UNESCO Creative Cities Network
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network strives to promote cooperation with and between cities whose musical identity is a strategic and vital factor for sustainable urban development.
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network, established in 2004, aims to strengthen cooperation with and between cities whose creativity has been recognised as a strategic factor for sustainable development in terms of economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
By joining the Network, cities demonstrate their commitment to sharing best practices, establishing relationships that promote creativity and cultural industries, strengthening participation in cultural life and integrating culture into urban development plans. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network covers seven areas of creativity: Crafts and Popular Art, Design, Cinema, Gastronomy, Literature, Digital Arts and Music.
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Objectives
- Reinforce international cooperation between cities that have recognised creativity as a strategic factor for their sustainable development.
- Encourage and enhance initiatives by member cities of the network to make creativity an essential component of urban development, especially through relationships involving the public and private sectors and civil society.
- Strengthen the creation, production, distribution and dissemination of cultural activities, goods and services
- Develop centres of creativity and innovation and expand opportunities for creators and professionals in the cultural sector
- Improve access to and participation in cultural life and enjoyment of cultural goods and services, especially for marginalized or vulnerable groups and individuals
- Fully integrate culture and creativity into local development strategies and plans.
Areas of action
The UNESCO Creative Cities Network, established in 2004, aims to strengthen cooperation with and between cities whose creativity has been recognised as a strategic factor for sustainable development in terms of economic, social, cultural and environmental aspects.
By joining the Network, cities demonstrate their commitment to sharing best practices, establishing relationships that promote creativity and cultural industries, strengthening participation in cultural life and integrating culture into urban development plans. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network covers seven areas of creativity: Crafts and Popular Art, Design, Cinema, Gastronomy, Literature, Digital Arts and Music.
- Sharing experiences, knowledge and best practices
- Pilot projects, partnerships and initiatives associating the public and private sectors, and civil society
- Professional and artistic exchange programmes and networks
- Studies, research and evaluations on the experience of the Creative Cities
- Policies and measures for sustainable urban development
- Communication and awareness raising activities
