Creative industries

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The creative industries are economic activities focused on the generation or exploitation of knowledge and information. They may variously also be referred to as the cultural industries (especially in Europe), creative economy, and most recently they have been denominated as the orange economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. John Howkins's concept of "creative economy" encompasses a wide range of sectors, including advertising, architecture, art, crafts, design, fashion, film, music, performing arts, publishing, R&D, software development, toys and games, TV and radio, and video games. Some scholars consider that the education industry, including public and private services, to be part of the creative industries. Therefore, there are different definitions of the sector. In recent years, the delegation from UNESCO want add to Protection of cultural heritage in register. The creative industries have been seen to become increasingly important to economic well-being, proponents suggesting...

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