In partnership with Dubai Culture, the report highlights the significance of initiatives around the world in supporting the creative sector and enhancing its resilience to adapt to life in post-COVID-19 times. The report focuses on the restrictions that the coronavirus pandemic has imposed on movements and social and cultural activities.

The report emphasized that the growth of the cultural and artistic sectors during the upcoming period will greatly depend on their flexibility in employing modern technologies in an innovative manner to ensure a quantitative leap in their levels of engagements. It pointed out that artists, galleries and institutions in the region and globally have all adapted to working and engaging with their audiences and stakeholders across digital platforms. Many artists working with audiovisual content have enabled free access of their works online to audiences far and wide.