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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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Status Not checked: 270of 27 checked
Flagship · 3
120-day pledges · 1
Promises by area
Black Star Experience3
Creative Arts Fund1
Marine Drive1
Tourism1
Cultural villages1
Digital culture1
Culture centres1
Heritage festivals1
Local content1
Copyright1
Film1
Recreation village1
Film village1
National Theatre1
TV channel1
Volta city1
Stakeholder dialogue1
Venue rates1
Tourism data1
Tourism levy1
Hospitality tax1
Creatives welfare1
Heritage sites1
Diaspora1
Creatives insurance1

Every promise.

Checked first, then flagship
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”