THIS year, more than ever, we have seen the need for a more cohesive and cooperative creative environment here in Malaysia. With Covid-19 dominating the year and paralysing many sectors of the creative economy, it has become clear that we cannot just sit around and wait for a vaccine to be found in order for things to start looking up again.
Indeed, the goal posts in this new normal seem to be changing so often that for us to keep up, we have to step out of our comfort zones, innovate, cross collaborate and do whatever is necessary. So, on Oct 6, MyCreative Ventures, CENDANA and Riuh organised an online forum, The Creative Economy 2021 Forum in conjunction with Budget 2021, in an effort to unite local creative individuals, businesses, corporations and stakeholder agencies and pave a way forward. Titled The Creative, Arts and Cultural Industries Reimagined, the full- day forum featured a number of interesting conversations with local and foreign experts.