The Compendium of Cultural Policies of the Ministry of Culture, published in 2010, defined the goals and strategies that would reinforce the future mission of the ministry. During this period the groundwork was laid for the launching of a Satellite Account of Culture to include among the national economic accounts, and the Cultural Entrepreneurship Group was created – now under the Vice Ministry of Creativity and the Orange Economy. Likewise, CONPES document 3659 of 2010 established the national policy for the promotion of cultural industries in Colombia.
Drawing actively from this past history, Law 1834 of 2017, or Orange Economy Law, set a course of action for the National Government to promote the use and enjoyment of cultural rights and increase the contribution of the cultural and creative sectors in the generation of wealth, employment, economic growth, as well as the improvement of the quality of life of all communities and territories, thus inviting the country as a whole to build upon its talents and diversity. In sum, culture and creativity were placed at the center of the country’s development agenda for the short, medium and long term.
In order to achieve these goals, the National Government created the National Council of the Orange Economy (CNEN), a coordinating body made up of seven ministries and five high-level state agencies. This document presents the actions that the CNEN has established, stemming from each of the seven strategic lines. They follow a timeline contained in the annexed Infographic (Orange Wind Rose).
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