February 2009
Arts Minister Rod Welford has launched the Queensland Design Strategy 2020, an 11-year plan to establish the state as the Asia-Pacific's centre for design excellence.
Mr Welford said Queensland's design and architecture sector already generated more than $600 million in economic output each year, but there was potential for further growth.
"Many of our local designers and design firms have achieved national prominence and international recognition in a range of disciplines including fashion, architecture, furniture design and industrial design," said Mr Welford.
"The Queensland Design Strategy 2020 builds on their successes and strives to make design-led thinking mainstream in the wider business community and public sector."
"Design's capacity to increase the global competitiveness of business, reduce environmental effects and improve quality of life is well documented."
The Queensland Design Strategy will promote the economic, social and environmental value of design and encourage us all to use design-led thinking."
Mr Welford said the strategy would provide a whole-of-government framework to integrate good design into the Queensland way-of-life.
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