Taipei, Nov. 22 (CNA) Culture parks will increase Taiwan's national competitiveness and take its cultural and creative industries to a higher level, just as the creation of science parks throughout the country did in the 1970s, a sociology professor said Wednesday.
"The impact and influence of science parks was one of the most important driving forces behind Taiwan's 'economical miracle' in the 1970s. And that is what culture parks can do for Taiwan," said Liu Wei-gong, a professor at Soochow University, at a press conference that announced Huashan Culture Park (HCP) will begin operation next June.
The cultural and creative industry, one of the most important sectors in a knowledge-based economy, will be Taiwan's pilot industry in the future, given the country's wealth in creative content production, Liu said.
As a strategic alliance -- also called cross-field "mesh up" and considered one of the industry's most important characteristics -- the HCP's departments are not categorized by sector but by type of product, Liu said.
The park's six departments include image development, entertainment development, exhibition and sales development, marketplace development, performance development and cultural/creative education development.
Liu believes Taiwan has the potential to become the leader among Asian nations in terms of cultural and creative industries -- with collective and concentrated efforts.
"Taiwan has long been known for its creative ideas and content. In recent years, however, it has lacked pragmatic action. And that is what Taiwan needs right now, with this project coming up," Liu said.
"The impact and influence of science parks was one of the most important driving forces behind Taiwan's 'economical miracle' in the 1970s. And that is what culture parks can do for Taiwan," said Liu Wei-gong, a professor at Soochow University, at a press conference that announced Huashan Culture Park (HCP) will begin operation next June.
The cultural and creative industry, one of the most important sectors in a knowledge-based economy, will be Taiwan's pilot industry in the future, given the country's wealth in creative content production, Liu said.
As a strategic alliance -- also called cross-field "mesh up" and considered one of the industry's most important characteristics -- the HCP's departments are not categorized by sector but by type of product, Liu said.
The park's six departments include image development, entertainment development, exhibition and sales development, marketplace development, performance development and cultural/creative education development.
Liu believes Taiwan has the potential to become the leader among Asian nations in terms of cultural and creative industries -- with collective and concentrated efforts.
"Taiwan has long been known for its creative ideas and content. In recent years, however, it has lacked pragmatic action. And that is what Taiwan needs right now, with this project coming up," Liu said.