Impact Study: UNESCO-Aschberg Programme for Artists and Cultural Professionals

● ● There are certain short-term and long-term adjustments to be made in order to improve the implementation of the EPA, including activities to increase awareness, to improve dialogue between relevant institutions, and to develop tailored financial programmes and measures targeting the CARIFORUM creative industries. ● ● Complete ratification of the EPA by the EU and CARIFORUM Member States, combined with enhanced communication and exchanges among key strategic stakeholders at intergovernmental, governmental, industry and individual entrepreneur/artist levels, is necessary for long-term economic diversification, industrial upgrading, and sustainable cultural development. ● ● Effective implementation of preferential treatment provisions foreseen under the 2005 Convention, through the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, can decisively support the EPA signatories in attaining the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular SDG 8 (target 8.A on Aid for Trade) and SDG 10 (target 10.a on special and differential treatment for developing countries and least developed countries in accordance with the WTO Agreements). ● ● The implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA occurs in the context of the creative economy’s rapid technological transformation. This must be reflected in the Parties’ instruments and strategies and contribute to a boost in digital entrepreneurship and market integration programmes.

10 Culture in the CARIFORUM-EU EPA