Bogotá Chamber of Commerce and the French Government Consolidate Alliance for the Creative Economy of Bogotá-Region
Bogotá Chamber of Commerce Photo: Rodrigo Sepúlveda / Portafolio
TL;DR
- A Letter of Intent will be signed on February 23rd between the CCB and the French Ambassador to Colombia, formalizing a long-term alliance for Bogotá's creative economy.
- The agreement focuses on bilateral cooperation in economic, cultural, and educational development, specifically for Cultural and Creative Industries (ICC).
- Key areas of focus include talent training, technological innovation, knowledge transfer, and internationalization of businesses.
- In 2024, Bogotá had 21,938 ICC companies, with 94% being microenterprises, generating approximately 216,000 direct jobs and contributing 5.5% to Bogotá's GDP.
- The alliance will support concrete actions in specialized technical and professional training, entrepreneur mobility, joint innovation projects, digital technology integration, binational events, and creating platforms connecting French and Bogotá creative ecosystems.
- The Crea Colombia 2 program will be a mechanism for implementing these actions, with the CCB as a partner and operator.
- This collaboration aims to enhance export capacity, facilitate access to specialized financing, strengthen business governance, and integrate Bogotá companies into global creative value chains.