Orange Economy

The Orange Economy, also known as the ‘creative economy,’ is a concept that includes sectors related to creativity and cultural industries.

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At the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit (WAVES) Summit in Mumbai recently, the Prime Minister spotlighted India’s booming orange economy—powered by content, creativity, and culture.

About Orange Economy

  • The Orange Economy, also known as the ‘creative economy,’ is a concept that includes sectors related to creativity and cultural industries. 
  • According to the United Nations Economic Network, the creative economy is an evolving idea that focuses on the contribution and potential of creative assets to drive economic growth and development.
  • This economy integrates economic, cultural, and social aspectsinteracting with technology, intellectual property, and tourismobjectives
  • It consists of knowledge-based economic activities with a development dimension, featuring cross-cutting linkages at macro and micro levels to the overall economy.
  • These are industries based on individual creativity, skill, and talent, with the potential to create jobs, wealth, and cultural value.
  • Industries within this economy include advertising, architecture, arts and crafts, design, fashion, film, video, photography, music,performing arts, publishing, research and development, software, computer games, electronic publishing, and TV/radio.
  • Popularised by Colombian economists Felipe Buitrago and Iván Duque, the term “orange” symbolises creativity and cultural identity.
  • According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Orange Economy accounts for 3% of global gross domestic product (GDP) and 30 million jobs worldwide. 
  • Inspired by ideas, it’s known for constant innovation, singular products (not mass production) and digitized processes.

Source: BT

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