1. The Caribbean Creative Industries Exchange (CIE) Keron Niles Research Consultant/CIE Coordinator Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados, W.I.

2. The Creative Industries Exchange  An outreach programme of the Shridath Ramphal Center for International Trade Law, Policy and Services  Chiefly funded by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)

3. The Creative Industries Exchange  Country profiles  Entrepreneur profiles  Creativity indexing  Industry & sector mapping  Policy mapping  Cultural Worker Survey A regional framework for the collection, collation and dissemination of data and information on the cultural/creative industries of the Caribbean. Principal CIE Activities

4. Caribbean Creative Industries Exchange www.creativeindustriesexchange.com International Organizations: UNESCO, CISAC, WIPO, IFPI, IPA creative industries exchange Caribbean Export RCC Industry Assoc *CCL Tourism Agencies CSOs CRNM *MOU agreeing to exchange information was signed between Caribbean Copyright Link (CCL) and the University of the West Indies on December 12 2008.

5. The Role of the Creative Industries Exchange  Aims to improve the production, sharing and publication of data and information on the cultural/creative industries sector in the Caribbean.  A virtual library for information about the cultural/creative industries present within the Caribbean.  Raising awareness of the structure and operations of creative industries along with the role of Intellectual Property.

7. UWI/CIE – CCL MOU CIE – A networking mechanism that can facilitate linkages between artists, entrepreneurs, researchers, policy-makers, copyright management organisations and other stakeholders. CCL - a regional grouping of Copyright Management Organisations geared towards securing the rights of intellectual property holders in the Caribbean.

8. UWI/CIE – CCL MOU The collaboration between CCL and CIE facilitates: – The exchange of data related to the creative and cultural economy. – Analysis and policy development for key stakeholders in the Creative Economy. – Public awareness of the role of IP and specifically copyright in the Creative Economy.

9. UWI – CCL Cooperation One Example: The CIE E-Magazine “Caribbean Creatives” – Signature Article on Copyright Collection in the Caribbean.

10. The Creative Industries Exchange THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION www.creativeindustriesexchange.com