Cultural Fundamental Act Article 22

For cultural work of a national character, the Ministry of Culture shall be in charge of overall planning, and central government agencies shall work together to promote it. The central government and local government shall collaborate on cultural management, with specific areas where assistance is provided being determined through agreement, and put these agreements into practice together.The Ministry of Culture shall convene a National Culture Congress once every four years. It shall collect the opinions of all sectors, and map out national cultural development.Local governments shall set up regular methods by which people can participate in the creation of cultural policy. They shall convene local cultural development meetings once every four years, and shall draft local cultural development plans.The Executive Yuan shall convene an Inter-ministerial Meeting on Cultural Matters. The Premier shall act as convener, and attendees shall include scholars and experts, related ministry representatives, and local heads of government. The Meeting shall regularly draft national cultural development plans that address the direction of development, society’s needs, and regional development. Where the nation drafts key policies, laws, and plans that may affect culture, related agencies may present cultural impact assessment reports to the conference.Agencies under the Executive Yuan that have budgets for cultural expenditure shall coordinate with the Meeting regarding resource allocation and promotional strategies.