Cap. 542 Art. 4Objectives of the Council.

The objectives of the Council shall be to:

(a) advocate and be a strategic leader and catalyst for the cultural and creative sectors, (hereinafter referred to as "the sector") through inter alia the implementation of strategies, with a particular focus on:

(i) knowledge-based cultural and creative development;

(ii) education and training;

(iii) intelligence and data building;

(iv) business development, funding and investment;

(v) diversity and communities; and

(vi) internationalisation.

(b) promote innovation in the sectors and stimulate a creative ecosystem for the generation of contemporary creative content;

(c) initiate, develop and promote strategies, programmes and initiatives necessary to enhance the performance of the sectors;

(d) act as a broker for the sectors and as a bridge between the sectors and other sectors;

(e) promote the awareness and utilisation of intellectual property in the sector;

(f) ensure the development of a sustainable creative economy;

(g) facilitate and promote the sustainable development of creative individuals and organisations;

(h) facilitate the participation in, and access to, cultural and creative activity;

(i) foster active and participatory citizenship in culture and promote cultural inclusion, equality, diversity and the freedom of creative expressions;

(j) increase the understanding, appreciation, enjoyment and expression of culture; and

(k) safeguard the dynamic development of those cultural characteristics, including intellectual, linguistic, traditional and folkloric, which identify the Maltese people.