The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the British Embassy in Turkmenistan are partnering to promote sustainable economic growth by supporting the development of the creative and innovative economy. This new initiative aims to diversify Turkmenistan’s economy, empower women and youth, and enhance global competitiveness.
The purpose of the project is to catalyze sustainable economic growth, diversify the national economy, and enhance global competitiveness by promoting a creative and innovative economy, providing increased opportunities for the local creative sector to participate more actively in the economic sphere.
As part of this project, UNDP will provide the recommendations to foster a creative economy, and to support innovation and entrepreneurship.
As part of the Project, organization of a forum on the creative and circular economy, will be organized, bringing together government representatives, development agencies, businesses, international experts, and representatives of creative sectors. This forum will serve as a platform for advocating an enabling legislative framework for creative economy and sharing the best practices.