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"Building Back Better" with the Creative Economy
In declaring 2021 the International Year of the Creative Economy for Sustainable Development the United Nations General Assembly called for attention to the growing role of the creative economy in general and its role in particular with regard to the Sustainable Development Goals including the promotion of economic growth social cohesion and innovation
The creative economy sectors which operates at the intersection of arts culture business and technology have been particularly affected by the COVID19 crisis Despite many pitfalls the public response to the COVID19 crisis around the world has highlighted the importance of creativity and culture in supporting community resilience
As the health crisis wanes in many countries the speakers examine how the creative economy is an asset for building back better providing policy academic and operational insights
Isabelle DurantSecretary General ai
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD
Jenny Mbaye Senior Lecturer
Centre for Culture and
the Creative Industries
City University of London UK
Gilles Bazelaire Director
KIKK Festival
Namur Belgium
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This webinar developed specifically for International Geneva aims to untangle many of the issues related to the creative industries so that creativity can maximize the gains in terms of trade development and social inclusion
Organized in partnership with UNCTAD the UNESCO Liaison Office in Geneva and the Délégation générale WallonieBruxelles in Geneva Belgium
