The Creative Economy Data Model (CEDM) was launched in Santiago de Chile on September 24, 2025, by the Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage, Ms. Carolina Arredondo Marzán, in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Undersecretariat of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile (SUBREI).
WIPO has developed the Creative Economy Data Model (CEDM) as a new tool to assess the creative capacity of countries. This comprehensive model evaluates the quality of the creative economy ecosystem of Member States and their regions by examining various indicators to support data-driven policy recommendations.
At the launch event, Minister Arredondo Marzán emphasized that the implementation of the CEDM builds momentum for Chile to institutionalize systematic data collection for the creative sector, strengthens cooperation with institutions such as the national statistics office, and raises international awareness of Chile’s creative economy. The Executive Secretary of Creative Economy of the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile, Ms. Carolina Pereira mentioned in her remarks that the creative economy is an important sector for Chile’s economy highlighting that the creative industries contribute up to 3% of GDP and directly generate more than 150,000 jobs.
Artistic creation and culture are part of the essence of being human, and that is something we must never lose sight of.
– Ms. Carolina Arredondo Marzán, Minister of Cultures, Arts and Heritage of Chile
On behalf of WIPO, the Launch event of the CEDM in Chile was opened by Dimiter Gantchev, Acting Director of the Creative Economy Data Program. Mr. Gantchev highlighted the role of intellectual property and copyright as a transversal component of the creative ecosystem. He emphasized that IP and copyright not only provide a reliable institutional and legal framework that creators can depend on but also generate resources by transforming creative ideas into tangible products.
The launch was followed by a two-day workshop, where the WIPO delegation engaged with Chilean stakeholders. Participants included the Research Institute of the Ministry of Culture, ProChile and the Undersecretary of International Economic Affairs as well as representatives from the National Statistics Institute.
Chile is now the sixth country worldwide, and the first in Latin America, to apply the CEDM. The CEDM will pave the way for more targeted and effective creative economy policies that support creators, strengthen the resilience and growth of the sector, and contribute to sustainable economic, social and cultural development.