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The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy, Trade, Industry and Tourism, Mr Kyriakos Hatzigiannis, participated online today in the Conference of the Chairmen of the Committees of the National Parliaments and the European Parliament responsible for the Digital Space and Space, organised in the framework of the current French Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
In his intervention in the debate on "What the future holds for the European digital cultural industries", Mr. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of digital technologies in the cultural industries, creating new markets, networks, methods and choices for artists, as well as new opportunities for the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. Hatzigiannis highlighted the challenges emerging from the new digital era, such as shortages in terms of infrastructure, capital, personnel or technical resources in businesses, as well as shortages in digital skills and necessary tools, and the inability of a significant proportion of citizens to access the internet. He also highlighted data-related risks, such as the possibility of misuse of data by artificial intelligence algorithms, the leakage of personal data, censorship, as well as ownership and intellectual property protection issues.
The Cypriot MEP stressed that in order to address these challenges, it is necessary to adopt and implement relevant legislation and policies. He stressed that artists and cultural organisations should be supported through specialised funding programmes, training and technological tools to assist the digital transition, while allowing new markets to become more viable.
Specifically for Cyprus, Hatzigianni noted that significant steps are being taken to address these challenges in the framework of the National Digital Strategy 2025 and the National Plan for Digital Capabilities 2021-2025 of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy. At the same time, he noted that targeted actions are being implemented to promote the cultural sector.
Cultural and creative industries, the Cypriot MP underlined, are fundamental to support sustainable development, as culture shapes the identity and diversity of peoples. Free access to cultural data can contribute to the preservation and development of cultural heritage, through creativity and innovation, in the digital space, he concluded.
(NΓ/IK)
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