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“We have taken steps to strengthen the copyright regulatory ecosystem in the country and
continue to advocate for greater support for intellectual property and cultural rights worldwide.”

Also addressing delegates was Ernesto Ottone Ramirez, Unesco’s assistant director-general for

culture, who urged counterparts to ensure culture is enshrined in the organisation’s future global
development policies.

His comments respond to Unesco’s Sustainable Development Goals, adopted by UN member
states in 2015 and running until 2030, which omit culture as a stand-alone goal – a continued

point of controversy among cultural advocates.

“If we don't put culture at the centre of sustainable development for whatever agenda will be

built in the future beyond 2030, we are going to miss the greatest opportunity to speak about
how culture can help to build peace in this crazy world that we're living in,” Ramirez said.

He added that with artificial intelligence playing a monumental role in society in the years to
come, the cultural and creative industries will have an important role in articulating the benefits

and challenges they represent.

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