unctad.org | Creative Economy

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)

News

15 May 2013Trade in creative products reached new peak in 2011, UNCTAD figures show

Numbers released in run-up to Global Services Forum in Beijing show creative industries exports rose sharply from 2002-2011.

15 April 2013Bank officials discuss financing of services exports and creative industries

How to capture the potential of services exports, and of creative-industry products such as films and music, was the topic of a recently held meeting of officials from export-import banks.

12 April 2013Spanish version of the Creative Economy Report 2010 now available

Thanks to the kind support of the Universidad Tecnologica de Chile, INACAP in Concepcion, Talcahuano, the UNCTAD Creative Economy Report 2010 has been translated into Spanish.

23 November 20122nd International Forum: Developing Trade Facilitation to Strengthen the International Competitiveness of SMES, Beijing (21st-23 November 2012)

UNCTAD was invited to make a presentation on the session under the theme: The creative industries and international trade highlighting the main sectors with export potential in the Asia/Pacific region.

09 November 2012Turkey: Post-crisis Finance, Trade and Investment in Emerging Economies - Search for Sustainable Growth Models and the Role of Creative Industries

UNCTAD is collaborating with Turkey in the context of the creative economy activities. At the occasion of the meeting on Finance, Trade and Investment which included creative industries, UNCTAD supported the launching and establishment of the Istanbul Creative Economy Centre.

02 August 2012Nigeria holds its first National Policy Dialogue on development of creative industries

UNCTAD was invited to attend the first National Policy Dialogue on the development of creative/entertainment industries in Nigeria held last month in Lagos to identify challenges and develop a roadmap going forward in the context of the Nigerian Vision 2020 and the UN Millennium Development Goals.

02 July 2012UNCTAD says goodbye to head of Creative Economy Programme

Ms. Edna dos Santos-Duisenberg, chief of UNCTAD's Creative Economy Programme, who headed and managed the programme since 2004, one of the very first organizational structures inside and outside the United Nations devoted to creative industry and economy, has retired from the United Nations beginning of July upon reaching mandatory retirement age after 29 years of service. The UNCTAD Secretariat wishes her well in her future career.

26 April 2012High-level Policy Dialogue on the Creative Economy for Development, UNCTAD XIII, Qatar (26 April 2012)

The High-level Policy Dialogue on the Creative Economy at UNCTAD XIII aimed to further support Governments to enhance their creative economies, as a feasible development option for advancing socio-economic growth, trade and innovation. Debates focused on the main findings and policy recommendations of the Creative Economy Report 2010.

04 December 2011Global Education Conference on Creative Industries Shanghai (2-4 December 2011)

The Global Education Conference on Creative Industries Shanghai 2011 aimed to identify the critical factors for Shanghai to better support the development of cultural and creative industries and the city´s transformation towards a creative economy.

29 June 2011Strengthening Creative Industries in Mozambique: tailor-made policy actions

In the context of the annual session of the Trade and Development Commission, UNCTAD released the study "Strengthening the Creative Industries for development in Mozambique", a policy-oriented report issued as the main outcome of the multiagency pilot project for strengthening the creative industries in five ACP countries through employment and trade expansion. The project is a component of the ACP-EU Support Programme to Cultural Industries, jointly implemented by ILO, UNCTAD and UNESCO during 2008-2011.

6 - 15 of 17

Publications

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)

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

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

20 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)

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

1 - 6 of 6

Events and Meetings

Start Date	Title	Location
12-13 Jun 2004	High-Level Panel on Creative Industries and Development	São Paulo
17-20 Apr 2005	Enhancing the Creative Economy: Shaping an International Centre on Creative Industries	Salvador, Bahia
14-16 Dec 2005	UN Global South-South Creative Economy Symposium	Shanghai
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