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Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2002 15:56:49 +0100
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Press release from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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Subject: DCMS:JONATHAN DRORI IS TO BE FIRST DIRECTOR OF CULTURE ONLINE
DEPARTMENT FOR CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
172/2002 3 September 2002
JONATHAN DRORI IS TO BE FIRST DIRECTOR OF CULTURE
ONLINE
Jonathan Drori has been appointed as the Director for Culture Online,
the Culture Department announced today.
Jonathan Drori is currently - and will remain - Managing Director of
Thoughtsmith Ltd, a media, education and culture consultancy, and is
a former Head of Commissioning and Editorial Director for BBC Online
(1999-2001). He has considerable experience of establishing digital
services for education, including websites and interactive
programming, and was Head of Digital Media and Learning Channels at
BBC Education (1996-1999).
Jonathan Drori said:
"I am very excited by the prospect of leading the delivery on Culture
Online. It's a wonderful project. Not only does it have the potential
to enhance our relationship with the nation's cultural heritage, but
we might also foster some really unusual and worthwhile partnerships
between groups that might not otherwise have worked together. I
strongly believe that by using new techniques we can inspire and
motivate children and adults to take part in - and become part of -
their culture and heritage in new and creative ways."
Arts Minister Tessa Blackstone added:
"Jonathan Drori is the ideal person to lead the creative decision-
making, and commissioning of projects and content which will make
Culture Online exciting and vibrant. I look forward to seeing Culture
Online projects as they begin to go online in 2003."
Notes to Editors
1. Jonathan Drori will take up his early next month. He will recruit
a small team to support his work on Culture Online and will report to
Alex Stewart, Director of Arts and Culture. He will be part of the
Senior Civil Service at the DCMS. The Director's role is expected to
become part-time after the initial set-up period.
2. Jonathan Drori's previous roles include Head of Digital Media and
Learning Channels for BBC Education where he was responsible for
establishing their digital services for education, their first
website and the BBC's first interactive programmes. During this time
he had a team of up to 120 people. He was also Head of Commissioning
for BBC Online between 1999-2001, responsible for a commissioning
team working across most of the BBC's genres. He has experience of
working with Government on the Creative Industries Task Force, and as
a Trustee of the 24 Hour Museum, and of the private sector with
Thoughtsmith and as a Managing Director of Scient, a digital business
consultancy, and of private\public partnerships from his time at the
BBC.
3. At the DCMS he will be responsible for a team of approximately six
people, and will work closely with staff throughout the Department to
deliver the high level objectives of Culture Online.
4. Culture Online has £13m funding for 20-30 projects which will
increase digital access to the nation's cultural heritage. Projects
will unite the abilities of cultural organisations and the private
sector, including broadcasters, education professionals and those on
the cutting edge of digital technology, to create innovative, high
quality resources for adults and children. The Director will be
responsible for selecting and commissioning projects, for overall
management of the programme and for monitoring and evaluating the
success of the projects.
5. Culture Online is an integral part of the DCMS e-business
strategy, which, in itself is a response to the Government's
commitment to the UK Online programme. This programme aims to ensure
everyone who wants it has access to the Internet by 2005 and that all
Government services are online by that date and to make Britain one
of the leading knowledge economies.
6. For more information on Culture Online please see the website
www.cultureonline.gov.uk
Press Enquiries: 020 7211 6276/6272
Out of hours telephone pager no: 07699 751153
Public Enquiries: 020 7211 6200
Internet: http://www.culture.gov.uk
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
www.culture.gov.uk
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