6.
Conclusion
This cultural strategy for the Northern Region highlights the role of culture in
the development of this distinctive part of Malta. It provides the rationale for a
stronger regional approach to cultural governance, investment and delivery and
aims to create more opportunities for collaboration between stakeholders, while
maximising accessible resources. It seeks to build capacity in cultural organisations
and communities and to open-up cultural participation and programming so
that the region’s growing cultural diversity can be more fully embraced.
he formulation of the Regional Cultural
Committee to ensure participatory
governance is meant to create more direct
lines of communication between the localities,
as well as facilitate better representation of the
communities in decision-making processes. In
this context, there is also a greater need for inter-
regional collaboration, particularly in light of the
changes made to the borders of the region that
previously included the traditional ‘Three Villages’
(Ħ’Attard, Ħal Lija and Ħal Balzan) but which now
excludes Ħal Lija. Similarly, strategic partnerships
need to be set up between other towns and villages
that the region already collaborates with such as
Naxxar and Ħal Għargħur.
With the establishment of good governance
practices, the Regional Cultural Committee will
enhance its chances to make an impact and improve
the appreciation of culture and the arts across
the region. If successful, the development of such
practices could then be facilitated across and within
the localities, thus creating an interlinked system of
research and development processes that could help
improve the decisions made on all types of issues,
even beyond culture.
The role of the Regional Cultural Officer, in
collaboration with the Regional Cultural Coordinator,
is essential to oversee the above-proposed actions
and further ensure that the required mentorship and
expertise are available to the region to facilitate the
collation of data, event management and planning
and the general attainment of the targets set by
the strategy.
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