Dubai Culture and Tashkeel jointly cement Dubai’s creative sector

Dubai Culture and Tashkeel jointly cement Dubai’s creative sector

- Khulood Khoory: The agreement reflects the Authority’s keenness to develop the cultural and creative industries.

Dubai, UAE: Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has signed a long-term agreement with Tashkeel to develop the ‘Make Works UAE’ portal aimed at facilitating collaboration between the creative sector and manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers in the UAE. It also seeks to highlight the importance of the industrial sector in supporting the cultural and creative industries, reflecting Dubai Culture’s keenness to create an innovative environment for talents, entrepreneurs and SMEs. The Authority aims to stimulate the local creative manufacturing and export system and enhance Dubai’s reputation as a global hub for arts and culture.

Dubai Culture will cooperate with Tashkeel to build the Make Works UAE e-platform, in particular the directory’s content profiling manufacturing and production services through this five-year agreement to ensure its sustainability and growing value as an open access information provider, expanding the number of profiles on local manufacturers, fabricators and suppliers. The partnership will support emerging manufacturers and SMEs by enabling them to promote their businesses and services to the creative industries. In addition, Make Works UAE will offer an annual series of workshops and talks focused on manufacturing and making