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PART 5. CONCLUSIONS 59 5.2.6 BOOK SECTOR The book publishing sector just as the performing arts sector may have not a high potential target for increased exports. It seems to have most potential for responding to the growth of demand at the national level and in other lusophone countries. A distinction should also be made between policies oriented towards educational books and printed material, and those relating to literary production. 5.3 COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING AND STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Three different aspects should be considered in this area. First, a communication strategy to create and improve awareness of the creative industries within Mozambique seems essential. A first step could be to present and discuss the findings and proposals put forward in this project document with high-level government officials, to allow for a policy dialogue that could take the form of a workshop. The event could be participatory and also involve the representatives of all creative sectors and relevant institutions, including the media. Second, enabling arts professionals to network abroad, attend fairs and build alliances is crucial for opening up markets. Third, the creation of festivals and large events can be extremely beneficial to the development of the creative sectors. Creating an area of specialization in a particular sector attracts people and expertise, and it fosters exchange and learning within that sector. Thus, projects like the documentary film festival should be encouraged, as well as the planned roots music festival. Such initiatives are part of a long-term strategy given that the benefits are often not immediately visible. Finally, events such as the EU-ACP festival, the EU-ACP Cultural Colloquium held in Brussels in April 2009 and other similar events not only in Europe but also in other developing countries could be used as an international platform to increase visibility, interest and business opportunities for the creative industries, while contributing to enhance North–South and South–South cooperation in the area of the creative sectors. 5.4 TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES POLICY With the objective of working toward a comprehensive policy not only to strengthen the creative industries, but also to put in place the basis for a solid and sustainable strategy for the creative economy, the ACP/EC/ILO/UNCTAD/UNESCO project recommendations have been structured around three components that span the two phases of the project: (a) Reinforcing the institutional structures and policy framework; (b) Capacity-building activities and technical assistance; (c) A communications strategy and awareness building on the creative industries In phase one of the project, UNCTAD activities were centred on research analysis and policy advice. In phase two, UNCTAD plans to focus on institution-building and capacity-building for government officials, including the skills to articulate cross-cutting actions that are crucial to putting in place concerted multi-disciplinary policies to enhance the development dimensions of the creative economy. This activity would include the areas covered under section 3 in this report, in particular the interface between investments, digital technologies, enterprise and trade. ILO will focus on labour issues and training activities on creative entrepreneurship and managerial business skill, while UNESCO will provide technical assistance to targeted institutions to reinforce cultural associations and the regulatory framework around the creative sector. A priority action must be seen in the mobilization of the pertinent government ministries to agree and implement a policy in favour of a long-term strategy for the creative economy as a whole. It is important to optimize existing mechanisms to facilitate inter-ministerial regular consultations to ensure that the different ministries are aware of policies and projects pertaining to the creative sectors within
60 PART 5. CONCLUSIONS their respective spheres and with the ability to propose and implement the necessary actions on their respective domains. There are already two inter-ministerial task forces in place: one on IPR strategies as noted by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and another was set up in the context of the MDG-F project to facilitate its implementation. The MDG-F task force includes a representative from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Labour, the Ministry of Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of International Trade and Cooperation and the Ministry of Health. The establishment of an Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Creative Economy could be an extension of the already in place IPR inter-ministerial task force with a broader scope and carefully determined and above all maintaining a multi-sectoral cross-cutting agenda, involving all the ministries concerned. This standing mechanism should remain in place after the implementation of the ongoing projects, and should meet on a regular basis at least every three months to ensure implementation and monitoring of the policy actions. Moreover, in its strategic plan the MEC has already laid the foundations for addressing the creative industries. This rationale could be enlarged to create a common policy which spans across the ministries. The analysis and policy framework proposed by UNCTAD in this study and the process of its validation, including the proposed plan of action for the joint implementation by ILO, UNCTAD and UNESCO, by all relevant ministries has already paved the way for the setting-up of this institutional inter-ministerial mechanism. This is a prerequisite and a key starting point for the long-term strategy on the creative economy and the successful execution of this pilot project. In a complementary manner, this report has pointed out various macro- and micro-level issues proposing a series of possible policy interventions. Our intention was to propose feasible options to assist the government to put in place appropriate public policies and concrete measures to reinforce the creative sectors with greater competitive advantage in local and world markets. It is expected that this combined approach will form the basis of a comprehensive policy to enhance the creative economy in Mozambique on a sustainable and long-term basis.
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