--- title: Home date: 2023-05-19T10:45:05Z modified: 2026-06-05T13:25:57Z permalink: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/" type: page status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 193 --- ![How can world cities future-proof the creative economy?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/darwin-boaventura-pnWrOMcdZhU-unsplash-640x640.jpg) [Leadership Exchange](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/leadership-exchange/) ### [How can world cities future-proof the creative economy?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2026/05/20/how-can-cities-future-proof-the-creative-economy/) When the world of work is being turned upside down by AI and there are dire predictions about which jobs are safe and which jobs are not, to talk. ![The World’s Emptying Villages: Could Creative Cities Hold the Key?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DSC04321-640x640.jpg) [Communities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/communities-urban-development/) ### [The World’s Emptying Villages: Could Creative Cities Hold the Key?](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2026/06/05/the-worlds-emptying-villages-could-creative-cities-hold-the-key/) Walk through rural Japan and you will find many abandoned homes: doors left ajar, gardens overgrown, teacups still on shelves. Japan now has approximately 9 million of these empty properties – known as akiya – double the number from thirty years ago,. ![Tokyo to Host the 15th World Cities Culture Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tokyo-summit-announcement-640x640.jpg) [Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/summit/) ### [Tokyo to Host the 15th World Cities Culture Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2026/03/04/tokyo-to-host-the-15th-world-cities-culture-summit/) The 15th World Cities Culture Summit will take place in Tokyo from 28–30 October 2026, bringing together our global network of 45+ cities for three days of exchange, insight and collaboration. The Summit will be hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government ![5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Photo-courtesy-of-UCCI-551x640.png) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/research/) ### [5th World Cities Culture Report Reveals Culture Is Driving Urban Innovation Worldwide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2025/10/14/launch-world-cities-culture-report-5th/) New report shows cultural participation is rebounding strongly, creative spaces are being protected, and the night-time economy has become a mainstream policy focus for global cities. ![City of Music: How Adelaide protected its live music venues through special purpose legislation ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/CrownAnchor-640x640.jpg) [Creative Space](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/creative-space/) ### [City of Music: How Adelaide protected its live music venues through special purpose legislation ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city-project/city-of-music-how-adelaide-protected-its-live-music-venues-through-special-purpose-legislation/) The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Amendment Act 2024 is the first Australian law to formally establish a designated “live music venue area” within a city centre. This special purpose legislation was. ![Cities Step Forward: How Pedestrianisation is Powering Culture in the Streets ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/La-Rambla-1.jpg) [Public Realm](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/public-realm/) ### [Cities Step Forward: How Pedestrianisation is Powering Culture in the Streets ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2025/11/14/pedestrianisation-cultural-tool-inclusive-cities/) From Barcelona to Bogotá, cities are embracing the power of pedestrianisation. By turning roads into people-first spaces, they are opening streets to culture, creativity and community life ![Highlights from the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, Amsterdam 2025](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Group-photo-end-of-Summit-640x640.jpg) [Summit](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/summit/) ### [Highlights from the 14th World Cities Culture Summit, Amsterdam 2025](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/2025/10/22/14th-world-cities-culture-summit-amsterdam-2025/) World Cities Culture Forum brought together Deputy Mayors, cultural leaders and policymakers from 55 global cities in Amsterdam for the 14th World Cities Culture Summit. Over three days, delegates. ![Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/festival-dance-performance©stephen-bellocillo-for-unsplash-640x640.jpg) [Event](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/events) ### [Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/event/online-launch-5th-edition-world-cities-culture-report/) 29 Jan 2026 — 29 Jan 2026 Watch the recording of the online launch where we ask – Is culture in cities responding to today’s challenges? At the World Cities Culture Forum, we believe culture is. ![Introduction and Key Findings ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/mural-grow-640x563.webp) [Insight](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/insights/) ### [Key findings from the World Cities Culture Report: 5th Edition](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-edition/introduction-to-world-cities-culture-report/) Culture is emerging as the defining force of resilient cities, driving identity, wellbeing, and economic vitality in the face of global instability, from climate change to technological disruption. Data. ![Overview of Key Data](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dancers-in-the-street-Lisbon-©-Unsplash-photo-by-Ardian-Lumi-2-640x640.jpg) [Data](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/data/) ### [Explore Data Headlines from the World Cities Culture Report](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/report/5th-edition/data-headlines-report-5th-edition/) Key data headlines from the 5th edition of the World Cities Culture Report, covering cultural infrastructure, events and participation in culture across cities. ## Cities - [Abu Dhabi](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/abu-dhabi/) - [Adelaide](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/adelaide/) - [Amsterdam](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/amsterdam/) - [Austin](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/austin/) - [Barcelona](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/barcelona/) - [Beijing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/beijing/) - [Bengaluru](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/bengaluru/) - [Boston](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/boston/) - [Brasília](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/brasilia/) - [Brussels](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/brussels/) - [Buenos Aires](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/buenos-aires/) - [Chengdu](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/chengdu/) - [Chicago](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/chicago/) - [Cologne](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/cologne/) - [Dubai](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/dubai/) - [Dublin](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/dublin/) - [Edinburgh](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/edinburgh/) - [Guangzhou](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/guangzhou/) - [Hamburg](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/hamburg/) - [Helsinki](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/helsinki/) - [Hong Kong](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/hong-kong/) - [INFRASTRUCTURE](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=171628) - [İstanbul](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/istanbul/) - [Jakarta](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/jakarta/) - [Kyiv](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/kyiv/) - [Lagos](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/lagos/) - [Lisbon](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/lisbon/) - [London](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/london/) - [Los Angeles](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/los-angeles/) - [Melbourne](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/melbourne/) - [Milan](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/milan/) - [Montréal](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/montreal/) - [Nanjing](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/nanjing/) - [New York](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/new-york/) - [Oslo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/oslo/) - [Paris](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/paris/) - [Rio de Janeiro](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/rio-de-janeiro/) - [San Francisco](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/san-francisco/) - [São Paulo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/sao-paulo/) - [São Paulo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=174137) - [São Paulo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=174138) - [São Paulo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=174139) - [Seoul](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/seoul/) - [Shenzhen](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/shenzhen/) - [Stockholm](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/stockholm/) - [Sydney](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/sydney/) - [Taipei](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/taipei/) - [TEST TEST TEST TUTORIAL](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=172023) - [Tokyo](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/tokyo/) - [Toronto](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/toronto/) - [TRENDS](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/?post_type=city&p=171630) - [Vancouver](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/vancouver/) - [Vienna](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/vienna/) - [Warsaw](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/warsaw/) - [Zürich](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/city/zurich/) ## [Publications](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publications/) ![In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/LEP-Lagos-1-640x627.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/category/research/) ### [In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/in-action-the-leadership-exchange-programme/) Since 2018, the World Cities Culture Forum Leadership Exchange Programme has been supporting cities to share innovative solutions to complex cultural policy challenges. Through a series of eleven exchanges. ![Culture Counts: Insights & Strategies in Evidence-Based Cultural Policies 2021](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-39-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/category/research/) ### [Culture Counts: Insights & Strategies in Evidence-Based Cultural Policies 2021](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/culture-counts-new-approaches-to-evidence-based-cultural-policymaking-in-world-cities/) As we see advances in measurement, mapping and research techniques, discover how cities are embracing new approaches to evidence-based cultural policymaking. ![Culture and Climate Change Report 2018](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4-28-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/category/research/) ### [Culture and Climate Change Report 2018](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/culture-and-climate-change-report-2018/) As the effects of climate change generate an unprecedented call to action, discover how city leaders are putting climate change at the centre of cultural ambitions. ![Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth and Culture in Global Cities Today](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tokyo_Bordless-TeamLab_CUnsplash_Image-by-Karsten-Gohm-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/category/research/) ### [Nothing About Us Without Us: Youth and Culture in Global Cities Today](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/nothing-about-us-without-us-youth-and-culture-in-global-cities-today/) Commissioned by the World Cities Culture Forum and the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority and launched at the 2024 World Cities Culture Summit on October 31, this new Report brings. ![African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TAM9332-640x640.jpg) [Research](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/category/research/) ### [African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/publication/african-alternatives-the-future-of-creative-cities/) The 'African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities' Report shares analysis of the emerging themes and trends for cultural policy in Sub-Saharan Africa with insights from 11 African capitals.