Rod Fisher projects with International Intelligence on Culture

Project Expertise as Director, International Intelligence on Culture

As an expert in his own right and through his work as Director of International Intelligence on Culture, and before that the International Arts Bureau, Rod Fisher has led or been an active partner in a diverse range of cultural policy research and consultancy projects in response to commissions from European institutions, national and local governments, arts councils and foundations.

Examples of work undertaken include:

Moderator/chairman at Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism "Cultural Policy" conference, Hanoi, Viet Nam, 26–27 November 2008; at Czech EU Presidency Forum for Creative Europe, 26–27 March 2009; and IETM seminar on Creativity & Education, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 24 April 2009, etc.
Study on mobility of cultural workers in Europe for European Commission (Expert in ERICarts led project 2008)
Three year consultancy on culture issues for European Parliament (2007–)
Programming / leading seminar on the creative & cultural industries for Czech Art Institute & others (2007)
The potential of a cultural dimension to European Union external policies for LabforCuture (2006–07)
Skills & competencies needed by managers of transnational cultural co-operation projects for European Commission (partner 2005–07)
Arts & Cultural indicators for Hong Kong Arts Development Council (with Colin Mercer etc, 2004–06)
Asia-Europe cultural co-operation partnership mapping (with Dr Lidia Varbanova) for Asia-Europe Foundation (2005)
Programming and report on Asia-Europe cultural policy conference in Bangkok (2004–05)
Review of Finnish Arts Council System for Ministry of Education, Finland (with Theodoor Adams and Pertti Ahonen, 2003–04)
Three studies on aspects of intergovernmental cultural co-operation in Europe, for European Commission project led by Interarts, EFAH & CIRCLE (2003)
Report on a strategic international framework for the arts for Arts Council: East England (2002)
Feasibility study on the need for a European agency for cultural co-operation information for European Cultural Foundation (2002)
Intelligence on policies, legislation and programmes of the European institutions and monitoring of cultural policies internationally for Arts Council of England (1994–2006)
Free international information enquiry service for UK artists and arts organisations, Arts Council of England (1994–2005)

Other studies undertaken include a survey of culture and leisure policies in eight world cities; innovative employment in the performing arts in seven EU countries; international comparisons of arts and museums expenditure; comparisons of concert seat prices in four world capitals and strategic policies for international cultural exchange.

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ROD FISHER | International Intelligence on Culture

Project Expertise as Director, International Intelligence on Culture