NCCA’s BIMP-EAGA Socio-Cultural Development Kumpulan Webinar

KUMPULAN is a Filipino word that refers to a group of people coming together. Hence this invitation is a call for representatives of the BIMP-EAGA to come together in a huddle and continue to share knowledge and experience on how to cope with the pandemic.

With the theme, Challenges and Opportunities in Facing the Pandemic, it is envisioned that this KUMPULAN webinar will tackle various shared topics among experts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, that will enlighten, inspire, and further open new ideas that can be adopted by BIMP-EAGA members in the region, as well as the general public.

INSTITUTION PROFILE
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
633 General Luna Street, Intramuros, Manila
(+63) 02 8527 2192
https://ncca.gov.ph

The National Commission for Culture and the Arts is the primary government arm mandated to protect, develop, and promote Philippine arts and culture, and is tasked to administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and the Arts or NEFCA to fund various culture and arts programs in the Philippines. NCCA also acts as the de facto Ministry of Culture in the country and works closely with various culture and arts agencies, artists, and arts organizations.

CONCEPT DOCUMENT

NCCA’s BIMP-EAGA Socio-Cultural Development’s

Kumpulan Webinar

Theme : BIMP-EAGA Connections:  Challenges and 

Opportunities in Facing the Pandemic

Date and Time : 28 September 2021 (Tuesday)

3:00 – 5:00 PM (Manila time)

Format : 2-hour moderated webinar using the 

Zoom online platform 

Participants : Open to all BIMP countries, with diplomats, government 

personnel, academe, students, etc.

Platforms : Zoom via registration and Facebook livestream

Panelists : Resource Speakers from BIMP countries

CONCEPT NOTE

Resiliency and creativity are two outstanding characteristics that have enabled the people of Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asia Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA) to cope with COVID-19 as it affected everyone, most especially the Culture sector.  Today, we are not yet fully safe, as the pandemic continues to hamper physical events, while venues and public places remain restricted.

KUMPULAN is a Filipino word that refers to a group of people coming together.  Hence this invitation is a call for representatives of the BIMP-EAGA to come together in a huddle and continue to share knowledge and experience on how to cope with the pandemic.

With the theme, Challenges and Opportunities in Facing the Pandemic, it is envisioned that this KUMPULAN webinar will tackle various shared topics among experts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, that will enlighten, inspire, and further open new ideas that can be adopted by BIMP-EAGA members in the region, as well as the general public.

Organized by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), the KUMPULAN webinar will be held on 28 September 2021 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM (Manila time) via Zoom online platform.  Resource speakers from EAGA region will be invited to talk on the abovementioned theme.

BIMP-EAGA was established in 1994 to address the social and economic development of the less developed and remote territories on the eastern side of BIMP. The focus areas include the following: the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the provinces of Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua of Indonesia; the State of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and Mindanao and the province of Palawan in the Philippines.  The NCCA is a member of the Socio-cultural and Education Pillar of BIMP-EAGA and responsible for developing people-to-people connectivity and promoting socio-cultural exchanges.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM