FILCOLS at the Philippine eCommerce Roadmap consultation for creative industries

 

Creative Industries representatives at the eCommerce Roadmap consultation.
Photo from the IPOPHL.

FILCOLS at the Philippine eCommerce Roadmap consultation for creative industries

 

To better craft the Philippine eCommerce Roadmap 2023-2025, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) engaged with representatives from the creative sector including the Filipinas Copyright Licensing Society, Inc. (FILCOLS) at the Philippine Trade Training Center in Pasay City on January 11.

 

Creative industries representatives at the consultation.
Photo by Shaira H. Gondra.

IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba opened the stakeholders' meeting by briefly explaining each of the nine domains under the creative industries, namely audiovisual media, digital interactive media, creative services, design, publishing and printed media, performing arts, visual arts, traditional cultural expressions, and cultural sites.

 

Barba said that to raise awareness and spread information, especially on the importance of respect and proper compensation for the use of intellectual property, the IPOPHL will conduct a nationwide caravan.

 

Mr. Christian Vallez, the facilitator at the creative industries consultation.
Photo by Shaira H. Gondra.

DTI Assistant Secretary Mary Jean T. Pacheco emphasized the commitment of the government to support the growth of businesses in the creative sector through the updated eCommerce Roadmap.

 

FILCOLS staff Shaira H. Gondra joined the consultation and represented the publishing domain.

 

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Text by Alvin J. Buenaventura. Photos by IPOPHL and Shaira H. Gondra. For more information, please visit http://filcols.blogspot.com