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Interagency partnerships

UNCTAD International labour Organization - ILO UNESCO ACP European Union Development

This project — to enhance the economic potential of the creative industries in five African, Caribbean and Pacific countries — embodies a new approach to this fast-growing sector.

By nurturing and building upon cultural assets already existing in these countries, the project intends to develop the music, film, performing arts, publishing and other related creative industries, through a variety of activities spread over 4 years (2008-2011).

Objectives:

The project intends to offer examples of effective ways of stimulating the creative economies of developing countries.

UNCTAD offers policy advice intended to enhance supply capacities and trade as well as attract additional investment to the creative field in the five selected countries.

ILO focuses mainly on promoting entrepreneurship, employment and decent work in the creative sector.

UNESCO promotes standard setting in the cultural field, seeks to safeguard cultural diversity, encourages dialogue among cultures, and strives to enhance the linkages between culture and development.

Funding:

This pilot project is funded by the 9th European Development Fund of the European Commission, as a component of the Support Programme to ACP Cultural Industries with the institutional support of the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group.

Beneficiary countries

Fiji, Mozambique, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zambia

Fiji

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Phase I.

Fiji was the fifth country visited by a joint mission by UNCTAD, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 2-6 March 2009.

The mission was led by ILO, the coordinating agency in the country, with a view to launching the pilot multi-agency project. A stakeholder meeting gathered about 30 participants from the government, cultural institutions, creative entrepreneurs, artists and creators. Government ministries, institutions and civil society organizations voiced willingness to support the project's activities during 2009-2011.

UNCTAD is envisaging four modes of intervention:

  • Policy advice for shaping a strategy for the creative economy.
  • Technical assistance for institution-building to facilitate inter-ministerial actions.
  • Capacity-building on trade and investment related issues.
  • Support for some sectors aimed at improving creative capacities and the competitiveness of selected creative products.

Coincidently, at the end of mission the Fiji Arts Centre was officially inaugurated and the Director of the Fiji Arts Council presented its strategic plan for 2009-2012.

A plan of action to start the implementation of the project activities has been jointly prepared by the three implementing agencies and is in the process of being validated.

By October 2009, The Government of Fiji validated the Plan of Action for the Country opening up the way for the implementation of Phase II of the project.