In today’s interconnected world, culture's power to transformsocieties is clear. Its diverse manifestations – from our cherished historicmonuments and museums to traditional practices and contemporary art forms –enrich our everyday lives in countless ways. Heritage constitutes a source ofidentity and cohesion for communities disrupted by bewildering change andeconomic instability. Creativity contributes to building open, inclusive andpluralistic societies. Both heritage and creativity lay the foundations forvibrant, innovative and prosperous knowledge societies.

What is culture? Culture is who we are and what shapes ouridentity. No development can be sustainable without including culture. UNESCOensures that the role of culture is recognized through a majority of theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including those focusing on qualityeducation, sustainable cities, the environment, economic growth, sustainableconsumption and production patterns, peaceful and inclusive societies, genderequality and food security. UNESCO is convinced that no development can besustainable without a strong culture component.

To ensure that culture takes its rightful place in developmentstrategies and processes, UNESCO has adopted a three-pronged approach: itspearheads worldwide advocacy for culture and development, while engaging withthe international community to set clear policies and legal frameworks andworking on the ground to support governments and local stakeholders tosafeguard heritage, strengthen creative industries and encourage cultural pluralism.

Today, creativity is emerging as one of the most promisingavenues for changing how we see cities. Whether by revitalizing the localeconomy, rethinking transport or housing policies, reclaiming urban spaces, oropening up new horizons for young people, creativity is one of the drivingforces behind urban policies and initiatives. Cities worldwide are focusingtheir attention on the cultural and creative industries as an inspiration fortheir future.

This vision is promoted by elected representatives and citypolicy-makers, who see it as a strategic lever for innovation when it comes totackling contemporary urban issues, whether on an economic, social orenvironmental front. More importantly, however, it is a vision shared by professionalsand citizens, who are taking action in their own neighborhoods and communitiesto build more sustainable and more human cities.

This vision of creative urban governance is the driving forcebehind the UNESCO Creative Cities Programme and Network (聯合國教科文組織創意城市網絡). Since its creation in 2004,the Network has established itself as a strategic platform for promoting andsharing this new approach to sustainable cities. Through its standard-settingand operational actions, UNESCO has paved the way for demonstrating theessential role of creativity in urban sustainability, assisting national andlocal authorities and advocating this vision at an international level.

Culture and creativity play a key role in sustainable urbandevelopment. They contribute to diversifying the economy and generating jobsbut they also enhance the quality of life of citizens by participating to acity’s social structure and cultural diversity.

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在今天這個相互關聯的世界里，文化改變社會的力量是顯而易見的。它多樣的表現形式——從我們珍視的歷史遺跡和博物館到傳統習俗和當代藝術形式——以無數方式豐富了我們的日常生活。遺產是被令人困惑的變化和經濟不穩定擾亂的社區的身份和凝聚力的來源。創造力有助于建設開放、包容和富有吸引力的社會。遺產和創造力為充滿活力、創新和繁榮的知識社會奠定了基礎。考生如果怕自己錯過考試報名時間和考試時間的話，可以 免費預約短信提醒，屆時會以短信的方式提醒大家報名和考試時間。

什么是文化?文化是我們是誰，是什么塑造了我們的身份。沒有文化，任何發展都是不可持續的。教科文組織確保文化的作用通過大多數可持續發展目標得到承認，包括那些注重質量教育、可持續城市、環境、經濟增長、可持續消費和生產模式、和平和包容性社會、性別平等和糧食安全的目標。教科文組織堅信，沒有強大的文化成分，任何發展都是不可持續的。

為了確保文化在發展戰略和進程中占據應有的位置，教科文組織采取了一種三管齊下的方法:它的倡導者在世界范圍內倡導文化和發展，同時與國際社會一道制定明確的政策和法律框架，并在實地支持政府和地方利益攸關方保護遺產、加強創意產業和鼓勵文化多元化。

今天，創造力正成為改變我們對城市看法的最有希望的場所之一。無論是通過振興地方經濟、重新思考交通或住房政策、開拓城市空間，還是為年輕人開辟新天地，創造力都是城市政策和舉措背后的驅動力之一。世界各地的城市都把注意力集中在文化和創意產業上，以此來激勵他們的未來。

當選代表和城市決策者推動了這一愿景，他們將這視為解決當代城市問題的戰略創新杠桿，無論是在經濟、社會還是環境方面。然而，更重要的是，這是專業人士和市民的共同愿景，他們正在自己的社區采取行動，建設更可持續、更人性化的城市。

這種創意城市治理的愿景是教科文組織創意城市方案和網絡背后的驅動力(聯合國教科文組織創意城市網絡)。自2004年創建以來，該網絡已經確立了自己作為一個戰略平臺的地位，以促進和分享這一可持續城市的新方法。教科文組織通過其標準制定和業務行動，為展示創造力在城市可持續性中的重要作用、協助國家和地方當局以及在國際一級倡導這一愿景鋪平了道路。文化和創造力在可持續城市發展中起著關鍵作用。它們有助于經濟多樣化和創造就業機會，但它們也通過參與城市的社會結構和文化多樣性來提高公民的生活質量。

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