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Abu Dhabi is accelerating the growth of the Culture and Creative Industries (CCI) through a AED30+ billion investment strategy that sees the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) cements its leadership position as the custodian of all the multidisciplinary sectors within the CCI.
The Culture and Creative Industries are key drivers of social and economic growth and diversification in Abu Dhabi. One of the fastest growing economic sectors worldwide, globally they generate annual revenues of $2,250 billion, provide 30 million jobs and are predicted to make up some 10% of global GDP.
Dhs30 billion Abu Dhabi investment plan to boost creative and cultural industries
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The Culture and Creative Industries are key drivers of social and economic growth and diversification in Abu Dhabi. One of the fastest growing economic sectors worldwide, globally they generate annual revenues of $2,250 billion, provide 30 million jobs and are predicted to make up some 10% of global GDP.
In addition to this rapid acceleration, studies show that the CCI demonstrate considerable resilience and adaptability in the face of changing economic dynamics. As the world emerges from the effects of the global pandemic, the sector’s high-value products and services have the power to support a new economic recovery, one that is more environmentally friendly and based on knowledge and new technologies.
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The strategic programme launched in Dubai will see the number of creative sector firms almost double from 8,000 to 15,000 within five years.
With the string of new initiatives rolled out for artists and creatives, the UAE will soon transform into a global centre for culture and the ‘safest’ hub for talent in the world, expats have said. For experts, these programmes would provide creatives with the opportunity to make a livelihood out of their passion.
On Saturday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the launch of the Dubai Creative Economy Strategy to boost the value of the city’s creative sector, aiming to generate more jobs and doubling the number of companies in the industry.
New jobs: Dubai scheme to double number of creative people
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Sheikh Mohammed announces programme to massively scale up creative sector in Dubai.
A strategic programme launched in Dubai will see the number of creative sector firms almost double from 8,000 to 15,000 within five years. The programme will also see the number of creative people go up from 70,000 to 150,000 in the Emirate.
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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took to Twitter to announce the launch of the programme. Dubai, the capital of creative economy, is a strategic programme that we launched today to double the number of creative companies in the fields of content, design and culture, Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.