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Creative Economy

		Adequately nurtured, creativity fuels culture, infuses a human-centred development and constitutes the key ingredient for job creation, innovation and trade while contributing to social inclusion, cultural diversity and environmental sustainability.
		(Creative Economy Report 2010)

	Creative Economy Network Through the Creative Economy Network, UNCTAD has proactively facilitated the sharing of knowledge and best practices, forging strategic alliances and networking among governments, creators, the business community and the civil society.

News

30 July 2015Istanbul and UNCTAD advance the work for an Istanbul Creative Economy Study

A working meeting was held in Istanbul from 20 to 22 July as a follow-up of the collaboration between UNCTAD and the Istanbul Creative Industries network.

27 July 2015Ministry of Culture of Cabo Verde advances in the formulation of public policies for the development of their Creative Economy

The Integrated Strategic Plan for the Development of the Creative Economy in Cabo Verde elaborated by the Ministry of Culture is now available and it includes some of the recommendations put forward by the UNCTAD/EIF study "Economias Criativas Cabo-Verdianas: Potencializando vocações para um novo desenvolvimento".

03 July 2015Geographical Indications: promoting the sustainable development of small and medium sized enterprises

UNCTAD supported the 2015 Symposium on Geographical Indications organized by the World Trade Point Federation and Beijing Municipal Commission of Commerce, at the Palais des Nations, on 3 July 2015.

28 May 2015Escalating the potential of culture for economic diversification and sustainable development in Macao, China

UNCTAD participated at the "Forum on Cultural Industries (Macao) 2015" from 17-20 May, under the theme of "region synergy and platform innovation" to discuss strategies for culture and technology innovation, international competitiveness of cultural industries, regional development and cultural creativity.

26 March 2015Cabo Verde's Creative Economy report available on-line

The report and its findings support the potential of Cabo Verde to capitalize on its rich cultural expressions (music, festivals, handicrafts, gastronomy, tourism and cultural events) to achieve real sustainable development.

04 December 2014Funding creative industries, arts and culture is a good investment

UNCTAD Deputy Secretary-General Petko Draganov was speaking at an UNCTAD 50th anniversary event held in Istanbul, 28 November, 2014, aimed at boosting Turkey's media, design, music and arts industries.

15 September 2014UNCTAD participated in the Global Economic Summit in Mumbai and the Assembly meeting of the World Trade Point Federation

UNCTAD presented its work on creative economy and trade perspectives of creative goods and services at the 4th Global Economic Summit, held in Mumbai from 11-13 September.

16 June 2014Partnership to boost creative and cultural industries in Istanbul

UNCTAD to work with Istanbul Commerce University to prosper creative economy in Istanbul.

12 June 2014Closer ties to industry and increased collaboration and networking for the development of the Creative Industries in Istanbul

UNCTAD participated at the YEKON Creative Istanbul Ateliers, an intellectual platform that aims to bring together different sectors in the ecosystem of creative industries in Turkey. The event was held on 16-17 April and was supported by the Istanbul Development Agency.

30 April 2014Cabo Verde’s musical and handicrafts culture can add value to its tourist industry, UNCTAD report concludes

UNCTAD works with UN partners to help the government of Cabo Verde get the most from its tourism sector and creative economy.

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Publications

Creative economy outlook and Country profiles: Trends in international trade in creative industries (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2016/5)

13 Jul 2016, 4044.6 KB

Cabo Verde’s Creative Economy: Leveraging culture and creativity for sustainable development (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TED/2014/1)

19 Mar 2015, 77 page(s), 1732.8 KB

Creative Economy Programme: E-Newsletter, No. 18 (June2012) (UNCTAD/WEB/DITC/TAB/2012/3)

02 Jul 2012, 4 page(s), 294.3 KB

Strengthening the Creative Industries for Development in Mozambique (UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2009/2)

31 May 2011, 110 page(s), 6809.0 KB

Strengthening the Creative Industries for Development in Zambia (UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2009/1)

31 May 2011, 116 page(s), 2781.0 KB

Creative Economy Report 2010 (UNCTAD/DITC/TAB/2010/3)

14 Dec 2010, 423 page(s), 4500.0 KB

Creative Economy Report 2008 (Summary) (UNCTAD/DITC/2008/2/overview)

19 Apr 2008, 25 page(s), 384.0 KB

Creative Economy Report 2008: The challenge of assessing the creative economy towards informed policy-making (UNCTAD/DITC/2008/2)

19 Apr 2008, 357 page(s), 2668.0 KB

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Events and Meetings

Start Date	Title	Location
13-15 Jan 2008	High-level panel on the creative economy and industries for development: UNCTAD XII pre-event
19-21 Jan 2010	Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda: Inspiring Greater Engagement in Biodiversity Issues
18-22 Oct 2010	Global South-South Creative Economy Week, Shanghai World Expo 2010, UN Pavilion	Shanghai
10-12 Nov 2010	Symposium: Creative Cities and Industries in the 21st Century	Istanbul
27-30 Nov 2010	Thailand International Creative Economy Forum: GlobaLOCALisation – Local move, global success	Bangkok