Zdf digital culture room (zdf kulturraum digital), since 2019


Where
Germany
When
2020
Who
Zweites deutsches fernsehen (zdf; public-service television broadcaster)
Website of the policy/measure
Website
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Description of the policy/measure

Main aims: promoting digital creativity and skills; supporting and promoting the process of digitising society through culture; jointly shaping the process of digitisation as a means of strengthening the fundamental values of a free and democratic order; promoting interactive creativity and the use of diverse cultural content target groups: the general public, cultural institutes, museums, theatres and opera houses, cultural professionals from all artistic and cultural fields expected results: using digital means to connect cultural professionals from cultural institutions, museums, theatres and opera houses, cabaret, cinemas, literature, visual arts and design; making a range of cultural content available digitally for everyone at any time

Results achieved

Cooperation undertaken with 46 institutional cultural partners from art, theatre, music and literature; six high-profile art collections have been digitally processed (https://geheimnis-der-bilder.zdf.de/), 10 art exhibitions can now be experienced virtually (https://digitalekunsthalle.zdf.de/index.html); over 250 video book reviews made available on the literary website yourbook (deinbuch, https://dein-buch.zdf.de/), providing a fun way to discover books

Financial resources allocated to the policy

Funded from broadcasting licence fees paid by the public

Evaluation of the policy/measure

First evaluation process has been running since late 2019 and is expected to be concluded in spring 2020