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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xiii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report was prepared with the purpose to make an analytical assessment and a policy review of the current status of creative industries in Mozambique to identify key issues and formulate policy proposals to assist the government to shape a strategic plan of action aiming at building a solid basis for enhancing its creative economy for employment, trade and development gains. Part I of the study provides a general introduction to Mozambique's economic, political and social environment. Throughout each of the chapters of the study, concrete policy actions are proposed with the aim to promote and strengthen the creative industries in Mozambique. Part II describes the project context and the efforts undertaken at local level to develop the creative economy. The Government of Mozambique has always given culture an important place in society and recognizes the importance of nurturing its rich traditions of art, music, dance, literature, film, and other forms of creative talent, as well as its richness in cultural heritage and traditional knowledge. The study analyses the linkages between the creative economy with the Millennium Development Goals. It also highlights the importance of shaping policies for the creative economy in line with the objectives for a sustainable development and a greener economy taking into consideration the Mozambique Agenda 2025. Part III, provides an overview of macroeconomic issues and cross-cutting factors that have an impact in the development of the creative economy. The institutional framework and the current organizational structure for the administration of cultural policy are analysed. Particular attention is given to the Agenda 2025 and the Mozambique Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and the Education and Culture Strategic Plan (PEEC) with a view to provide an enabling environment for safeguarding and promoting Mozambique's tangible and intangible heritage and to ensure the development and promotion of cultural industries. The chapter highlights the main institutional mechanisms in place to support the sector and gives an overview of the organization of the professional sector in the country, identifying the main stakeholders, and key actions. An examination of the current regulatory framework and legislation is also presented. Issues related to financing and possible links with microfinaning schemes, as well as competition policy, and employment are some of the areas that need to be reinforced for the development of a creative business environment. The report also emphasizes the importance of IPRs and the need to make its implementation at local and international level more effective. In the same way, countries can stimulate their creative sectors by providing special fiscal regimes as an incentive to artists and cultural producers. Investments and access to capital remains a key issue for unleashing the creative potential of developing countries. UNCTAD proposes the "Creative Nexus" model as a way to stimulate private investment, attracting new technologies, promoting entrepreneurship and setting the basis for a an export-led strategy for the creative industries. The study recognizes that the creative entrepreneurs are mostly micro and small enterprises often at the top of the supply chain at the creation stage. Part III highlights that creative industries are among the most dynamic sectors of world trade. According to the Creative Economy Report 2010, world exports of creative goods and services are expanding fast and reached $592 billion in 2008 with an annual growth rate of 14 per cent during the 2002-2008 period. South-South trade of creative goods amounted to nearly $60 billion. However, Mozambique's total trade on creative goods amounted to $4.5 million in 2008. Services are of critical importance for most economies in Africa; therefore, two main sectors are briefly examined, the tourism and the audiovisual sectors, due to their close linkages with the local creative economy. Technology and connectivity, education and training as well as the linkages between the creative economy and the ecology are discussed as key components for a national strategy to reinforce entrepreneurial and creative capacities. Collection of reliable data for the creative industries remains imperative for a clear picture of the country situation and for policy formulation. On the basis of the
xiv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY UNCTAD Global database on creative economy, a country profile for Mozambique was created to analyze the trade performance of the creative industries in the country. Part IV, focus on a sector specific overview, describing the performance of pre-designated creative industries, including performing arts, audiovisuals, new media, music and the publishing sector. In the views of UNCTAD, in the short-medium terms, the creative sectors with better potential for development are: visuals arts, art crafts, and fashion. In Part V conclusions and policy actions are integrated into the analysis. A plan of action jointly prepared by UNCTAD/ILO/UNESCO and validated by the Government of Mozambique is presented in Part VI of this study. In Part VII, to finalize, a comprehensive compilation of economic indicators brings evidence on the potential of the creative industries to foster inclusive and sustainable development. UNCTAD presents a country profile highlighting the trade performance of Mozambique creative industries, as a tool to formulate a strategy to enhance creative capacity and trade opportunities in the future.
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