Creation and launch of the National Council of the Orange Economy 31 national government agencies in coordination to strengthen culture and creativity, through 70 programs 23 cultural entrepreneurship nodes created in the regions Creation of Four Orange Development Areas Coordination with DANE for the strengthening of the National Account of Culture and Orange Economy and construction of a survey on 103 creative sectors Formation of the Colombia Crea Talento corporation Development of financing mechanisms and tax incentives for culture and creativity Between August 2018 and November 2019, a historical influx from the Public Entertainment Law was obtained: 27 territorial entities allocated $ 47,022 million pesos to 85 projects, which benefited 74 venues throughout the country

As of March 2020, and in accordance with the goals established in the National Development Plan, the following achievements were obtained: - The Ministry of Culture founded a new workshop school. These are institutions dedicated to education for work with an approach based on the traditions and cultural practices of the region where each school is located. The ministry is expected to create another three schools before 2022, to bring the total number to 14. - In coordination with the “workshop schools” strategy, 21 school workshops have been created. A school workshop is a place that offers training programs in crafts and cultural entrepreneurships. A total of 200 school workshops are expected to be functioning before the end of the current administration. - The Ministry of Culture has supported the production of 256 media pieces, out of the goal of 1,000 for the four-year period. - 1,801 incentives have been awarded to agents of the culture sector in the form of Scholarships, Internships, National Awards, Recognitions and Arts Residences. A total of 5,500 stimuli are expected to be delivered by 2022. - Four “Orange Development Areas” or “Creative Districts” have been created throughout the country. The government is expected to exceed the previous goal by establishing five additional orange development areas. - Creative Development Agendas have been signed in a concerted manner in seven cities. Creative agendas are concurrences of will that seek to strengthen institutional coordination for the development of the orange economy in the regions. Ten agendas will be completed by the end of this administration. - Procolombia, an entity under the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, has accompanied companies from the cultural and creative industries in carrying out exports for an amount of USD 317 million. It is expected that this figure will reach a total of USD 1 billion in exports by the end of the four-year period. - Procolombia and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, have offered their accompaniment and assistance to companies of the Orange Economy that desire to invest their capital in the country; these investments have amounted USD 1.19 billion, exceeding the goal proposed in the National Development Plan by 595%. - The Ministry of Culture has benefited 116 cultural and creative entrepreneurs and companies with technical assistance programs. - The National Directorate of Copyright, under the Ministry of the Interior, has provided technical assistance in the field of Copyright and related rights to 18,705 people. By 2022 the goal is to have 35,000 people beneficiaries. - The National Directorate of Copyright has approved 106,458 new records for works, acts and contracts. A total of 240,000 new intellectual property registries are expected to be reached by 2022. In accordance with the transparency policies of the Colombian Government, the progress in achieving the goals of the National Development Plan can be consulted by all citizens in the application Synergy, provided by National Planning Department. (https://sinergiapp.dnp.gov.co/)

Enactment of Financing Law 1943/2018 – December 28, 2018 1. Article 79 of this law established the exemption from exempted income benefit for seven years, as an incentive to the creative economy. It was regulated through Decree 1669 of 2019. The law was in force until December 31, 2019 by judgment of non-enforceability from the Constitutional Court in October 16, 2019. In the Call of October 2019, 84 projects met the requirements and received the income exemption for seven years. Analysis by sector – Results of granting the exemption in terms of projected investment by sector: - Creative industries or functional creations (content software, design, advertising, fashion) $21,223,185,278 - Cultural industries (publishing, phonographic, audiovisual) $ 4,558,364,000 - Arts and heritage $ 160,000,000 - Total $ 25,941,549,278 Analysis by city - Results of granting the exemption in terms of impact of projected investment by city ( Investment and # companies)) - Bogotá ($ 15,767,100,842) 43 companies. - Medellín ($ 4,012,090,501) 21 companies - Cali ($ 1,791,407,935) 5 companies - Pasto ($ 1,390,000,000) 1 company - Envigado ($ 655,000,000) 3 companies - Villavicencio ($ 639,100,000) 2 companies - Ibague ($ 390,000,000) 2 companies - El Carmen de Viboral ($315,250,000) 1 company - La Estrella ($ 192,000,000) 1 company - Sabaneta ($180,600,000) 1 company - Pereira ($ 155,000,000) 1 company - Barranquilla ($ 152,000,000) 1 company - Manizales ($151,000,000) 1 company - Rionegro ($ 151,000,000) 1 company - Total ( $ 25,941,549,278,00) 84 copanies 2. National Development Plan – Law 1955/19 (May): Articles 177, 178, 179 and 180, in process of receiving regulatory decrees, contemplate the extension and creation of benefits, incentives and other mechanisms related to the promotion of the cultural and creative economies. - Article: 177 Extends the validity of Law 1556 of 2012 and the Colombia Film Fund established therein, until July 9, 2032. The consideration offered by the Colombia Film Fund, as established in Law 1556 of 2012, can also be granted to other audiovisual genres produced in Colombia. - Article: 178 National Development Plan, Creates the Audiovisual Investment Certificate in Colombia, deductible from income tax up to an amount equivalent to 35% of the value of the investment made in Colombia. - Article: 179 "It defines the Orange Development Areas (ADN) and the guidelines for their creation by the territorial bodies. It regulates the scope of these areas whenever the investments made therein intend to resort to the tax incentive instrument established in article 180 of Law 1955 of 2019 for creative economy projects" - Article 180 Tax benefit deduction of 165% in income for investment and donation, upon presentation to the Call of the Ministry of Culture. On March 25, 2020, Decree 474 was issued, "Whereby Decree 1080 of 2015, Single Regulatory Decree of the Culture Sector, regulating article 177 of law 1955 of 2019, Law of the National Development Plan 2018 - 2022, A Pact for Colombia, A Pact for Equity, and Article 90 of Law 1556 of 2012, modified by Article 178 of Law 1955 of 2019, are added upon". 3. Installation and operation of Orange Economy Nodes -23 departmental Orange Economy Nodes were installed, with the participation of 250 regional public and private entities, in the following municipalities: Barranquilla, Valledupar, Bucaramanga, Neiva, Cali, Cartagena, Medellín, Ibagué, Bogotá, Manizales, Armenia, Pereira , Pasto, Popayán, Cúcuta, Santa Marta, Villavicencio, Riohacha, Buenaventura, Quibdó, Leticia, Mocoa and San Andrés. -Institutional concurrences of will were signed to strengthen the territorial ecosystems of the orange economy and as the basis for the formulation of creative agendas in eight municipalities that already have a node (Armenia, Ibagué, Popayán, Valledupar, Pasto, Barranquilla, Cali and Bogotá). -9 diagnoses of the cultural industries were concluded through the implementation of mappings in Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Pereira, Pasto, Valledupar, Cartagena and Santa Marta. 4. Technical assistance strategy: A comprehensive technical assistance strategy was implemented, with programs targeted to strengthen cultural and creative entrepreneurship according to the specific characteristics of the sector in each region. - "Women Weavers of Life (Mujeres Tejedoras de Vida)" Strengthening of management skills and capacities for 17 community groups composed of 290 women in eight municipalities (Tumaco, Guapi, Quibdó, Nuquí, María la Baja, Pueblo Bello, Valledupar, Uribia). - Diplomate Course on Project Design for Cultural Management and Entrepreneurship Agreement with the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University; 350 cultural agents are beneficiaries. - Territorio Crea Programme Technical assistance to 200 entrepreneurs in 20 municipalities (Uribia, Quibdó, Mocoa, Apartadó, Valledupar, Guapi, Yopal, Santa Marta, Villavicencio, Inírida, Pasto, Leticia, Buenaventura, Puerto Asís, Puerto Nariño, Monguí, Sáchica, Zipaquirá, Sesquilé, Leticia) - Audiovisual training pilot Agreement with the District Cinematheque of Bogotá: 58 beneficiaries of the offer of Workshops in film production assistance and online production 4 Satellite Account of Culture and Orange Report - First assessment of the Culture and Orange Economy Satellite Account out (partially) and publication of the first Orange Report. These two publications had the participation of DANE and the Ministry of Culture as main sources of information and drafting committee. - In September, the Culture and Orange Economy Satellite Account - CSCEN was published following the International Standard Industrial Classification, revision 4, adapted for Colombia (ISIC Rev. 4 BC). There you can see the 103 activities included, of which 34 are fully included, 67 are partially included and two do not yet have disaggregated information. -Among the most relevant data from said research it was found that the contribution to the added value of the national economy was 28.4 billion pesos in 2018, which is made up of: 28.0% (7.95 billion) of Arts and Heritage, 25.8% (7.34 billion) from Cultural Industries and 46.2% (13.13 billion) from Functional Creations. - In December 2019, the second Orange Report was published, which included data from the National Satellite Account, the Bogotá Satellite Account, Artesanías de Colombia and Colciencias. -The extension of the scope of the Cultural Satellite Account to the Culture and Orange Economy Satellite Account stands out as an achievement. Having the macroeconomic measurement of the cultural and creative sector as a whole has made it possible to comprehensively analyse the growth and economic importance of culture and creativity at the national level. This assessment was achieved in September 2019, when three categories were measured: Arts and Heritage, Cultural and Creative Industries. This is relevant because measurement methodologies ranging from UNESCO, through WIPO, the Andres Bello Convention and the WTO were combined. This measurement allowed having macroeconomic information of 34 total and 67 partial ISICs (for a series of 2014-2018p, which is established as the base line of the policy to promote the Orange Economy. 5 Orange Economy Summit On September 9 and 10, 2019 in Medellín (Colombia), the National Government, the Mayor's Office of Medellín and the Advanced Leadership Foundation organized the First Orange Economy Summit. In preparation for the Summit, a public call was made that received more than 1,400 submissions, from which 343 participants were selected. During the meeting, selected leaders from various political, economic, creative and cultural sectors of the country participated in training sessions delivered by more than 55 experts from 17 countries: these guests shared their experiences, knowledge and lessons learned on creative economy, artificial intelligence, design, intellectual property, film, television, animation, music, creative districts, art, culture and education. This summit represented a historical platform for Colombia to showcase its progress in the field and receive the support of international experts who see our culturally diverse country as a land full of development opportunities. General public: 1,808 participants (government authorities, businesspeople, directors of different public entities and leaders representing organizations, chambers of commerce, and associations) Speakers: 55 experts from 17 countries Leaders: 343 stakeholders trained during the summit 6. Decree 2106 of 2019 “Simplification of procedures” On November 22, 2019, decree 2106 was issued "By which regulations are enacted to simplify, suppress and reform unnecessary procedures and paperwork in the public administration." In chapter XII of said decree, specific regulatory adjustments were included to facilitate the operation of the agents of the Orange Economy. 7. Issuance of the Economic Growth Law, Law 2010 of 2019 (December) Article 91 establishes the benefit of exemption of income tax for seven years as an incentive to the creative economy. It is regulated through Decree 286 of 2020. Currently the call is open until March 31, 2020 with the following statistical results up to March 10: - Companies registered in the Portal: 893 - Created projects: 58 - Sent projects: 3 - Projects being reviewed: 4 - Visits to the Income Tax exemption: 13,467 8. Declaration of Four Orange Development Areas: In December 2019 the first Orange Development Areas were declared: the creative district “Perpetuo Socorro” in Medellín; “Barrio Abajo” in Barranquilla; and “Centro” y “Licorera” in Cali. 9 Progress made on the Comprehensive Policy of the Orange Economy The preliminary policy document was completed and approved at a session of the National Council of the Orange Economy held on December 16, 2019. The document consists of: - Infographic that presents the strategies for each of the policy lines - Conceptual basis document - Document that fully expands each strategy. Creation of the Colombia Crea Corporation In October 2019, the certificate of incorporation of Colombia Crea Corporation was signed; its founding partners are the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, MinTIC, COMFAMA and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. This entity's main objective is to promote the development of value chains - in terms of training, creation, production, distribution, circulation and citizen access - of the various creative sectors linked to the arts, entrepreneurship and culture. In 2020, the assembly and the board of directors of the corporation met and the action plan and roadmap were approved to implement the priority programs for 2020.

In consideration of its recent creation, the Colombia Crea Corporation has not yet had significant results in the fulfilment of its functions. However, the signing of the articles of incorporation is considered an achievement in and of itself.

Financing of hard and soft infrastructure projects in the culture sector and cultural industries, aimed at renovation, restoration, rehabilitation, construction, purchase, expansion, adaptation, maintenance and construction of facilities or spaces; also the endowment of those facilities and related activities and services, as well as investments related to the value chain of the cultural and creative industries.

In 2019, SENA offered more than 1,244,000 openings in qualified and complementary training in fields related to the Orange Economy. In 2020, SENA will offer 1,250,000 seats in the same areas.

The actions carried out by the project benefited 260 children, young people, content creators, librarians and teachers in various regions of the country through its training and qualification schemes. In addition, they gave to children's content projects the possibility of reaching a Colombian and Latin American audience thanks to the support of specialized tutorials and strengthened regional communication groups.

The Ministry of Culture reports that between 2013 and 2014 the performing arts and audiovisual industry sectors grew more than 50% each; In 2016, 41 Colombian feature films were released, showing a significant growth compared to 10 films released in 2007.

Competitive calls have been created for MSMEs, non-profit operators and ethnic groups. The resources for this year represent an increase of 500% compared to the calls made previously by the National Television Authority (ANTV) to boost the industry and strengthen the multiplatform component in the generation of this kind the content.

In 2019 Colombia Productiva reports the successful enrolment of 673 companies classified from the orange economy in the Productivity Factories programme. These companies are located in 22 Departments. According to the reports of the local chambers of commerce, as of December 2019, 382 companies from the orange economy had received a diagnosis and 276 had started their involvement in the programme; 21 of these interventions are already completed.

After designing the method found in its “Manual for Mapping and Characterization - Creative Sectors", FINDETER created a tool that allows the mapping process to be replicated in different regions of the country, and with the support of the Ministry of Culture designed a new version of the Manual above, currently being implemented in 16 cities. This “Express Version 2.0” will allow: · The identification of the agents in the sector and their connection in the value chain · The characterization of the cultural outlook of each city · The assessment of the degree of economic development of the creative and cultural sectors of the city · The generation of cross-sectional data and analyses for decision making · The creation of a sector directory with the variables included in the mapping methodology · The identification of the agents of the subsector and their relationships and role in the value chain · The integration of the data obtained in an application that combines georeferencing and characterization data for each cultural and creative agent consulted · The design of a strategic plan for each city that includes projects prioritized during the methodological application and the identification of needs and opportunities in the sector. 

- In 2019, the SIC carried out seven trademark marathons that offered advice to individuals and micro and small companies who are interested in preparing and submitting an application for the registration of their brand in six cities; the had the participation of 298 entrepreneurs and 155 trademark applications were made from cultural and creative industries. - In 2019, 12 Intellectual Property Sessions were held for cultural and creative entrepreneurs, in nine cities: as a result, 261 diagnoses were carried out and 191 entrepreneurs completed the programme of tailored guidance on trademark, designs and patents. So far 43 trademark registration applications have been filed.