Mario Osava, Inter Press Service (IPS)Posted by Admin at May 2, 2005 01:08 PMRIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 26 (IPS) - The Brazilian minister of culture, renowned singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, has a new passion: the creative industries, which he believes can play a key role in boosting the economies of developing countries.
His enthusiasm for the economic potential of cultural and other intellectual property products is reflected in his determination for Brazil to serve as the headquarters for an International Centre for the Creative Industries (ICCI), to be established by the
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