the production and sale of souvenirs;
the production of documentaries on cultural matters;
participation in cultural festivities.
8.2.4. Culture and public administration
Knowledge of local cultures and the social and cultural dynamics within communities are
important elements with regard to governance and the planning of national development. Educational
guidelines and programs shall therefore be established and shall be included in the training of district
administrators and other public officials at all levels.
8.3. Development and protection of authors
Artists play an important role in promoting cultural values, in the civic education of communities,
in mobilizing citizens to carry out national reconstruction and development tasks, in creating an
environment with a culture of peace, unity, social harmony, democracy and respect for human rights
and in promoting Mozambique and its cultural diversity.
Culture and art can only be successfully developed if creators and practitioners enjoy protection
and support. Action will therefore be taken to ensure the ratification of the international and regional
agreements on the protection of intellectual property and the revision of the Law on Copyright and
Related Rights.
The State shall encourage and support the creation of Mozambican societies of authors and shall
promote the measures necessary to combat all forms of piracy and the infringement of intellectual
property.
8.4. Institutional development
In the context of institutional development, efforts will be focused on the organization of
structures for the management and administration of cultural issues. Said structures shall be supplied
with the essential resources required to enable them to carry out their mandates, as well as for the
training of officials of State bodies at all levels, dependent institutions, cultural associations and local
bodies, through a policy of decentralization.
Efforts shall likewise be made to consolidate and extend the role of the community in cultural
development, by fostering cultural associations and the participation of business and economic actors
in programs and projects in the sector. Furthermore, more culturefriendly tax policies shall be
implemented.
8.5. Funding cultural activity
The main sources of funding for the implementation of the Cultural Policy shall be as follows:
a) budgetary allocations;
b) grants from the Artistic and Cultural Development Fund (FUNDAC);
c) revenue from the application of the Law on the Protection of Cultural Property and other legal
provisions on this subject;
d) contributions from nongovernmental sectors, trade, industry and international and
intergovernmental organizations;
e) donations from individuals, groups and organizations and other legitimate income.