The Dept. of Movement Affairs if the Swiss Confederation (EDfB)
In the framework of
the “Plan for the International
Promotion and Distribution of
the Activities and Principles”
of the BMfB the initiative for
the founding of a Department
of movement Affairs of the
Swiss Confederation was
launched.
To provide the appropriate
basis for its activities, the EDfB
shall propose the amendment
of Article 10.2 of the
Constitution, now reading
“Every person has the right to
personal freedom of
movement, in particular the
freedom to movement and
physical and spiritual
integrity” by adding that “the
individual right to movement
of the body in space shall be
protected and fostered by the
Department of Movement
Affairs.”
Movement ranks, in various
ways, already high on the
agenda of a number of other
departments in Switzerland.
The particular task of the
EDfB will consist in promoting
movement from being
considered a minor matter to
becoming a major affair.
Freely paraphrasing the
EDfB‘s credo – “An alternative
movement is possible” –, the
EDfB shall cluster and foster
movement in all its facets.
In contrast to the economy,
where movement is assigned
but a target-oriented role (e.g.
transportation and logistics),
and in contrast to sports, where
the idea of competition is
becoming increasingly prominent,
the EDfB shall primarily
promote the creation of spaces
for free forms of movement,
and create opportunities for
facilitating the exploration of
new, and hitherto unimaginable
movements.
The EDfB is committed to
assist citizens in de-disciplining
themselves without running
the risk of losing self-control.
Here the fundamental maxim
of diversity is key: different
corporeal experiences are
important in different domains.
As is generally held: Movement
is our Capital.
Welcome to the website of the Federal Ministry of Movement Affairs (BMfB) of the Repubic of Austria.
At www.bmfb.at we provide comprehensive up-to-date and easy-to-access information regarding all agendas/services of the Ministry.
With the internet being an interactive medium we invite and encourage you to get in touch with the FMMA and send us your suggestions, critique and any other matters of concern.
We hope you find all the information you need. Our staff will always be happy to assist you.
With best regards,
BMfB
Federal Ministry of Movement (BMfB)
The BMfB is the youngest ministry in Austria, and so far the only one of its kind in the world.
The official Anthem of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Movement Affairs is the first Anthem in world history that was created to be danced instead of sung.
The 9 New Austrians will enhance well-being in Austria by way of transforming typical Austrian activities into sequences of exercise. The exercises foster health and support a relaxed way of dealing with Austrian myths, history and everyday life.
As a result of industrialization and the digitalization of the means of production many traditional crafts, rites, rituals and celebrations are ceasing to exist or have already vanished in the face of globalisation.
The Dept. of Movement Affairs if the Swiss Confederation (EDfB)
In the framework of the “Plan for the International Promotion and Distribution of the Activities and Principles” of the BMfB the initiative for the founding of a Department of movement Affairs of the Swiss Confederation was launched.
In an initiative to relocate the experience of citizens into the field of the sensual, the BMFB initiates the first Universal Database of Favourite Movements and dance steps.
Movement Affairs (INAM) belongs to the first initiatives supported in the framework of the ‚Plan for the International Promotion and Distribution of the Activities and Principles‘ of the BMfB with the objective of creating an International Network of Movement Development Administrations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In the last 5 years the Austrian Ministry for movement Affairs has been present in numerous events focusing on cultural policies in Europe and abroad, lobbying for the existence of an updated discourse on body and perception in the political field.
