Margarita Mejuto, president and vice-president, respectively, of the National Council of Houses of Culture in Cuba.

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We must institutionalize innovation at the highest level through the appointment of a White House National Innovation Advisor, as well as the formation of a strongly chartered National Innovation Council composed of leaders in business, science, culture and policy and charged with leading national, and more importantly, international dialogue on innovation.

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Zimbabwe's pavilion is the result of a joint drive by the country's culture ministry, the National Gallery in Harare and the British Council, and marks the first time an individual country in sub-Saharan Africa has had official representation at Venice.

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