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>> Welcome to Creative Clusters <<
Creative Clusters is an independent policy conference examining the growth of
the creative economy. We are interested in initiatives from around the world that are designed to have an impact in both cultural and economic terms.
Creative Clusters believes that creativity is the key factor driving development.
Across the world, enterprises based on individual creativity are booming. Furthermore, knowledge and culture-based activities now play a central role in the activities of all businesses. This is the era of the creative economy.
These changes are having a dramatic impact on global culture and on the economy.
Our goal is to help people engaged in the development of the creative economy to communicate and share resources with one another.
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>> Registration is Open <<
Register here for Creative Clusters 2008 (17-20 November, Glasgow)
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Creative Clusters' first visit north of the border takes place at a time when political and cultural change is
in the air at every level - in Scotland and further afield.
2008 has seen the launch of the UK government's 'Creative Britain' report, and the UN's global
'Creative Economy Report'. In Scotland, September sees the Scottish Broadcasting Commission's 'strategic
way forward for Scottish broadcasting', and
further debate on Creative Scotland, the new national strategic body for the arts, screen and creative sectors. Creative
Clusters will examine all of these initiatives.
Scotland's growing confidence and sense of identity is setting the
pace for cultural and political change in the UK and in Europe.
With events in both Edinburgh and Glasgow, Creative Clusters 2008 offers the
ideal time catch up with creative economy developments from around the world.
Registration
At under £500
all-in, the advance-rate conference pass really is excellent value for money.
Once again there are substantial discounts for early bookers,
there are further discounts for group bookings,
options for one and two-day registration, bursaries and assisted places for delegates from developing
countries.
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Leading project executives and policy advisors in the creative economy from around the world will be at Creative Clusters. Do you have a message for them?
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>> Creative Clusters 2008, Glasgow <<
Creative Clusters 2008 takes place in Glasgow from 17th to 20th November. This is the first time that the conference has taken place in Scotland.
Since its exceptionally successful year as European Capital of Culture in 1990, Glasgow has been widely admired for its approach to cultural regeneration. With the award of the Commonwealth Games 2014, Glasgow now enters a new phase of development. And over Scotland as a whole, political and cultural change is in the air at every level. Creative Clusters 2008 will reflect on, and contribute to, these developments.
Conference Themes & Agenda more...
The creative economy in smaller nations. For small nations, what strategies, and what practical policy measures, will help identify and develop a competitive advantage? What makes a 'Creative Nation'?
The moving image goes online: harnessing global media for the regional economy. How can cities and regions attract the next generation of audio-visual producers?
Policies for festivity: the creative economy and live events. We discuss the revival of the live event, and examine how policy-makers around the world are helping their events and festivals to prosper.
Strategic leadership in the creative economy. In a sector built equally upon input from business, culture and technology, who provides policy leadership?
The long story of Glasgow's creative economy. Twenty years on from the Garden Festival, we take stock, and ask where Glasgow might be in 2028.
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Our Hosts in Scotland are: Scottish Government |
Scottish Arts Council |
Glasgow's Concert Halls |
Scottish Enterprise
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Policy News
| News stories on the creative economy from the UK and around the world. |
UK: Sky to double its output of arts content with launch of second arts channel.
UK: Degrees in creative industries ‘must be treated like science' according to a university Vice-Chancellor.
UK: Salford University is the first higher education institution to partner with the BBC.
World: G8 leaders discuss crackdown on Internet file-sharing at Hokkaido Toyako summit.
France: UNESCO appoints Lyon as the first 'City of Media Arts,' as part of their Creative Cites network.
UK: New NESTA initiative supports innovation, growth and collaboration in UK games industry.
US: US Court ruling orders Google to hand over user information to Viacom.
US: Non-profit leadership organisation Detroit Renaissance launches a Creative Economy Initiative.
World: UN Creative Economy Report 2008 coordinator discusses the report's findings.
Belgium: The EU Education, Youth and Culture Council set policy priorities for the 'Work Plan for Culture 2008-2010.'
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>> What are Creative Industries? <<
Creative Industries..
- are based on individuals with creative arts skills
- in alliance with managers and technologists
- making marketable products
- whose economic value lies in their cultural (or ‘intellectual’) properties
In a very literal sense, the creative industries, and the artist-entrepreneurs at the heart of them, are the manufacturers of the information economy. More...
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