Creative industries yet to be fully exploited

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For creative industries to do well in Botswana, the country ought to emulate other successful nations in this department who discriminate against products from elsewhere in favour of local products.

Though a host of factors were identified to be stunting the growth of the creative sector, lack of exposure of local items to both national and international markets was said to be an eye sore.  The Creative Industries Sector committee of the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) workshop heard recently.

The industry needed to be monetised in order to attract much more talented individuals in the sector, said Lesiga Segola, who is the committee chairperson. 

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