SUMMARY FOR ARTICLE

The critical role of cultural and creative industries in urban socio-economic development has received increasing recognition. this was an attempt to repeat at the national level the strategy of linking the arts to the cultural industries so that even these most refined of activities could be made to seem part of economic development the sine qua non of most government policy in the era of neoliberalism. the emerging cultural policy revolution puts such topics culture and creative industries heritage artistic intervention cultural institutions and activities at the core of the policy agendas at regional and city levels. stemming from the visual representation of a creative city outlined in figure this study redefined the pillars of a creative city which does not depend on a single dimension but has to show: prerequisites in terms of both soft and hard infrastructure necessary to make the people and the city flourish; economic entrepreneurship and development; openness to diversity tolerance and new ideas. in cities eg post-communist countries where culture and creative activities have been marginalised the role of policy makers is to include the ccis in the economic and political debate and to encourage cultural life and inclusion through raising public awareness and providing favourable conditions for the artistic expression.