Some aspects of the creative industry development in Kazakhstan

Abstract

Economic, social, and political modernisation is the key to the development of the state, but cultural modernisation, in particular the modernisation of culture and the arts, is also important. This renewal (‘improvement’) of an established industry in the context of specific values (including, the West) and sociocultural realities, paradigms of progress, efficiency, improvement, development of various initiatives, emergence of subcultures, and others involves reflection in accordance with the requirements. Today, the focus on human life and culture is mainly on the values and style of the Western world and the development of individualism and greater freedom, such as creativity, which leads to an understanding and change in the modernisation of culture and art. One of the problems of high socio-cultural conditions for the development of contemporary creative industries in Kazakhstan is the lack of necessary theoretical and methodological basis for their active implementation in the domestic socio-humanitarian tradition. Secondly, systematic research of Kazakhstani society, cultural environment and science based on the work and experience of foreign scientists studying the development of this type of socio-cultural practice is needed due to the lack of publications and developments on this issue. The paper aims to review the literature on the field of creative industries in the world, analyse the achievements of individuals in the field of arts and culture in Kazakhstan and identify the legislative documents necessary for the development of the creative industries. The research is based on general historical, logical, and comparative methods. The authors believe if the state supports the creative industries in Kazakhstan, modernisation of public consciousness in Kazakhstan, conducting a policy of integration of culture and commerce within the creative industries, taking into account positive aspects of the new era, adaptable to the times; the development of the Kazakhstan “Creative Industries Development Concept” may open new horizons for the creative economy development in Kazakhstan.