Performance of the Cultural Affairs Deputy of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, 1399 (2020/21)

This report was published by the Office of Cultural Studies and Planning, Statistics and Planning Unit, in 1399 (2020/21) with the aim of preparing and designing a performance report, a general and ongoing evaluation to identify organizations' weaknesses and strengths.

In the traditional view, the most important aim of a performance evaluation report is judging and recalling performances and activities. In the modern view, the philosophy of evaluation has been focused on the growth, development, and improvement of the organization's capacity.
Today, preparing a performance report for each unit can play an important role in introducing its identity and position in the organization, and it is expected to lead to attracting and involving those interested in that field of work. In addition, it informs the organization of the status of its various sections and, while creating synergy and making use of collective capacity in advancing programs, also makes it possible to employ the entirety of the organization's capacities.
Senior levels of management, by examining the performance report and the effectiveness of the programs and activities carried out, will be able, in addition to taking important decisions, to revise macro goals and improve the strategy for achieving them with items such as planning and setting short-term goals, and ultimately this will result in raising work efficiency.
Our effort has been, by presenting a performance report, to provide a basis for the organization's management so that it can take clearer steps on the path of the set goals and visions and present a criterion for evaluating the organization's status to external audiences.
The order of the material in this report includes a description of organizational duties, a calendar of cultural activities, a detailed account of activities, and at the end obstacles and problems together with recommendations and/or the future plan.
In the financial report section, the resources allocated in return for the actions carried out can be examined and accessed so that the organization's efficiency becomes clearer. Observing the detailed account of activities after the description of duties presents a realistic picture of the organization's status, the extent of achievement of goals and responsibilities aligned with the description of duties and performance, and this is an efficient tool for evaluation, planning, and policymaking. A general review of the most important activities carried out, under the title of a calendar of cultural activities, also evokes a notebook of important daily and historical events. In the statistical sections of this report, a comparison between the year in question and the previous year has been included so that the trend in the quantity of activities is visible and is applicable in showing the existing situation relative to the desired situation.
In the final section, existing challenges and obstacles have also been addressed. A comparison between the current year's problems and those of the previous year also shows the organization's failure or success in removing and solving problems and is subjected to the close examination of policymakers.
Recommendations and future plans are also a short but very important section that recalls two points: first, the formulation of each office's plans for the coming year, and second, providing for the determination of the future path, which can also be one of the criteria for performance evaluation.

Statistics and information examined in more detail in the report:

• Deputy for Cultural Affairs
• Headquarters
• Office for the Development of Books and Reading
• General Directorate of Associations, Organizations, and Cultural Activities
• Office of Cultural Studies and Planning
• Office of Printing and Publishing Affairs
• Iran Book and Literature House