▁min istry ' s ▁depart ments ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁their ▁respons ib ilities ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁min istry ▁itself . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Ministry ’ s ▁organis ational ▁structure ▁under w ent ▁significant ▁changes ▁( Dec ree ▁ 9 1 / 2 0 0 9 ): ▁the ▁coord ination ▁of ▁minister ial ▁functions ▁is ▁still ▁entr usted ▁to ▁a ▁Secretary ▁General , ▁the ▁General ▁Director ates ▁have ▁been ▁reduced ▁from ▁nine ▁to ▁eight , ▁with ▁new ▁denomin ations ▁and ▁a ▁partial ▁res h aping ▁of ▁their ▁respons ib ilities . ▁The ▁eight ▁General ▁Director ates ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁techn ically ▁supported ▁by ▁high ▁level ▁scientific ▁bodies ▁( Cent ral ▁Instit utes ). ▁ ▁The ▁peri pher al ▁minister ial ▁structure ▁of ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁and ▁Activ ities ▁is ▁provided ▁for , ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁regions , ▁by ▁Regional ▁Director ates ▁for ▁Cultural ▁Heritage ▁and ▁Land s cape ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁S op r int enden ze . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁Central ▁administration ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁internal ▁divisions , ▁including : ▁▁ ▁U ffic io ▁di ▁gab in etto ▁ ▁Seg re ter ia ▁del ▁minist ro ▁ ▁U ffic io ▁st ampa ▁ ▁U ffic io ▁legisl ativo ▁ ▁Organ ismo ▁Ind ip end ente ▁di ▁Val ut azione ▁della ▁performance ▁▁ 8 ▁Dire zioni ▁Gener ali ▁( General ▁Director ates ): ▁ ▁Dire zione ▁generale ▁per ▁l ' organ izzazione ,