Washington DC, United States, Dezembro 3, 2014— The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) and the OAS Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) are pleased to announce the Americas Cultural Entrepreneurship Award as a new category of the Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas) during the OAS Youth Conference in Washington DC.
The Americas Cultural Entrepreneurship Award was established by the Ministers of Culture at the Sixth Inter-American Meeting held in Haiti in August 2014. The Declaration of Port-au-Prince on “Cultural Interdependence in the Context of Globalization” recognizes the importance of culture and innovation as a driver for social and economic development.
Young people between the age of 18 e 34 who have an innovative project or business idea in the cultural sector are invited to apply. The deadline to register is February 6, 2015.
“Cultural industries have both a younger age profile and a higher degree of self-employment. The Americas Cultural Entrepreneurship Award highlights the contribution to development of young innovative cultural entrepreneurs in the Americas”, asserted Maryse Robert, Director, Department of Economic Development, Comércio e do Turismo, Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA).
“Para o Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), o Prêmio de Empreendedorismo Cultural Americas é um mecanismo perfeito para incluir todos os jovens criativos nas Américas para actividades económicas baseadas na inovação, felicitamos os esforços da SEDI em parceria conosco na criação desta categoria de prémio” CEO mencionado YABT.
Os melhores projectos nesta nova categoria vão competir nas finais TIC Americas, que terá lugar no Panamá, em abril 2015, no âmbito do IV Fórum da Juventude das Américas -um atividade oficial da VII Cimeira das Américas.
Para mais informações e para se inscrever o seu projecto, por favor visite www.ticamericas.net.