Consultation workshop: Potential of creative economies discussed
The participants were entrepreneurs from design, fashion design, visual arts, music etc
LAHORE:
Young entrepreneurs gathered on Friday for a consultative workshop in Lahore to discuss the needs, challenges, opportunities and potential of creative economies. They exchanged views for designing creative and cultural policies to further strengthen Pakistan’s creative industry.
The workshop that concluded on Friday was organised by UNESCO-Pakistan in collaboration with the Centre for Culture and Development, and funded by the government of Denmark. Representatives of federal and provincial governments were also present and engaged in the discussions. The participants were entrepreneurs from design, fashion design, visual arts, music, performing arts, publishing, audio-visual and social media sectors, and young academics in the fields of economics, geography and sociology.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 16th, 2016.
Young entrepreneurs gathered on Friday for a consultative workshop in Lahore to discuss the needs, challenges, opportunities and potential of creative economies. They exchanged views for designing creative and cultural policies to further strengthen Pakistan’s creative industry.
The workshop that concluded on Friday was organised by UNESCO-Pakistan in collaboration with the Centre for Culture and Development, and funded by the government of Denmark. Representatives of federal and provincial governments were also present and engaged in the discussions. The participants were entrepreneurs from design, fashion design, visual arts, music, performing arts, publishing, audio-visual and social media sectors, and young academics in the fields of economics, geography and sociology.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 16th, 2016.