14. In the performance of his duties, the Minister may, in particular,(1) (paragraph repealed);
(2) grant, on the conditions he fixes, financial or technical assistance in respect of activities or equipment;
(3) conclude development agreements with municipalities, regional bodies or groups in matters of culture or communications;
(4) foster the diffusion of Québec culture in Canada and abroad and of Québec expertise in matters relating to communications;
(5) contribute to the development of cultural industries in cooperation with other government departments and public bodies and to the development of communications enterprises, in Québec, elsewhere in Canada and abroad;
(5.1) promote the development of productions, with original and varied content, in the fields of communications;
(5.2) encourage the implementation of technologies related to the communications sector with a view to generating positive cultural, social and economic effects;
(5.3) contribute to the development of communications systems in all regions of Québec;
(6) conclude an agreement according to law with a government other than the Gouvernement du Québec, a department of that government, an international organization or an agency of such a government or organization;
(7) conduct or commission research, surveys, studies or inventories on cultural matters or on communications matters;
(8) obtain from departments or public bodies the information necessary to devise and implement his policies;
(9) propose any measure furthering the protection of the rights of creators and artists as regards intellectual property;
(10) establish jointly with the minister responsible for the administration of the Act respecting government services to departments and public bodies (chapter S-6.1), standards concerning the acquisition, use and management of copyrights on the documents held by the Government, by departments and by the public bodies designated by the Government.