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UNCTAD Creative Economy Expert Meeting Geneva

How can the creative economy contribute to sustainable and inclusive development?

Emerging trade asymmetries, deepened by digital platforms. The nature of work in the cultural and creative industries. Environmental issues and sustainability. These and other new horizons for the creative economy were recently discussed at UNCTAD’s first ad hoc meeting on the creative economy and sustainable development at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting brought together over 120 experts from various countries worldwide.
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Project scope and outcome

‘Creative economy can play a key role in supporting trade and productive capacities in developing countries, decent job creation, competitiveness, and innovation, and in encouraging the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises. In addition, the impact of digital technologies and the continued rise of creative industries are combining to drive the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It is essential that developing countries are enabled to become part of this digital-creative industries revolution.

The expert meeting provided an opportunity to discuss challenges at hand, current developments related to creative economy and implications for developing countries, and to formulate recommendations.

Against this backdrop, the UNCTAD Secretariat held the First Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Creative Economy for Sustainable Development on 28 October 2019 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

This event brought together leading experts from government, business, academia and international organizations to discuss the development opportunities and challenges associated with the evolving creative economy. The event aimed to:

Raise awareness of the importance of the creative economy for sustainable development
Advance the development agenda connected to creative economy, including recommendations for the development gains of developing countries
Create and strengthen networks and partnerships for the advancement of key related issues including those related to statistics related to creative economy, intellectual property, market access, entrepreneurship, digital economy and innovation.

Antonio Carlos and Justyna were very grateful and honoured to have been invited as speaker/contributors at the UNCTAD First Ad Hoc Expert Meeting on Creative Economy, representing Economía Creativa.