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UNESCO Almaty will present recommendations for digital skills development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia

On Thursday, 29 June 2023, from 15:00 to 17:00 Almaty time, UNESCO Almaty will hold the online wrap-up event of the “Strengthening Digital Literacy Skills and Competencies and Promoting Gender Equality in Cultural and Creative Sectors in Central Asia” extra-budgetary project funded by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea via Korean-UNESCO Funds-in-Trust (KFIT). The main aim of the meeting is to present a set of recommendations for digital skills development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia formulated within national studies conduct for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and to share some regional experience in developing cultural and creative industries and strengthening the role of women working in them.

17 May 2023

Last update:22 June 2023

The meeting will be held in the online form via Zoom. To register for the meeting please use .

The keynote speaker of the meeting is Ms Anastasiya Goncharova, independent researcher, and coach in the fields of culture and creative economy, who conducted the national study on Kazakhstan and prepared the final set of recommendations for digital skills development for Cultural and Creative Industries in Central Asia.

Also, as part of the meeting, Mr Daniyar Amanaliev, Chair of the Creative Industries Association and founder of the “Ololo” Group (Kyrgyz Republic), will present experience of development Creative Industries Park in the Kyrgyz Republic, and Ms Saodat Ismailova, Artist, filmmaker, initiator of ‘Davra’ research collective (Republic of Uzbekistan), will present experience of “Davra” research group in unifying creative voices to build a sustainable ground.

Working languages – English and Russian languages.

Speakers of the event