Haiti - Culture : «Study project on the cultural sectors economically viable»
The Ministry of Culture has launched this Thursday, August 30, 2012, the "Study project on the cultural sectors economically viable" (PEFEV). Four sectors are taken into account in the creative industries: the book, music, plastic arts, cinema and audiovisual. This study should provide the State of tools and data enabling it to measure the contribution of cultural industries to the national economy in terms of employment, value added and trade
The Minister of Culture believes that very few Haitian artists can claim living from their art. A reality that can not under no circumstances leave us indifferent, he points out. Jean Mario Dupuy said he was convinced that a new paradigm must be initiate to give culture an economic dimension equal to its importance. "In saying that, I think to the implementation of a cultural policy that creates favorable conditions to the contribution of the creativity and imagination of our compatriots to the growth of the national economy," insisted Mr. Dupuy, adding "By launching the study on the cultural sectors economically viable, the Ministry of Culture intends to begin structuring the domestic market of the culture by providing it reliable economic data allowing it to conduct decisively a policy that promotes the development of industries in the areas of books, music, plastic arts, cinema and audiovisual."
According to the Minister, the government opened the works of creative industries to restore dignity to the people and at the same time allow the state to take another step to regain its fiscal sovereignty. By this study, the Ministry of Culture intends to give a new impetus to the national economy by creating favorable conditions for the development of new economic sectors through the promotion of creative industries and make of them the engine of growth.
