FCE

A network of countries and institutions that mainstream the creative economy in the international policy agenda, meeting each year around WCCE.

Timeline FCE 2025

Timeline

SEVEN MEETINGS

2018

First Meeting of FCE, Bali

Held on 6 November 2018 before WCCE at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, with around 300 participants. It drafted the Bali Agenda for Creative Economy.

2019

FCE Courtyard Bali

Reviewed progress on the Bali Agenda and discussed international cooperation, policy development, and capacity building.

2020

FCE 2020, ICE BSD

Held on 26–27 October 2020 under the theme Inclusively Creative: A Global Recovery, with over 400 participants from 60 countries.

2021

FCE at WCCE Dubai

Held during WCCE 2021 in the UAE, on post-pandemic recovery, diversity and inclusion, and the digital age.

2022

FCE at WCCE Bali

Produced the Bali Roadmap with recommendations on cooperation, inclusion, digital transformation, sustainability, and entrepreneurship.

2023

FCE 2023

Held on 4 October 2023 with representatives from over 35 countries and organizations, on creative policymaking, measurement, and AI.

2024

FCE at WCCE Tashkent

A component of the 4th WCCE in Uzbekistan, on IP, digital transformation, and creative entrepreneurship.

FCE 2025

GLOCALIZATION

350 participants, 36 countries, one agenda.

FCE 2025 worked to mainstream the creative economy in the international policy agenda, in the spirit of Inclusively Creative, following the Five Ps of the SDGs.

Planet. Climate change is fundamentally a cultural challenge, and the creative economy can shift public behavior toward sustainable consumption.

People. AI and authorship, the gender gap, and protection for platform and informal workers.

Prosperity. Financing instruments for freelancers and MSMEs, including intellectual property as collateral.

Partnership and Peace. Intermediary agencies, and a common definition so the sector can be measured.