Investing in local content creation empowers industry
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 150 Views |
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Given the right infrastructure, policy and support, this could be easily realised. As the nation’s creative landscape continues to evolve, there is a growing recognition of the paramount importance of investing in local content creation.
We have seen this emphasis made repeatedly, from the call for content on new platforms such as Btv1, to the government’s collaborations with the likes of Steve Harvey and MultiChoice Botswana, and the just-ended African Youth Entrepreneurs Summit (AYES) 2024 platform.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...