article_snippet.sent: And what's more alternative than a jiving, swinging, musical economy?
article_snippet.sent: The future of the country lies in our capacity to create, our capacity to innovate," Neves said in reference to the music and the arts at a World Trade Organization conference in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Other elements of the creative economy include handicrafts, fashion and visual arts to name but a few.
article_snippet.sent: But that doesn't mean there hasn't been some promising early signs that music has the potential to play a key role in the future.
article_snippet.sent: Yet in order to take full advantage of this bustling scene the country's ministry of culture, alongside some enterprising private sector figures, thought a deeper relationship with the music business was required.
article_snippet.sent: Delegates, local musicians and this management teams were exposed to roundtables, workshops and talks on the intricacies of the music business.
article_snippet.sent: Not only will this help launch the careers of artists and musicians (with all the respective behind the scenes business structures such developments require) but this will garner valuable attention for the country.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tiny island nation wants to grow creative economy .