Creative Studies

Author: Chen Fang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: "The era where capital and technology dominate everything has passed, and the era of creativity has arrived." This has become a popular saying in the United States, from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. The former U.S. President also explicitly proposed the "Creative America" plan in the national strategy. In 1997, British Prime Minister Blair's first task upon taking office was to establish the "Creative Industries Group," and the creative industry has long been the second-largest industry in the UK,. Following this, the Japanese Cabinet introduced the "Creative Japan" plan and declared, "Creativity is crucial to the rise and fall of a nation." The South Korean government established the "Cultural and Creative Industries Bureau,"12, with 12 affiliated institutions, including the "Cultural and Creative Industries Revitalization Institute," which serves as a supporting mechanism to assist in transforming creative cultural content into cultural products. It also adopted the national strategic slogan, "Limited resources, unlimited creativity." Singapore is even competing with Hong Kong, China, to become the "Asia Creative Center." According to relevant data, the global creative economy generates $22 billion in value daily, and the creative industry is currently the fastest-growing sector among all industries. The emergence of China's creative industry began in 2002 but quickly gained recognition and attention from both the central government and cities across the country. The Development Research Center of the State Council pointed out that the contemporary economy and society are undergoing a new transformation—from the industrial economy era to the creative economy era—and the creative industry has become the new engine of the new economy!