La Cultura en el entorno digital. Evaluar el impacto en América Latina y en España

[From Google translate] Culture in the digital environment. Evaluate the impact in Latin America and in Spain

Since the adoption of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in October 2005, enormous technological transformations have taken place. The digital age has significantly changed the cultural landscape and has had a great impact on the creative sectors around the world. With the emergence of new players, the accelerated expansion of social networks, the explosion of big data and cloud computing, new models of creation, production, distribution, access and participation have emerged. These new models have allowed artists and cultural professionals to bypass traditional distribution channels and interact directly with audiences and potential audiences or customers. Such changes can be simultaneously advantageous and undesirable, and global systems of cultural governance must adapt to this new reality to ensure that the diversity of cultural expressions is protected and promoted. Respect for human rights and artistic freedom in the digital environment, in particular the social and economic rights of artists, is now recognized as a new challenge for sustainable development. This includes the empowerment of women and girls by supporting their participation in cultural and creative industries as creators and producers of cultural expressions.New questions require new answers: How to modernize policies for creativity in the digital environment? How to consider electronic commerce in trade agreements? How to involve local digital actors and protect the online remuneration of artists? How to address digital fractures and inequalities?