The opposition National Democratic Congress has launched what they called The People’s Manifesto saying the document was drafted based on submissions and contribution of Ghanaians.
This they said has made the manifesto a reflection of the needs and expirations of the Ghanaian people.
Many sectors of the Ghanaians economy have taken note of the issues that the NDC is promising to address and Awake News, sighted some highlight of the manifesto for Creative Arts industry as share by an industry player, Rex Omar
1. A new ministry for the creative and digital economy.
2. See to the passing of the broadcasting bill and a media development fund.
3. Upgrade Nafti into a fully-fledged university for film, arts, theatre and music.
4. Provide seed money for the creation of a special fund for artists including aged and needy creative artists.
5. facilitate the enrolment of creative artists unto the informal pension scheme.
6. Set up a system of legal aid for creative artistes to help fight creative/intellectual theft and plagiarism by others.
7. Facilitate the placement of exportable creative art products for sales digitally with support from partners such as the Exim Bank.
8. Strengthen regulation to protect the copyright of artistes and ensure that they get value for their works by enforcing the payment of user fees under the Copyright Regulations, 2010 (L.I. 1962)
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