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Creative economy research and publications
Regional data/research on the creative economy – useful research and data on the creative industries and the creative economy relating to specific regions or locations
Our creative economy at Kingston – useful links to activities, events and more happening at Kingston University

Creative economy research and publications

Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy (PDF): The Government (DCMS/BERR) published its strategic document in February 2008.
Staying ahead: the economic performance of the UK’s creative industries (PDF): An informative report by The Work Foundation.
The Creative Industries: Ten Years After: Video/audio of an event at the Open University on 27 February 2008.
NESTA research reports:
- Policies for the creative economy in the 21st century: NESTA's International Thought Leaders Summit on 'policies for the creative industries in the 21st century' brought together leading creative industry experts to discuss these issues and more.
- Creating Innovation (PDF)
- Beyond the Creative Industries (PDF)
- Creating Entrepreneurship
- Creating growth: How the UK can develop world-class creative businesses (PDF)
- Survey of Creative Businesses (PDF)
- Creating value: How the UK can invest in new creative businesses (PDF)
- New solutions to old problems: Investing in the creative industries (PDF)
Creative Clusters: Creative Clusters is an independent policy conference examining the growth of the creative economy.
Creative Cities
Cultural trade (international)
International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies
Creative Industries Observatory

Regional data/research on the creative economy

OECD discussion paper (PDF): This is the Executive Summary of a draft discussion paper that gives the background to OECD’s work on measuring culture, an overview of work carried out to date and some of the topics and issues. The full paper is available from the website in pdf format.
Europe:
- EU and the creative industries: This is a useful portal for information on the creative industries from member states.
- Europe (EU12) (PDF): This report discusses exploitation and development of the job potential in the cultural sector in the age of digitalisation.
- Cultural institutions in Europe
- UN ‘Creative Economy Report 2008’ (PDF)
United Kingdom:
- London: A Cultural Audit: This report produced by the LDA is the first quantitative overview of London's cultural environment, which it compares with that of four world cities – New York, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai.
Austria:
- Analysis of the economic potential of the Ceative Industries in Vienna (PDF)
Denmark:
- A report from KreativeKlass.dk reviewing ‘The geography of the Danish creative class’
Holland:
- A report from the Utrecht School of Economics looking at skills and creativity in a cross-section of Dutch cities.
Hong Kong:
- Baseline study on Hong Kong's Creative Industries
Iceland:
- Creative Industries conference at Copenhagen Business School
- Cultural activities and Creative Industries in Iceland (Ágúst Einarsson)
- The economic contribution of SMEs within the cultural sector
  of a small society in a global context (PDF) (Ágúst Einarsson)
Nordic countries:

Profile of Dominic Power

Singapore:
- Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts
Taiwan:
- Council for Cultural Affairs
USA:
- Americansfor the arts.org
- Arts and cultural policies research database (PDF)