UNESCO’s International Center for Creativity and Sustainable Developments (ICCSD)
Mission
The ICCSD is based in Beijing. The mandate of the ICCSD is to pursue the following functions and objectives corresponding to UNESCO´s strategic and programmatic objectives:
- To promote multiple cultural and creative development pathways and raise awareness among stakeholders at various levels about the relationship between culture, creativity and sustainable development as well as human well-being and social cohesion, and to share best practices.
- To carry out research about the creative economy and the nexus between culture, creativity and sustainable development, to develop related teaching materials, model studies and indicators, to collect data and statistics and undertake analysis thereof.
- To support UNESCO’s efforts to promote cooperation and development among and within Creative Cities pertaining to creativity and its impact for sustainable development, to contribute to capacity building programs strengthening human and institutional capacities in the cultural and creative industries, to foster cultural diversity, to issue periodically related thematic publications and to help unlock the creative and productive potential of cities and communities.
MCM Collaboration
Developing demonstration models of the intersection of innovative city planning and the utilization of hi-technology such as 5G and AI to achieve sustainability.