{"id":94968,"date":"2018-08-22T16:54:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=de7f158de586956d099cbe4f985596a4"},"modified":"2018-08-22T16:54:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T16:54:36","slug":"speech-jeremy-wright-speech-to-edinburgh-international-culture-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=94968","title":{"rendered":"Speech: Jeremy Wright speech to Edinburgh International Culture Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good afternoon everybody. It\u2019s great to be able to join in the welcome to you all here to this fourth Edinburgh International Culture Summit.<\/p>\n

And there is of course no better backdrop for this event than this wonderful city during the height of the festival season.<\/p>\n

As you will already appreciate and come to appreciate, these iconic festivals are a living, breathing example of the incredible power of culture in transforming our lives and our cities.<\/p>\n

Visitors from across the world have been flocking to see some of our biggest names, side-by-side with smaller productions. And of course giving our economy a boost as they do so.<\/p>\n

The Edinburgh International Festival and the Fringe encapsulates the creativity and ingenuity that can be found all across the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

As we leave the EU, we will use that creativity to show the world that we remain an open, welcoming and outward looking nation.<\/p>\n

This summit provides a unique platform for ministers and cultural leaders from across the globe to discuss the big issues that impact us all.<\/p>\n

One of the themes of this Summit particularly struck a chord with me, and that was culture in a networked world.<\/p>\n

As our Culture is Digital report identified, technology offers unprecedented opportunities for culture in the UK and beyond.<\/p>\n

Every day we see the seismic power of technology and its ability to engage new audiences, drive new business models, and increase access to world-class archives and collections.<\/p>\n

Some of our oldest and most prestigious sites are using technology to meet demand for new digital experiences and to reach those less engaged with culture.<\/p>\n

Cultural organisations also have a powerful role to play in how we interpret information in the digital age.<\/p>\n

In a world of social media echo chambers, cultural organisations are vital in challenging our views and introducing us to new perspectives.<\/p>\n

I know that many of you are working on your own programmes to combine your great cultural institutions with the most cutting edge, impressive technology.<\/p>\n

This will be the new cultural frontier over the coming years.<\/p>\n

And we can only really make the most of it if we are open minded about and we work together, regardless of boundaries.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why events like today are so important.<\/p>\n

Thank you to Sir Jonathan Mills and your team for your continued passion and dedication, and your hard work in organising this event.<\/p>\n

Thank you to all the partners involved in making it happen, including the Scottish Government, the British Council, Edinburgh International Festival and the Scottish Parliament.<\/p>\n

And speaking of the Scottish Parliament, thank you to the Presiding Officer for allowing us to host the Summit in this spectacular Chamber.<\/p>\n

Let us all make the most of this opportunity. Because culture shows humanity at our best.<\/p>\n

It is my privilege to open this important Summit.<\/p>\n

The ideas and conversations that we will share over the coming days will show the world how the enduring power of culture can strengthen the bonds between our nations.<\/p>\n

Thank you very much.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Jeremy Wright welcomes ministers and cultural leaders from across the world to the Summit at the Scottish Parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94968"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=94968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=94968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=94968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=94968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}