UNESCO Project

 

David is working in partnership with UNESCO's Global Alliance and Creative Cities Network on a project to research and share best practice in the creative industries.

The project will find examples of best practice in creative enterprises that can be adapted appropriately to different countries, cultures and creative industries subsectors. This best practice will then be shared internationally across national and cultural boundaries through UNESCO's global networks and partnerships.

The results of the research will be presented to a United Nations conference.  UNESCO will also publish a guide to best practice in the creative industries based on the findings of this project.

The project is actively seeking examples of creative businesses world-wide that are willing to share their successful business practices with cultural enterprises internationally.

 

 

The project has already highlighted examples of creative entrepreneurs using cool business techniques in Vietnam, Brazil, South Africa, Holland and Hong Kong as well as the UK. We are particularly looking for examples of business techniques being used in an innovative and imaginative way by creative businesses and cultural enterprises in South Korea, Japan, Venezuela, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Norway, the Philippines, Indonesia, Latvia, Ukraine, Nicaragua, Barbados, Tanzania, Loas, Austria, Czech Republic, Mexico, Peru, Belgium, Ireland, Portugal, Iceland, China and Cuba.

David has worked in Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, India, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and in the UK, in his capacity as a business adviser, trainer, consultant and speaker.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation works through its Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity and Creative Cities Network to strengthen cultural industries internationally by encouraging knowledge-sharing, capacity building, good practice and mentoring between its members. The Global Alliance promotes cultural diversity by strengthening the capacity of cultural industries to produce and distribute goods and services and help them gain access to national and international markets.


UNCTAD

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development has introduced the topic of the "creative economy" in the world economic and development agenda. The creative economy is an emerging concept dealing with the interface between creativity, culture, economics and technology in a contemporary world dominated by images, sounds, texts and symbols.Today, the creative industries are among the most dynamic sectors in the world economy providing new opportunities for developing countries to leapfrog into emerging high-growth areas of the world economy. In implementing its mandate, UNCTAD has been proactive in promoting international action in the area of the creative industries, and hence, the creative economy, emphasizing their development dimension.The creative industries are at the crossroads of the arts, culture, business and technology. All these activities are intensive in creative skills and can generate income through trade and intellectual property rights.

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Link to UNESCO Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity.

Link to UNCTAD Creative Economy and Industries Programme