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Develop a competitive creative arts industry
Where
Ghana
Ghana
When
2021
2021
Who
Ministry of tourism, arts and culture
Ministry of tourism, arts and culture
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure
• develop a policy and enforce legal and regulatory frameworks for the development of the creative arts industry (sdg target 16.b) • strengthen the copyright office and its related agencies (sdg target 16.6) • strengthen the national creative arts council to implement its programmes effectively (sdg target 16.6) • promote public-private-participation in the development of the creative arts industry (sdg target 17.17) • promote partnerships and participation in global arts events and businesses (sdg target 17.17) • strengthen institutions and improve coordination framework of creative arts sector (sdg target 16.6) • create awareness of the importance of tourism and creative arts (sdgs targets 8.9, 12.b).
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
• interim creative arts council established and made functional • desk office created at the sector ministry for policy direction and coordination • draft legal, regulatory and institutional framework for the creative arts industry produced • strong coordination among mdas on issues related to the creative arts industry • creative arts industry data mining and gathering exercise on course nationwide to inform policy formulation
Financial resources allocated to the policy
About usd $1,444,222.24 in 2019
Evaluation of the policy/measure
1) significant improvement in job creation and revenue generation for practitioners in the arts 2) need for commensurate infrastructure for the creative arts industry – emporiums, studios, theatres, galleries etc.