Launched in 2021, the UAE’s National Strategy for the Cultural and Creative Industries aims to promote the growth of the cultural and creative industries’ sector and increase its contribution to 5 per cent of the national GDP by 2031. It also seeks to:

• strengthen the UAE’s position on the global cultural and creativity map
• inspire creative thinking and attract cultural talents and creative entrepreneurs from around the world
• double the number of enterprises operating in the sector
• create new jobs in the creative industries
• raise the average income of those employed in this field
• attract freelancers and creative start-ups to set up, live and work in the UAE.

To achieve these objectives, it focuses on 40 initiatives covering three main segments:

• talents and creatives
• professionals and business environment
• enabling the business environment.

The strategy is based on partnerships between the public and private sectors to implement comprehensive programmes. It will enhance the UAE’s position as a global destination for a knowledge-economy based on creativity, innovation, talent and technology.

Read more about the Cultural and Creative Industries Strategy 2021-2031 (PDF, 6.97 MB).

Related links

• Ministry of Culture and Youth
• The Culture and Creative Industries in Abu Dhabi - Department of Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi
• Dubai Creative Economy Strategy - U.ae
• Future Trends-The Culture and Creative Sector (PDF, 1.33 MP) - Dubai Future
• Creative Dubai: Dubai’s Growing Cultural Industries - Office of Public and Cultural Diplomacy, UAE
• College of Arts and Creative Enterprises - Zayed University.