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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2001-163/article-2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2001/163",
  "legislation_title": "Decision No 163/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 January 2001 on the implementation of a training programme for professionals in the European audiovisual programme industry (MEDIA-Training) (2001-2005)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2001-163",
  "path": "article/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Objectives of the programme",
  "text": "1. The objectives of the programme are as follows:\n(a) To meet the industry's needs and promote competitiveness by improving the continuous vocational training of professionals in the audiovisual sector, with a view to giving them the know-how and skills needed to create competitive products on the European and other markets, in particular in the field of:\napplication of new technologies, and in particular digital technologies, for the production and distribution of audiovisual programmes with a high commercial and artistic added value;\neconomic, financial and commercial management, including the legal framework and the techniques for the financing, production and distribution of audiovisual programmes;\nscript-writing techniques and storytelling including techniques for the development of new audiovisual programme types.\nParticular attention will be paid to the opportunities for distance learning and pedagogic innovation offered by the development of on-line technologies.\nFor these training activities, cooperation between various players in the audiovisual industry, such as script-writers, directors and producers, will be encouraged.\nAs an exception, certain initial vocational training measures in which the industrial sector is directly involved, such as master's degrees, may also be supported if no other Community support is available and in fields for which there are no support measures at national level.\n(b) To encourage cooperation and the exchange of know-how and best practice through networking between the partners responsible for training, namely training establishments, the professional sector and undertakings, as well as through developing training for the trainers.\nParticular importance will be attached to encouraging the gradual establishment of networks in the audiovisual training sector and in continuous training for the trainers.\n2. To achieve the objectives set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 1(a) and in paragraph 1(b), particular attention shall be devoted to the specific needs of countries or regions with a low audiovisual production capacity and/or a restricted linguistic or geographical area, as well as to the development of an independent European production and distribution sector, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises.\n3. The objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall be realised in accordance with the arrangements contained in the Annex.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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