The event was attended by representatives of management agencies of ministries, departments, and sectors, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Information and Communications; cities wishing to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN); domestic and international experts and artists, as well as associations, theatres, museums, film studios, individuals and units operating in cultural and creative industries in Vietnam.
This event was part of a series of events to specify the ministry’s memorandum of understanding on cooperation in cultural, creative economy, sports, and tourism with the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham), which Netflix is a member of.
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Dr. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of the Department of International Cooperation speaking at the workshop. |
Speaking at the opening of the workshop, Dr. Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of the Department of International Cooperation, highlighted the development opportunities that digital technologies have brought to the cultural and creative industries, as well as the challenges that the sectors are facing, especially in intellectual property and cybersecurity.
She hoped that participants will point out opportunities and challenges for Vietnam in the fields and share experience in building policies for the growth of the industries.
One of the highlights of the conference was the publication of research results on the current state of policy development for cultural and creative industries in the digital environment in Vietnam. It analyses the macro policy system as well as specific policies on developing digital infrastructure, policies on culture and the cultural industry and policies for particular sectors.
It also gives some recommendations on measures to promote the cultural industry amid the fourth Industrial Revolution, including the completion of mechanisms and policies to ensure the growth of industries, the expansion of digital infrastructure, and the development of high-quality human resources for the industries.
Some participants said that it is necessary to consider products of the cultural industry as intellectual property that need to be accepted as a specific product in creating and promoting cultural values.
