ABSTRACT
This chapter focusses on policy challenges caused by increased convergence between cultural, creative and telecommunication industries. While the literature has treated the convergence of the sectors of culture and telecommunications, on the one hand, and of cultural and creative industries, on the other hand, there are only a few contributions dealing with the consequences of new relations between cultural, creative and telecommunication domains for public policy and international measures aiming to implement the UNESCO 2005 Convention for the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions. This chapter contributes to fill in this gap by addressing how increasing interconnections of cultural, creative and telecommunication industries challenge both the development of comprehensive cultural policies and the promotion of cultural diversity in the context of international trade.
