Dubai: The creative talents who participated in the Al Quoz Accelerators workshop praised it as an incubator for innovation and enabler for the country’s creative industry.
Launched by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), in cooperation with its partners at Alserkal Avenue, the workshop also affirmed Al Quoz Creative Zone development project’s role in empowering the creative industry.
Mohammed Saeed Hareb
Mohammed Saeed Hareb, who participated in the workshop, said: “The workshop produced important outputs to address the challenges that the creative community experiences in Al Quoz, including the provision for business licences, identifying the type of rental contracts and zoning among others. Frameworks that are put in place to facilitate these matters will have a ripple effect that will positively affect other sectors.”
Dubai: A 100-day plan for comprehensive development of the recently announced Al Quoz Creative Zone was laid out during the first Al Quoz Accelerators workshop, it was announced on Thursday.
The workshop was launched by Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) in cooperation with its partners at Alserkal Avenue in Al Quoz.
It brought together representatives from committee members as well as from the emirate’s creative community to develop Al Quoz Creative Zone. The workshop also set timelines and drew a roadmap for the next five years to ensure the region’s sustainable growth and prosperity. Discussions on establishing Al Quoz Creative Membership and nominating creative people to obtain long-term cultural visas were also held as part of the workshop.