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Tourism, Culture & Creative Arts.

27 promises from the NDC 2024 manifesto and the 120-day social contract. 0 checked so far.

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Not checkedFlagshipBlack Star Experience · 120-day social contract · deadline 8 May 2025

Launch The Black Star Experience as Ghana's flagship culture, arts and tourism brand.

“Launch ‘The Black Star Experience’ initiative”

Not checkedFlagshipCreative Arts Fund · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Revive the Creative Arts Fund to finance creative start-ups and struggling creative businesses.

“revive the Creative Arts Fund”

Not checkedFlagshipMarine Drive · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Revive the abandoned Marine Drive project and start similar ones in other regions.

“revive the abandoned Marine Drive project”

Not checkedTourism · Manifesto · PDF page 64

Build amusement and theme parks and promote eco-tourism and boutique hotels.

“set up amusement and theme parks to drive recreational tourism and services”

Not checkedBlack Star Experience · Manifesto · PDF page 84

Hold creative festivals with local assemblies in honour of Ghanaian legends.

“institute creative festivals in honour of Ghanaian legends”

Not checkedBlack Star Experience · Manifesto · PDF page 84

Publish a calendar of Black Star Experience events.

“introduce well-calendared Black Star Experience”

Not checkedCultural villages · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Introduce Cultural Villages to showcase Ghana's cultures.

“introduce the concept of "Cultural Villages"”

Not checkedDigital culture · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Use virtual reality to present museums, galleries and heritage online.

“virtual reality versions of museums, galleries”

Not checkedCulture centres · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Modernise Centres of National Culture into money-making performance spaces and build new ones in the new regions.

“modernize existing Centres of National Culture”

Not checkedHeritage festivals · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Work with chiefs to commercialise heritage festivals.

“partner with chiefs and other traditional authorities to promote the commercialisation of heritage festivals”

Not checkedLocal content · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Review and strictly enforce broadcasting and local content rules to boost Ghanaian productions.

“review and strictly enforce broadcasting, digital media and local content provisions”

Not checkedCopyright · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Improve how copyright and royalties are collected and managed.

“enhance the collection and management system for copyrights and royalties”

Not checkedFilm · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Work to put Ghana's film industry among the top three producers in Africa.

“position it among the top three producers in Africa”

Not checkedRecreation village · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Partner private sector to build an ultra-modern recreation village with auditoriums.

“ultra-modern recreation village with auditoriums”

Not checkedFilm village · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Start plans for a film village with cheap equipment hire for filmmakers.

“commence plans to establish a film village”

Not checkedNational Theatre · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Rehabilitate the National Theatre in Accra and start plans for a second one in Kumasi.

“rehabilitate the National Theatre in Accra”

Not checkedTV channel · Manifesto · PDF page 86

Acquire a pay-per-view creative arts channel on digital terrestrial TV.

“acquire a special event channel for the Creative Arts”

Not checkedVolta city · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Start plans for a new arts and tourism city on the Volta.

“Initiate plans for a new city on the banks of the Volta Region”

Not checkedStakeholder dialogue · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Hold an annual stakeholder dialogue with the arts and creative industry.

“Hold an annual Stakeholder Dialogue”

Not checkedVenue rates · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Give artistes special rates at Black Star Square, AICC and other state venues.

“Provide special rates for performances at the Blackstar Square”

Not checkedTourism data · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Build a real-time online tourism database with GSS, GTA and universities.

“comprehensive real-time online database”

Not checkedTourism levy · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Review how the Tourism Development Levy is shared.

“review the utilization of the T ourism Development Levy”

Not checkedHospitality tax · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Review taxes and give incentives to hotels and tourism services.

“review taxes and enhance incentives on hospitality”

Not checkedCreatives welfare · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Give creatives legal and financial protection and a mass pension scheme.

“mass pension mobilization scheme”

Not checkedHeritage sites · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Refurbish Ghana's popular cultural and heritage sites and monuments.

“refurbish Ghana’s popularised cultural and heritage sites”

Not checkedDiaspora · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Set legal rules and orientation for Diaspora Africans who want to relocate to Ghana.

“legal and ethical framework with adequate and appropriate provisions towards”

Not checkedCreatives insurance · Manifesto · PDF page 88

Promote tailored insurance products for creatives.

“promote insurance uptake for creatives”