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CEO of EduFocal Limited, Gordon Swaby, visited the Kingston Creative Hub in Downtown Kingston on Friday, September 30, 2022, to sign a commitment letter confirming their 5 year partnership with Kingston Creative. EduFocal is a publicly listed company on the Jamaica Stock Exchange that provides educational technology solutions in business to consumer space (B2C) and business to business (B2B) sectors and is Jamaica’s leading online preparation for PEP examinations.
Urban revitalization is on everyone’s radar as cities strive to remake blighted areas into economically productive and attractive spaces. The United Nations recently launched “SDG Cities” through UN Habitat; a 1000 city global initiative to unleash the potential of cities to accelerate sustainable development and improve quality of life for all.
In the short space of five years, Kingston Creative has hosted over 54 networking meetups, 23 ArtWalks and installed 74 murals in Downtown Kingston. Hundreds of creatives have been trained through its technology focused, entrepreneur development and creative economy growth programme called CreaTech, and thousands of creatives have benefitted from grants to support their livelihoods.
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The Kingston Creative Story – the importance and limits of partnership
Posted on September 30, 2022
In the short space of five years, Kingston Creative has hosted over 54 networking meetups, 23 ArtWalks and installed 74 murals in Downtown Kingston. Hundreds of creatives have been trained through its technology focused, entrepreneur development and creative economy growth programme called CreaTech, and thousands of creatives have benefitted from grants to support their livelihoods.
Kingston Creative today announced that 114 applicants applied to be a part of the second Creative Hub Incubator Cohort . Since 2021, Kingston Creative has partnered with the InterAmerican Development Bank’s IDB Lab and the Development Bank of Jamaica’s BIGEE programme, to help early-stage Orange Economy startups drive business growth. The incubator provides this through mentoring, provision of working space and scaling activities.
Kingston Creative, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank Lab (IDB Lab) and the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is introducing a Travel Grant Programme which will facilitate visits to overseas markets by six creative entrepreneurs between August 2022 - December 2023. This year, three Jamaican creatives will participate in creative fora and festivals in Mexico, Haiti & Curacao respectively.
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JCC & Kingston Creative announce ‘Block of Excellence’ partnership
Posted on July 26, 2022
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce and Kingston Creative announce ‘Block of Excellence’ partnership to transform Downtown Kingston. This partnership leverages the UNESCO designation of Kingston as a Creative City of Music and will catalyse much needed economic and social benefits for residents, communities and businesses.
Kingston Creative will launch an annual summit this month, the Kingston Culture Forum. The Kingston Culture Forum is a conference convening cultural and creative industry stakeholders in the public, private, academic and social sectors. The theme for the event will be “Downtown Kingston: creative economy, placemaking and sustainable urban development”.
