Backgrounder and Overview
This section serves as an introduction about cultural industries, the progress made since the Jodhpur Symposium in India, and an overview of the open forum session.
4 Key Concepts about Cultural Industries:
- Cultural industries impact significantly on poverty reduction
- Cultural industries stimulate community vitalization through the formation of a skilled work force
- The development and sustainability of cultural industries depend upon the establishment of an enabling environment
- Policy development for cultural industries will only be effective if it is based on detailed information about the sector’s needs and resources
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Emphasizing on effective policy development, this is only possible if it is based on accurate, timely, and relevant data. Further, there is a pressing need to discuss and debate on how to use data to measure the effects of culture and creativity on our economies, societies, and well-being.
Read the overview of the open forum on Measuring Creativity, Happiness, and Well-Being.