Hi all, See the email below - it seems that the UK government is doing a big public-ish consultation with regards cultural institutions and their funding, etc. Do you think it is worth WMUK responding to this, and on which points?
Nick pointed out that there is a copyright element to this, but I haven't been able to trace this within the website - does anyone know anything more? Thanks, Mike Begin forwarded message: > Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:37:03 -0000 > From: Nick Poole <n...@collectionstrust.org.uk> > Subject: Respond to the DCMS Business Plan 2011-15 for Museums > > Dear MCG, > > You may already be aware of this, but I thought it might be useful to > flag up that you can respond to the DCMS 4-yr Business Plan, including > the specific proposals around museums on the Number 10 website: > > http://transparency.number10.gov.uk/transparency/srp/view-srp/34/25 > > If you have a chance, please do take the time to comment. The comments > are being read and fed to Ministers, and the lack of response from our > sector is at risk of being taken as assent to what is happening with > museum funding. Please note also that there are relevant sections of the > Plan which will also have an impact on museum funding, such as the > provisions for Copyright under '2. Create conditions for growth'. > > Please do pass this message on to colleagues not represented on this > list. > > Very best regards, > > Nick > > > Nick Poole > Chief Executive > Collections Trust > n...@collectionstrust.org.uk > > Tel: 0207 022 1889 > > OpenCulture 2011 > UK and international Collections Management Trade Fair and Conference > Manchester, 7th & 8th June 2011. > Register online at http://www.openculture2011.org.uk > <http://www.openculture2011.org.uk> > > http://www.collectionstrust.org.uk > > http://www.collectionslink.org.uk > > http://openculture.collectionstrustblogs.org.uk > > Follow us on Twitter: @collectiontrust > <http://www.twitter.com/collectiontrust> > > Follow me on Twitter: @nickpoole1 > > Contact me on Skype: nickpoole3 > > Connect via LinkedIn: > http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=5289899&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > > > > Company Registration No: 1300565 > > Registered Charity No: 273984 > > Registered Office: Collections Trust c/o CAN Mezzanine, Downstream > Building, No1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG > > > > > **************************************************************** > For mcg information visit the mcg website at > http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/ > To manage your subscription to this email list visit > http://museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email-list/ > **************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
