Continuity of strategies

Eberhard Schrempf

The most positive impact of the ECOC year was that Graz was marked on the map of Europe as a very open-minded city, a centre for living and for arts and culture. It changed the thinking and the behaviour of the local people a lot. The people who work in culture understand these effects and they can secure continuity of the projects and their effects. But the politicians change and this is a real problem. If you invest into creativity and the cultural development of the city and the region, you invest into the atmosphere and the spirit of the city. You have to see this as a long-term process where you need to keep the track. It is a big problem when changing governments try to change these processes in line with their political party priorities. Continuity and long-term strategies are some of the most important things in cultural policies.

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Managing Director of the Creative Industries Styria in Graz, Austria

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