The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) is preparing a Macao Cultural and Creative Industries map with the aim to promote this sector and enhance the popularity of local cultural and creative spaces. The map will feature 40 cultural and creative entities, selected from the existing Database for Cultural and Creative Industries. IC invites all cultural and creative entities not yet registered in this database to submit applications for this purpose. Deadline of registration is March 28, 2013.

The cultural and creative entities to be featured in the map must be active and regularly in contact with the public. IC will base its selection on a comprehensive evaluation, which will include criteria such as the entity’s development potential, its activities or product sales, as well as its brand image. The map will also contain information on Macao’s World Heritage sites, museums and similar venues, in an attempt to further boost the city’s cultural and touristic activities.

The “Information Collection Form: Macau’s Cultural and Creative Professionals” can be downloaded from the websites of the Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (www.icm.gov.mo/dpicc/) or the Macau Cultural and Creative Industries (www.macaucci.com/). The form should be printed out, filled in and submitted, along with the supporting electronic file and attachments, to the Cultural Affairs Bureau (Tap Seac Plaza, Cultural Institute Building, Macao) or the Department for the Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries (Av. da Praia Grande No. 567, BNU Building, 12th Floor A-D, Macao). Those already included in the cultural and creative industry database do not need to re-apply, but may submit any supplementary and updated information to IC. For enquiries, please call 85986716 or 85986721, during business hours, or email: info.dpicc@icm.gov.mo.