culturescope Groups.
Guide to Cultural Statistics: Statistics Canada data now more accessible.
Ask a Librarian: reference support provided by Library and Archives Canada.
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Operational Processes:Supported by basic content management system, Tomoye Simplify.
Editorial risk is mitigated by collaboration with partners and monthly advice from Editorial Working Group.
Approvals process, with delegated authority from Communications Branch for external content and communications and advice from legal services.
Daily scanning of e-bulletins and relevant Web sites; content and content sources tracked on spreadsheet.
Input from Senior Advisor (and others), who participates in wide-range of committees and collaborative projects.
In Focus thematic features chosen strategically to capitalize on “hot” events and projects.
Incorporating consistent editorial guidelines for both official languages.
Contact information:
Vladimir SkokDirector eCulture
Guy-Marc DumaisManager – Culture.ca Gateway
Joelle MaderActing Manager – Canadian Cultural Observatory