Tashkent will host the IV World Conference on Creative Economy on October 2-4., an organizing committee was formed to prepare and hold the conference, headed by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov By the August 23 presidential decree. The Uzbekistan Fund for Development of Culture and Arts has been named as the working body of the organizing committee.
The first World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE) took place in 2018 in Bali, Indonesia. In 2021, it was held in Dubai (UAE), and in 2022 - again in Bali. The event is designed to promote the development of international cooperation, emphasize the role of creativity in the formation of an inclusive, sustainable economy and shift the focus from a resource-oriented economy to a knowledge economy.
The theme of this year's conference is "Inclusively Creative: A Shifted Reality." It will be devoted to the study of social and economic problems arising in connection with the rapid development of technologies, especially the introduction of artificial intelligence.
The conference will feature a ministerial meeting in the field of creative economy, an exhibition on the creative economy in the world and Uzbekistan, seminars, consultative meetings, practical classes, presentations and other events.
During the forum in Tashkent, the opening of art residences at the Center for Contemporary Art is expected. Presentations of projects of the French Cultural Center, the National Restoration Center, as well as projects to create creative economy clusters in the Abulkosim Madrasah and the Ohunguzar cultural heritage site will take place.
Following the conference, the fund, together with the Agency for Strategic Reforms, will be working to improve the draft Creative Economy Bill with the involvement of conference participants, international experts, representatives of the field and the general public.
In addition, drafts of the Concept for the Development of the Creative Economy in Uzbekistan until 2030 and the State Program for its implementation in 2025-2026 should be developed.
