The government reorganized the administrative structure of the Ministry of Culture And now it will work as a link for access to public information. The decision comes months after the portfolio was displaced from the Ministry of Human Capital to the General Secretariat of the Presidency.
In November 2024, the designation of Leonardo Cifelli as Secretary of Culture. With this, his portfolio of the Human Capital orbit to the General Secretariat of the Presidency was transferred.
On that occasion, they affirmed that the modification seeks to comply with the “Objective of optimizing government management”. In the decree, they clarify that “the modifications to the Law of Ministries are imposed for government management”, so it highlights the urgency of applying them immediately.
Ministry of Culture, the link for public information
The measure was made with the Decree 60/2025 in it Official Gazettewhich incorporates into the objectives of the Secretariat the following: “Intervene as a link to access to public information under the terms of Law No. 27,275, within the scope of the Secretariat, in coordination with the competent areas of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Nation”
In turn, they approved the composition of the Secretariat, of which on a first level, it will have a Advisors Cabinet Unit, Undersecretariat of Administrative Coordination, Undersecretariat of Cultural Heritage and Undersecretariat of Cultural and Artistic Promotion. In each of them, different specialized addresses will work in each area.
According to the publication, the Secretariat “encourages the identity and sense of belonging” through “Creative industries, cultural tourism and artistic activities that generate employment and contribute to sustainable growth. ”
In addition, it is emphasized that “culture is essential for social development, while promoting the transmission of values, traditions and knowledge.”
The readjustment of the Ministry of Culture is part of a broader plan of government reorganization, whose purpose is to align cultural functions with presidential priorities. In this sense, one of its functions is “to attend the National Executive Power directly.”
In this context, the Government approved the organizational structure of the Bicentennial, Science, Technology, Culture and Art Parkdecentralized organism dependent on the Undersecretariat of Cultural Management and Development.
What does the regulations say
“Until the restructuring of the areas affected by this measure is concluded, the existing structural openings of lower level than those approved by this decree will be main those that will maintain actions, positions, endowments and supplements in force to date”, Clarifies the regulations.
In the decree, the Government argues that “it is necessary Incorporate, homologate and reallocate various positions belonging to the aforementioned jurisdiction in the nomenclator of executive functions of the Collective Sector Labor Agreement of the Personnel of the National Public Employment System (SINEP) ”.
Source: Ambito
