United Nations Report on the Creative Economy
The Creative Economy Report is the first comprehensive study on the concept of a “Creative Economy” which seeks to provide and assist developing countries to harness their creative economies and improve trade and development gains.
“The so called “Creative economy” is an evolving concept based on the potential of “creative assets” to generate socio-economic growth and development, in a globalized world increasingly dominated by images, sounds, texts and symbols.”
“At the heart of the creative economy lie the creative industries. Loosely defined, the creative industries are at the crossroads of arts, culture, business and technology and use intellectual capital as their primary input. Today´s creative industries range from folk art, festivals, music, books, newspapers, paintings, sculptures and performing arts to more technology-intensive subsectors such as the film industry, TV and radio broadcasting, digital animation and video games, and more service-oriented fields such as architectural and advertising services.”
