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Penang on track to becoming sustainable creative hub
GEORGE TOWN: Penang plans to launch empowerment programmes for the creative industry to equip it with enhanced capacity in bracing for a new beginning, as it moves towards herd immunity.
State Tourism and Creative Economy (Petace) Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said they were researching policies from Indonesia and Canada, hoping to emulate their successes in establishing an active creative ecosystem that will give rise to Penang's Gross Domestic Products (GDP).
He said Petace was drafting long-term strategies for the creative industry that would address the core areas of digitalisation, capacity-building and collaboration.
"The empowerment programmes will benefit Penang's creative players such as artisans, artists, cultural heritage practitioners and others, and is expected to be launched in the last quarter of 2021.
Headline Penang on track to becoming sustainable creative hub
Language English
Media Title NST Section/Page No
Date 08/07/2021 Journalist Audrey Dermawan
Source Penang on track to becoming sustainable
creative hub (msn.com) Remarks Town & Regional Planning
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"The George Town World Heritage Day today is a good occasion for Penang to reflect on our progress, particularly in the heritage scene that is now given greater prominence under the 10-month-old creative economy portfolio," he said today.
Yeoh said the Penang government's main aim of restructuring was to establish greater synergy between the distinctive yet inter-related fields of arts, culture and heritage, while giving importance to the potential areas of architecture, design, fashion, music and others.
"In conjunction with George Town's 13th anniversary as a Unesco World Heritage Site, Penang is happy to share that we have been working on educational and outreach efforts by connecting with practitioners and encouraging cross-sector collaborations.
"I would also like to congratulate George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI) for being a remarkable example in World Heritage Site management throughout these years, made possible through holistic strategies, effective programmes and outstanding communities.
"George Town's cultural diversity has witnessed centuries of changes and will
certainly outlive this Covid-19 pandemic. As the integration of sectors take effect as a result of the creative economy portfolio, Penang is on track towards becoming a sustainable creative hub in the region," he added.
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