The GCEC brings together academics, practitioners, policy professionals and investors from five continents to identify and discuss emerging trends of global significance in creative economy practice and policy. It provides inclusive perspectives on global policy issues that span both Global South and Global North, and consider ideas for transnational policies and standards.
The GCEC is a joint initiative between Creative PEC and British Council.
More from the GCEC
Creating value: the creative economy beyond culture by Marta Foresti
Marta Foresti explains the value of international cooperation as she becomes Chair of the GCEC.
Conversations between the Global North and South
Unsettling and reordering the creative economy
The Mahakumbh Mela, India, 2025
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Introducing the World Creativity Organization
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UK engagement in Central Asia: Education and the creative economy in the territories of the ‘new Silk Roads’
Dr Martin Smith and Dr Gerald Lidstone look at the history of the British Council's work in Central …
Creative Industries in Egypt: An Overview
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