Cape Town 2030 : the business vision Africa’s Global City, a city of inspiration & innovation

Africa’s global city : goals Iconic & Emulated Global African Gateway Educated & Trained Caring & Welcoming Green & Beautiful Safe & Efficient Connected & Vibrant Creative & Cultural

Creative & Cultural - goal Creative industries include advertising, architecture, art, design, fashion, film, TV & video, music, performing arts & publishing. In London more than are employed in this sector, creating 1 in 5 new jobs. Creativity goes beyond these industries. With 5 restaurants in the world’s top 100, Cape Town City Region is creative around food; innovations in health, science & business are all part of the creative mix. Cape Malay food, Cape Dutch architecture, Cape museums, Robben Island, Cape Jazz and minstrels are threads in a unique cultural heritage tapestry.

Creative & Cultural - themes Creative Industries Creative solutions for the world Cultural product Scalability

Creative & Cultural ObjectivesStrategiesPlans (3 horizons) Creative industries biggest new employer by 2015 Creative clusters Identify & promote global excellence 1 Woodstock Hub 2 Culemborg Hub 1 Low-cost Broadband for Hubs CTCR recognised as a global innovation centre by 2020 Innovate around affordable environ- mental & health technologies 1 $100 solar water heater competition 2 Sports Science New Thinking Summit Annual CTCR International Live Arts Festival – theatre, dance, music, fashion, food – begins 2010 Where Africa enjoys a world audience Start modestly 1 Plan around the world cup

Actual and potential “catalytic” projects Safe and Efficient – Cape Town events calendar – Safe Cape Initiative Educated and Trained – The Skills Factory in Saldanha – TSiBA Education Trust – Support Afriversity – Work with CHEC to establish how many graduates we net lose or gain and find ways to retain them Connected and Vibrant – Connect’d Cape Town – IT to Khayelitsha – Lobby for more direct international flights – Work with the Cape Town Partnership to establish integrated development in the city bowl; Foreshore, Culemborg, Railway lines, District Six Caring and Welcoming – Restless Minds Creative and Cultural – Loeries Awards Green and Beautiful – Support Agama Energy’s TREC’s programme – Green Map for Cape Town – Upgrade and develop small harbours (with MCM) Global African Gateway – Lobby for more direct international flights, especially into Africa – Build a cruise line terminal (support City) Iconic and Emulated – Combined effort to develop a business brand for Cape Town in 2010 – Vision 2030 Pavilion during 2010