The Creative Economy Programme was launched in November 2005, and is the first step in Government's desire to make the UK the world's creative hub.
The initial work of the programme has been centred around seven issues, all of which are important producitvity drivers for the creative industries. For each of these issues we formed working groups, formed mostly from officials from DCMS NDPBs, other Government Departments and the RDAs. The groups are;
- Education and Skills
Chaired by Sir Christopher Frayling - Competition and Intellectual Property
Chaired by Lord Eatwell - Technology
Chaired by Jonathan Woodward - Access to Finance and Business Support
Chaired by Chris Powell - Diversity
Chaired by Keith Khan - Infrastructure
Chaired by John Sorrell - Evidence and Analysis
Led by Paula Crofts, Chief Economist at DCMS
Each of these groups were given an initial remit, but they quickly decided on the areas they wished to concentrate on. The groups undertook a multitude of work both within the group membership and with other parties.
They have now produced their final reports which will are available on their group pages.
Industry Consultation
The primary purpose of the groups was to consider public policy and so it was decided that the groups should consist of those from public organisations. It was recognised that these groups, and the programme as a whole, would have to engage thoroughly with the Creative Industries themselves.
The groups themselves enagaged directly with the Creative Industries on the work they were investigating, but we also planned and carried out a schedule of industry events.
Each group held a "breakfast" meeting, hosted by a Government minister, which investigated a particular issue that they had been working on.
There were also sector based summits on Music, Designer Fashion, Computer Games and Advertising with a summit on Publishing to follow in September.
In addition the Secretary of State hosted a meeting with high flyers from the Creative Industries whcih discussed some of the emerging issues from the Programme.
You can find out more about the events that have taken place in the Industry section of this website.
Next steps for the programme
Following the end of the consultation on the 20th September, the working groups will produce their final reports which will stand as reccomendations to Government.
The outcomes from the working groups will be brought together in the autumn with all the other work of the Programme as the we move into the next phase. We expect a conference and a major set of conclusions and proposals from all the work going on by next Spring
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