The creative economy has historically been treated by ASEAN as a subset of Culture and Arts. However, under the Philippines' 2026 Chairmanship, the establishment of the ASEAN Center of Excellence (CoE) for Creative Industries represents a fundamental shift. It is the region's first dedicated institutional platform designed to harmonize the "Orange Economy" (creative sectors) with the "Digital Economy," transforming fragmented national industries into a unified regional powerh

This Inter-American Development Bank publication by Felipe Buitrago Restrepo and Iván Duque Márquez introduces the "Orange Economy" as their term for the creative economy. They define it as "the group of linked activities through which ideas are transformed into cultural goods and services whose value is determined by intellectual property." The authors chose "orange" because the color has historically been associated with creativity, culture, and transformation across variou

CREATE Philippines is a flagship initiative and trade show platform specifically focused on promoting Philippine creative industries to both

Cultural and creative sectors (CCS) contribute to innovation in multiple ways. They create new products, services, processes, and business..

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are significant economic contributors in the Mekong region.

CICADA is collecting data from individuals and organizations working in the cultural and creative industries in Cambodia for 2023 to...