BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7364aab0472 DTSTART:20230915T140000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230915T151500Z LOCATION:Geneva \, Switzerland SUMMARY:WTO Public Forum 2023 - Harnessing the digital creative economy in small economies: Creating pathways towards services-led diversification CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:In 2022 the creative economy was worth at least $1.5 trillion\, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors.\n\nBeyond vast na tural resources\, small states and SIDS possess rich indigenous cultural a nd creative assets\, and vast pools of young\, talented\, entrepreneurs an d artists. This under-exploited creative wealth\, combined with innovative \, disruptive technologies and digital tools\, presents opportunities and challenges for smaller economies.\n\nThe creative economy exhibits more re silience than other services sectors and can employ\, empower\, innovate a nd monetise talent\, in order to bridge small economies’ geographical an d other structural constraints in accessing global markets.\n\nAhead of ke y multilateral conferences\, including the 4th SIDS Conference in 2024\, t his session will explore how innovative technologies\, advances in digital isation\, and trade policy can nurture and support this sector\, allowing smaller economies to attract investment and create jobs\, kick-starting se rvices-led economic diversification as a sustainable pathway to economic t ransformation.\n\nSpeakers\n\n\nAmbassador Merewalesi Falemaka\, Ambassado r and Permanent Representative of the Pacific Islands Forum to the WTO (Mo derator)\n \nVincent Valentine\, Economist\, UNCTAD\n \nKeith Nurse\, Pr esident College of Science\, Technology and Applied Arts (COSTAATT)\, Trin idad and Tobago\n \nEveline Smeets\, Economist\, IFC\n\n\n \n\nMore\n\n  \n<\;p>\;In 2022 the creative economy was worth at least $1.5 trilli on\, making it one of the world’s fastest-growing sectors.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Beyond vast natural resources\, small states and SIDS possess rich indigenous cultural and creative assets\, and vast pools of young\, talented\, entrepreneurs and artists. This under-exploited creative wealth \, combined with innovative\, disruptive technologies and digital tools\, presents opportunities and challenges for smaller economies.<\;/p>\;\n \n<\;p>\;The creative economy exhibits more resilience than other serv ices sectors and can employ\, empower\, innovate and monetise talent\, in order to bridge small economies’ geographical and other structural const raints in accessing global markets.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Ahead of key multilateral conferences\, including the 4th SIDS Conference in 2024\, th is session will explore how innovative technologies\, advances in digitali sation\, and trade policy can nurture and support this sector\, allowing s maller economies to attract investment and create jobs\, kick-starting ser vices-led economic diversification as a sustainable pathway to economic tr ansformation.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;<\;strong>\;Speakers<\;/str ong>\;<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Ambassa dor Merewalesi Falemaka<\;/strong>\;\, Ambassador and Permanent Repres entative of the Pacific Islands Forum to the WTO (<\;em>\;Moderator< \;/em>\;)<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;str ong>\;Vincent Valentine<\;/strong>\;\, Economist\, UNCTAD<\;br /&g t\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Keith Nurse< \;/strong>\;\, President College of Science\, Technology and Applied Art s (COSTAATT)\, Trinidad and Tobago<\;br />\;\n&\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\ ;\n<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Eveline Smeets<\;/strong>\;\, Economist \, IFC<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p class="\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nht tps://unctad.org/meeting/wto-public-forum-2023-harnessing-digital-creative -economy-small-economies-creating-pathways DTSTAMP:20260805T162826Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR