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With the participation of representatives from the Ministries of Trade, Environment, Labour and Labour Development, Foreign Affairs and from institutions such as the Chamber of Commerce and Industries, the Authority of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise, the Association of Municipalities of Panama and under the leadership of the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura), the Commission for the Coordination of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCICC) was established to promote the Creative and Cultural Industries of Panama and will work on a Roadmap to strengthen the creative system of Panama.
The establishment of this work table responded to Executive Decree 3 of 20 April 2023, signed by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, established by the Commission for the Coordination of Creative and Cultural Industries (CCICC), with the responsibility to coordinate initiatives and identify strategic interventions for the improvement and competitive growth of the country's creative economy.
"Since the creation of the Ministry of Culture, the Creative Economics Section was established with the aim of transcending and developing a number of strategies to promote this economic sector by promoting some actions such as SiCultura, Artesan Digital and soon we will launch the MiCultura Academy to develop and strengthen our ecosystem through training and formalization," said Giselle González Villarrué, Minister of Culture.
"In this committee we will find a space for dialogue that will lead us to strategic decision-making, I'm sure that by working together we will achieve important advances and turn opportunities into tangible realities of benefit to all Panamanians so that we can have a robust economy," added the head of the Cultural portfolio.
During this installation session, each of the members of the work table highlighted the plans and projects they have been developing and their willingness and commitment to achieve this state decree and above all the goals and inputs to achieve their goal.
Prior to the intervention of the Commissioners, the words of Edna Dos Santos, an international expert in Creative Economics, were heard. He congratulated Panama on this great step and gave some recommendations and suggestions that will be useful for the analysis of the work that this Commission will conduct.
The Commission also includes the Panama Tourism Authority and the Municipality of Panama and the Ministry of Economics and Finance that will soon join the dialogue that will strengthen public policies to enhance Panama's creative and cultural industries.
