Ulaanbaatar
Cultural and Creative Industry Forum takes place
Art & Culture
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/
The forum brought together members
of the State Great Khural, Ambassadors, and representatives from international
organizations and the country’s 12 cultural and creative industries.
At the event, President of
Mongolia U.Khurelsukh delivered an opening speech and Minister of Culture
Ch.Nomin gave a presentation on the government’s cultural and creative industry
development policy.
“The arts and cultural sector
accounts for 1.3 percent of Mongolia’s GDP. 5,600 of the 11 thousand registered
businesses in the sector are currently active and providing 33 thousand jobs. The
five priority cultural and creative industries have been defined as fine arts, music, film,
fashion, and digital content” said Minister Ch.Nomin.
The forum participants had
discussions on cultural and creative industry development policy, economic
impacts, and development trends.
