Cultural Industries in Asia and the Pacific
Cultural industries include a wide array of activities, ranging from crafts through arts, music and film to publishing and the multimedia industry. What cultural industries have in common is that they create content, and use creativity, skill and in some cases intellectual property, to produce products and services with social and cultural meaning, while generating economic benefits.
UNESCO emphasizes greater public awareness of the value of all the industries concerned and the development of diversified local capacities
Because the creative sector has the potential to contribute to socio-economic development and poverty alleviation, and is a vital source for the cultural identities of individuals and communities, UNESCO aims to firmly embed the cultural industries within regional and national social and economic goals, strategies and programmes in the Asia-Pacific region.
Publications and Resources
Framework for Cultural Statistics
The 2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics (FCS) addresses the need for internationally comparable statistics to monitor the rich diversity of cultural goods, services and practices.It defines culture for statistical measurement purposes. [read more]
Mapping Studies on the Creative Industries in Asia and the Pacific
Collection of publications and papers on Cultural Industries in the Asia and Pacific region: “Culture and Creative Industries around the world” - Mapping studies on the creative industries Asia and the Pacific.
News and Events
Cultural Industries in Lao PDR: Workshop on the 2005 Convention and Project Launch
March 2012 - UNESCO Bangkok has launched the Korean-funded project, “Strengthening the sustainability of creative industry in Lao PDR.” This project will provide an initial strategic approach to the Lao cultural industry sector as well as support the implementation of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
AND NOW THE CULTURE DOLLAR: an article on cultural industries. It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right. [more...]
