Youth Employment
Creating pathways into the creative economy for Africa's youth and first-time workers.
Agenda 2063 · The Africa We Want
Global Creative Summit supporting Agenda 2063.
GCS is designed as a continental platform that advances the African Union's Agenda 2063 through the creative and cultural economy.
Agenda 2063 is Africa's blueprint for inclusive and sustainable development — "The Africa We Want."
The Global Creative Summit contributes directly to that vision, mobilising the Orange Economy as an engine for jobs, enterprise, industrial growth and cultural influence. Across our Continental Series and year-round platform, we translate creativity into measurable development outcomes.
How GCS contributes
Eight pathways to Agenda 2063.
Entrepreneurship
Backing founders and creative SMEs with networks, markets and business support.
Innovation
Advancing new ideas, formats and technologies across the continent's creative sectors.
Industrialisation
Building value chains and infrastructure that scale creative production and export.
Cultural Integration
Connecting African cultures and diaspora to strengthen continental identity and trade.
Trade Development
Opening cross-border and global markets for African creative goods and services.
Digital Transformation
Harnessing technology, platforms and the digital economy for creative growth.
Creative Economy Growth
Positioning the Orange Economy as a lead contributor to Africa's GDP and jobs.
Advance the Africa we want — with us.
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