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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

22 January 2014Experts shed light on the link between tourism and the creative economy

Experts from developing countries and members of the Steering Committee on Tourism for Development discussed how the tourism sector links with the creative economy and can contribute to poverty reduction.

15 October 2013African Creative Economy Meeting, Cape Town (6-9 October 2013)

The African Creative Economy Meeting was organized by ARTERIAL Network with the support of the Western Cape Government, the City of Cape Town and the Cape Craft and Design Institute. It attracted around 400 delegates from over 40 countries in Africa and beyond.

15 October 2013Shanghai Design Week (5-11 September 2013)

The Shanghai Design Week was organized by the Shanghai government with the purpose to promote the construction of "city of design" and support the innovation driven transformation and development of Shanghai.

03 June 2013Chinese premier terms services vital to “upgrades” of economies around the world

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told a joint Leaders’ Summit of the Global Services Forum (GSF) and the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) on Wednesday that services sectors around the world represent the most important opportunities for growth and economic “upgrading” sought by developing countries.

28 May 2013Panel: partnerships vital in services sector

Partnerships in the services sector are critical for achieving economic growth and sustainable development, experts said today.

17 May 2013Culture vital for development progress, Deputy Secretary-General tells meeting

Culture, as exemplified by thriving creative industries around the world, has many positive spillovers for human development, UNCTAD’s Deputy Secretary-General has said in China.

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.

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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	Country
16-19 Apr 2013	2013 Creativity Week under the theme "Creativity: A Vessel for Mind Development and Peace Building"	Abuja	Nigeria
19 Jul 2016	Creative Economy Dialogue 1: Dynamic Regulatory Support and Sustainable Financing for Creative Industries	Nairobi	Kenya
20 Jul 2016	Creative Economy Dialogue 2: Catalizing the Growth of the Creative Industries	Nairobi	Kenya
14-15 Dec 2010	Launch of the Creative Economy Report 2010
14-15 Mar 2016	Shanghai-Dubai Dialogue on Creative Design	Dubai	United Arab Emirates