The UAE celebrates the International Year of Creative Economy for Development 2021, through a set of programs and events aimed at supporting the federal government's orientation in the creative economy, to promote sustainable economic growth, support innovation and investment in creative projects, provide new opportunities for growth, and empower creative talents in the country.

On this occasion, the Ministry of Culture and Youth announced its agenda and initiatives for the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, which includes many projects and initiatives, most notably hosting the World Conference on Creative Economy at Expo 2020 Dubai, launching a strategy for cultural and creative industries, as well as developing legislation related to independent workers in the creative industries sector. Studying and developing the intellectual property system, classifying occupations and jobs working in the creative and media industries sector, launching a unified definition of cultural and creative industries, and measuring indicators of the cultural and creative industries sector