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[Lateral Action] The global market value of industries that rely heavily on creative and cultural inputs is estimated at $1.3 trillion according to UNCTAD figures”¦ while the OECD points to annual growth rates of between 5 per cent and 20 per cent in its countries creative and cultural industries. As high value added, knowledge-intensive sectors and with real disposable income rising globally, the demand for goods and services produced by the creative industries is anticipated to rise further, fuelling growth in these sectors.
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[Glamorgan News] Cardiffs Creative economy and culture set to benefit from University: Professor Mike Wilson of the University of Glamorgan commented, “The University of Glamorgan is committed to working with Businesses in the Creative Industries. This unique conference explored how companies and organisations can work with Higher Education institutions for mutual benefit and for the benefit of the welsh economy.”
[videoChris] Creative Industies DMOV 34 Assessment Guide: Candidates will need evidence to demonstrate their skills and/or knowledge by showing that they can describe ways of working within an elected vocational area of the Creative Industries. The evidence should describe, in a creative manner, through either a 300 word report or an oral/audio visual presentation (3 minutes), roles, jobs and self-employment opportunities available within an elected vocational area and analyse the range of work and responsibilities as an employee and as a self-employed practitioner.
[Brand Republic Community] Is the government right to encourage young people to join the ...: The government's much-hyped creative economy programme was launched in Soho Square yesterday at M&C Saatchi's offices by Andy Burnham, the culture secretary, and the agency's founder, Maurice Saatchi. The initiative aims to provide a .
[Creative Weblogging] TOP10 for 09/16/2008: With the financial crisis hitting all areas of the US and global economy, it is becoming increasingly clear to this author that it is time for the large Indian outsourcers, such as Tata, Infosys, Wipro and Satyam, to step up to the plate and invest in the US economy.
[Birmingham Post - Business Blog] Birmingham - The Uncreative City?: Birmingham Post staff and guest bloggers from the midlands give you thelowdown on what's happening in your region and some musings on culturein the UK and beyond.
[core77.com's design blog] New cultural economy symposia at Ars Electronica: After all, regardless of the perspective from which one approaches this issue -that of the Internet pirates, the inventors of a new information commons, the pioneers of a sharing economy or the apologists of the creative industries- one thing remains true: if knowledge and content actually are to be the new capital of postindustrial society, then they have to circulate and be accessible by all."
[Knowledge Management Systems @UTexas] Drawing some pieces together.: Most interestingly, this is exactly counter of what the backbone of Iowa is experiencing now with agricultural outsourcing and production specialization. To think that by capturing what young people want out of work life and developing iniatives to encourage and reward innovation is in exact contrast to what the economy and job market in the state has faced in the last couple of decades, but it might just become the way it can hold on to talent.
[The Glasgow Equality Networks Forum (ENF) Blog] ”Creative Nation : Creativity in the Age of Competitive Cultural ...: With Creative Industries policy there is a lack of attention to the way capitalist markets repeatedly work with other processes to produce inequalities of access and outcome in the domain of culture, as in many other aspects of society. Ultimately, the limits of the discourse appear to serve policies that reinforce both economic and cultural inequalities in our societies and diminish real social freedoms.
[chalkboard] UK hearts Twitter: As well as commercial start-ups, media agencies, games producers and digital production companies, the UKs creative industry also includes public service media production companies and social enterprise start-ups. Although it’s early days for these emerging sectors, public service media and social enterprise is certainly gaining pace as a result of new and revived commissioning players such as BBC 24/7, BBC multi-platform, BBC THREE, BBC Vision and 4IP.
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