EUNIC delivers creative economy maps for Egypt after a two-year project – Egypttoday

EUNIC delivers creative economy maps for Egypt after a two-year project – Egypttoday

EUNIC delivers creative economy maps for Egypt after a two-year project. CAIRO - 16 January 2020: The European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) celebrated on Saturday, January 2020, the completion of a two-year project, implemented by the British Council in Egypt, titled "Towards a Creative Economy Framework", the first EUNIC project in Egypt to be funded by the EU delegation in Egypt.. The British Council is proud to work with our colleagues in Egypt as members of EUNIC," Elizabeth White, British Council Country Director said.. Cathy Costain, head of the arts programme at the British Council said: "In the UK, the creative economy, as a concept, has been around for almost 20 years.. We also have the Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) programme, which we launched two years ago, that is working on institutional, policy and individual levels, to foster the creative economy and social enterprise in five countries, including Egypt.". A total of 1400 individuals and 160 social and 80 creative enterprises are receiving direct training through the programme.. Egypt launches 1st phase of black sand separation, extraction project in Rashid.