Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to promote the concept of the “creative economy” at the legal level. This is off the head of state’s list of instructions, published On the Kremlin website.
“… ensure that changes are made in the legislation of the Russian Federation, providing for the definition of the concepts of “creative economy” and “creative (creative) industries”, the definition of the list of creative (creative) industries . . . “, – follows from the document.
In addition, validation of the methodology is required to assess the contribution of the creative economy to the Russian economy. The Emir says such an assessment should be done annually.
Putin gave this after visiting the exhibition “Development of the Creative Economy in Russia”. The deadline for execution of the order is December 15 this year. Strategic Initiatives Agency acts as co-executive.
“By 2022, 80% of the products and services (clothing, movies, music, video games) of the creative economy that people use every day were foreign. “The withdrawal of major foreign players has opened up new opportunities for Russian manufacturers,” he said. says On the website of the Strategic Initiatives Agency.
The share of the creative economy in the country’s GDP is currently around 5%, the task is to increase to 6% by 2030. knowledgeable “Russian newspaper”. The publication explained that what a creative economy is is still poorly understood, even by those who work in it. The article conveyed the view that this is everything related to cinema, museums, gastronomy, souvenirs, fashion, improvement of public spaces, design, architecture, fine arts, informatics, advertising.
former experts discussed Problems of ensuring the creative dominance of Russia.