When Chinese Goat meets Dutch Duck

A still of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf". [Photo/IC]

Liu Chengxuan, Chairman and General Manager of CCMG, stressed that the development of creative industry in China necessitates more international cooperation.

In Shanghai, there are 106 city-level cultural creative industry parks. In Beijing, about 1 million people are engaged in activities relative to creative industry, according to CCMG statistics.

"We need to learn from Netherlands. We invite more Dutch companies to come to China, to join the development of Chinese creative industry. China welcomes international designers and companies," said Liu.

Jeroen van Erp, a designer by training and member of the Dutch Creative Council, stressed that for the Netherlands, creative industry refers to creativity with "intended effect for society" and "awareness of the future."

"Four years ago, the Netherlands launched a policy of top sectors and creative industry was defined as one of the nine top promising sectors. The diverse and scattered creative industry in the country then started to organize ourselves. The structure is developing very well and will move even further ahead," he said.

The Netherlands has an ambition to make itself the most creative economy in the world by 2020. Its Top Sector Team, set up to promote the top sector, is composed of representatives from government, research and educational institutions, and businesses -- the "golden triangle," a traditional way of cooperation and joint force in the country.