Cultural and Creative Industries - 2020 Activity Report

Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are a powerful catalyst for fostering inclusive local development. They are also a useful tool for promoting the French language and for strengthening freedom of expression. Structuring these sectors helps provide economic opportunities, while increasing access to cultural goods and services for the people concerned.

Our support for cultural and creative industries is based on four areas of operation:

• Infrastructure and cultural facilities
• Vocational training in culture-related activities
• Cultural entrepreneurship
• Cultural policies and governance

The projects intersect with AFD’s thematic priorities, such as education, governance, gender and the fight against inequality. They thereby contribute to achieving AFD’s 100% Social Link objective. The economic aspect of CCIs involves thinking in terms of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the UN, by structuring the cultural sector and projects that improve people’s social and cultural situation.

AFD’s intention is to generate an economic impact by developing CCI activities and to encourage public authorities and donors to invest in this sector. In 2020, AFD committed 66,7 million euros in this sector.