Naslov
Access to Culture in the Digital Environment : Active Users, Re-use and Cultural Policy Issues

Autori
Uzelac, Aleksandra ; Obuljen Koržinek, Nina ; Primorac, Jaka

Izvornik
Medijska istraživanja (1330-6928) 22 (2016), 1; 87-113

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
access to culture; users participation; digital culture; cultural policy; public policy

Sažetak
Access issues have been placed in cultural policy focus with the aim to contribute to cultural development, social inclusion, quality of life, etc. and the digital domain opportunities have been looked at as a way to ensure delivering content to interested users. The issue of access to culture in the digital context is understood in terms of reducing obstacles, as well as, fostering opportunities. The concept is understood as the dynamic and social process and not a simple oneoff act of provision. This article outlines the challenges brought about for access to culture in the digital era and addresses policy frameworks concerning: a) the role of users and their participation opportunities and b) regulatory issues such as intellectual property rights (IPR) and re-use policies that enable or limit what kind of services cultural sector can offer in the digital domain. The article analyses both explicit and implicit policy approaches to regulating digital culture, as both remain relevant in ensuring that cultural content reaches its intended users. This provides the background for the investigation of the results obtained through the comparative policy analysis executed in the project ‘Access to Culture. Policy Analysis’ where different policy approaches to digital access in six selected countries (Austria, Croatia, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Turkey) are presented and interpreted. This is done with the aim to provide better understanding of the digital access issues that have to be taken into account in effective policy making for the inclusive and open digital culture.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti, Sociologija

Napomena
This research has been undertaken within the framework of ‘Access to Culture. Policy Analysis’ project whose aim was to further contribute to the ongoing EU access to culture policy debate, and to enable better understanding of ways through which EU programs and polices influence national access policies. The project was funded by the European Commission’s Culture Programme in the period from May 2013 to April 2015 (grant number 2013-1384/001-001).

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