46th ASEAN Summit adopts Framework for Sustainable Development of Creative Economy

NDO - Within the framework of the 46th ASEAN Summit held in Malaysia on May 26-27, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of member countries approved many important documents, including the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework.

As the focal agency in charge of ASEAN cooperation in the field of culture and arts and also presiding over the creative economy /industry sector, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam has actively coordinated with ASEAN specialized agencies to build the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework, concretizing the commitments of ASEAN leaders in the field of culture and creative development.

The ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework is designed to align with the orientation of green growth, sustainable and inclusive development, on the basis of placing culture at the center of creative industry development policies. The framework creates a premise to shape a common approach of ASEAN in building a creative ecosystem, ensuring harmony between social, cultural, economic and environmental factors.

The 46th ASEAN Summit adopted the Framework for Sustainable Development of Creative Economy.

The ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework sets out 13 strategic priorities, comprehensively reflecting the areas that need to be promoted with many specific initiatives: Data-based measurement and evaluation; raising awareness; creativeeducation ; sustainable cultural/heritage tourism; common approach to intellectual property; enhancing business skills (especially for micro, small and medium enterprises); education-business cooperation; contributing to the circular economy; enhancing access to finance; enhancing access to international markets; enhancing digital technology; developing competency standards and mutual recognition; enhancing social protection for seasonal workers.

Based on the above priority groups, the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework identifies four strategic outcomes towards a balance between development goals including: Society (cohesion, inclusiveness, equity); Culture (ASEAN identity, shared values); Economy (information control systems as competitive resources, intellectual property, skills); Environment (green transformation, circular economy).

The implementation of the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework is the basis for integrating the creative economy into the activities of ASEAN sectoral agencies, thereby making a practical contribution to ASEAN Vision 2045. This is also the driving force to promote the development of domestic cultural and creative industries, create more jobs, especially for youth and women; enhance the competitiveness and international integration of cultural enterprises; promote sustainable cultural tourism ... contributing to social cohesion and inclusive development.

The adoption of the ASEAN Creative Economy Sustainable Development Framework by ASEAN affirms Vietnam’s active, proactive and responsible role in ASEAN cooperation. This is a concrete contribution to the efforts to strengthen friendship and cooperation with member countries, especially the host country Malaysia in 2025.

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