For example, Hanoi - a place with very large cultural resources. But cultural resources only truly become a source of development when placed in a suitable ecosystem: There is space, there are institutions, there is infrastructure, there is an operating mechanism, there are participating businesses and there is public access.
According to the development orientation to 2030, Hanoi aims to build a creative and modern ecosystem with rich identity; expected to invest in more than 1,000 cultural projects with a total capital of more than 36,000 billion VND. Including works such as a new theater with a scale of 2,000 - 2,500 seats, restoring Kinh Thien Palace, expanding the space of the Temple of Literature - Quoc Tu Giam, developing the Red River axis, a large-scale cultural center and symbolic works. These projects show that the city has seen culture not only as a field that needs to be preserved, but also as a pillar in the development strategy.
Land must also be seen as a strategic resource for culture. For many years, many cultural projects have faced difficulties due to lack of land funds, lack of clean space, and lack of appropriate land access mechanisms. If culture always has to stand behind purely commercial space allocation, creative activities will be pushed out to the suburbs, fragmented or temporarily existing. At that time, it is very difficult to form creative centers that are competitive enough with cities in the region.
Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW of the Politburo on cultural development of Vietnam sets out the goal by 2030: Building a number of cultural industry groups, clusters, creative industrial parks, and cultural creative complexes of international stature based on high technology platforms and innovative business models.
However, removing land for cultural development does not mean widespread construction. The cultural industry needs to choose the right place, the right products, and the right models. Moreover, as General Secretary and President To Lam requested at the second meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Cultural Development of Vietnam recently: "Localities should not build the same models; each center must have different functions, associated with advantages, markets, investment subjects and regional linkage capabilities".
Infrastructure and land are of pioneering nature, then a whole system of mechanisms and policies is needed to take advantage of this resource, avoiding infrastructure being abandoned and wasted. This is a shift from cultural management thinking to creative development thinking so that culture, especially the cultural industry, becomes a new driving force for growth.
