13 November 2014

#Opportunity- Towards an Agenda for The Nigerian Creative Industries


 
Are you interested in the Nigerian Creative    Industries? You should be- they are one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy and have immense potential to address issues such as national development and youth unemployment among others.

One of the challenges being faced in the Nigerian Creative economy though is in our ability to understand, organize and tap value from it, in a way that is mutually beneficial for all- creators,      distributors, regulators and users.

The need for developing a national creative industries    strategy for Nigeria has been identified by The British Council   and Gen Talks Creative. With the support of First bank, they are working with stakeholders in  the creative industries to explore the following:

·         The profile and dynamics of the creative industries in Nigeria: what is happening, trending and moving the sector forward

·         YOUR aspirations for the creative industries – such as your professional and business interests or your dreams for a specific sector, city or region

·         YOUR perspective on what the sector needs to develop, grow, innovate and make a real difference to the economy and society of Nigeria.

In the light of this, an online platform has been launched www.gentalkscreative.com. The objective is to aggregate input from  stakeholders on various creative industry sectors including advertising, Broadcasting, Film, Publishing, Software & Gaming.

As it happens, I am a moderator in the design category. Thus, I am particularly interested in hearing from those interested in  design,  designers of all kinds, engineers, industrial designers,  product  designers e.t.c.

Over the next few weeks we would be asking a series of questions to  guide the conversation.

Today we are asking;  How can we mobilise a new generation of design practitioners who collectively can find design solutions for Nigeria?

Please follow this  link http://bit.ly/1pUI7D8  to share your thoughts-

Thanks in advance.

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