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8. Culture and Heritage
Bhutan’s unique culture and rich heritage are characteristics of Bhutan’s distinct national identity. Our sovereignty as a nation depends on our cultural identity that sets us apart from rest of the world.
It is therefore imperative that we continue to preserve our distinct culture, tradition, languages, customs and way of life. Modernization, fueled by technological advancement, is a powerful force, shaping new cultures and values and disintegrating old, traditional systems. We will have to carefully navigate this period of great
Pledges:
transition and preserve and promote our traditional and indigenous way of life to ensure our survival into posterity.
8.1 Language and Literature
Although a small country, Bhutan has a great diversity of local dialects including the national language, Dzongkha. Language is not only a medium of communication but also a carrier of culture and values. We shall therefore continue to preserve, protect and promote our national language and native dialects. We will promote our rich oral tradition and local literature.
We shall support projects and initiatives to promote Dzongkha language. We shall invest in developing Dzongkha literary resources by documenting oral literature, folk tales and stories.
We shall ensure that all public services are provided both in Dzongkha and English to improve e cient and e ective delivery of public services.
We shall support all online services, App services, websites, and over-the- counter services to be provided equally in Dzongkha.
We shall initiate multimedia documentation of all the indigenous languages native to Bhutan.
We shall invest in Dzongkha ICTization to promote national language by developing tools, applications and systems.
We shall create digital content such as cartoons and animations on local literature, folk tales, and songs.
We shall appoint Dzongkha language teachers in missions abroad and in places where there is high concentration of Bhutanese.
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