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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) – 2023/24 Financial Year

3. Outlook for the coming financial year (2023/24)

In developing and promoting cultural and creative industries in the province, the department, within the

medium-term expenditure framework will continue to focus on the actions that support the sector to build
digital capacity, reach new markets, and increase training opportunities, as well as those that will contribute
to employment and income.

The department has launched a Music Excellence Programme and in the following financial year, will
ensure the programme is implemented to benefit the community of the province from the targeted music
genres. The Department will keep working to ensure that ECPACC legislation evolves in accordance with

industry trends and changes. This work will include tabling a bill to modernize the Act.

In stimulating growth in the sector, the department will invest in people, product development and
innovation, and infrastructure to ensure that a solid foundation is in place from which the sector can thrive.

We will modernise and streamline existing funding support to improve delivery, structure, and
effectiveness, expand markets and audiences and to address gaps.

The Eastern Cape Community Arts Centres will be utilised to potentially expand their role in assisting
artists. To achieve this, the department will advance the centres’ responsibilities as Eastern Cape wide

institutions by encouraging further programming in, and representation of, rural Eastern Cape and in
supporting a wider range of creative disciplines.

The involvement of youth will be promoted in the sector and encourage career choices through

participation in cultural experiences, particularly in rural areas, and enhancing training opportunities in
heritage and culture (mentorships, internships, etc.).

Effective and inclusive programs and services will result from the collaborative development of policies

and honouring government’s commitment to reconciliation. This will be achieved through improving
interdepartmental collaboration to facilitate complementary program delivery, creating and revising
policies, relevant pieces of legislation and regulations to respond to the needs of the sector.

The department will continue to encourage Eastern Cape communities to celebrate their local history and

take part in heritage activities. Furthermore, the renewal of the arts, culture, museum, and heritage policies
will bring tangible benefits to the heritage sector and its workforce. The Department will continue providing

funding to heritage organizations to digitize collections, develop digital content and build their capacity in
these areas.

The department will undertake capital improvements and repairs to its public libraries, museums,

community art centres including those facilities that will be necessary to reopen safely for staff, visitors,
and audiences. In ensuring that people have access to more safe, diverse, and secure digital environment
and are resilient to disinformation, the department will continue with its effort to digitise province’s

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