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RECOMMENDATION 27:DACST consider facilitating a meeting of above mentioned and other stakeholders, including representatives from theDepartment of Education to see if greater co-ordination, standardisation and accreditation could not be achieved inrespect of these efforts. This should, of course, be linked to the SETA if possible.3.10 INTERNATIONAL TRADE ENVIRONMENTRECOMMENDATION 28:The MITT recommends that the Minister and the Minister of Trade and Industry agree on a policy that will guide SouthAfrica’s negotiations in international trade, recognising the exceptional nature of culture, on the basis of its status as bothcommodity and as carrier of South African identity and social values.3.11 RESEARCHThe lack of baseline data on the cultural industries hampers efforts to assert their importance in the South Africaneconomy.RECOMMENDATION 29:The MITT recommends that the Minister approach the HSRC to create a unit to establish baseline economic data on anongoing basis in the cultural industries and to quantify their impact on the South African economy.RECOMMENDATION 30:The MITT recommends that the proposed Music Industry Cluster develop a longer-term industrial strategy to enhancethe growth of the industry. The Cluster should also consider how enhanced growth could be used to fund musicdevelopment within the non-profit sector of the industry.3.12 RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF MUSICIANSRECOMMENDATION 31:The MITT recommends that DACST explore the establishment of an ongoing programme that will recognise and honoursignificant contributions of artists. Awards should include financial rewards and the appropriate conferring of status torecipients.RECOMMENDATION 32:The MITT recommends that DACST encourage other government departments to recognise that musicians, like otherworkers, should be appropriately compensated for their labour when employed by government.- 177 -