WEF recently announced the global competitiveness rankings for
2008-2009. Thailand dropped from ranking 28th to 34th (see the
Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009). Meanwhile, according
to the rankings conducted by IMD, Thailand slightly went up to
the 26th position (27th in 2008, see the World Competitiveness
Scoreboard 2009).  Creative industries have increased employment
across the world, with 50% higher growth rate compared to other
industries. Employment in the creative sectors accounted for
5.8% in the US and 9% in the UK.  China’s creative industries
grew by 17.6% between 2000 and 2005, with $61 billion of exports
value representing 18% of world exports.  The creative
industries’ growth rates in developed countries range from 5 to
20% per annum. In the EU, the overall growth of the industries
between 1999 and 2003 is 12.3% higher than the growth of overall
economy.  Creative industries saw an average growth of 8.7% in
world exports over 2001-2005.  The US copyright industry
accounted for $12.5 trill