We looked at what people were talking about by searching for “creative industries” on Twitter and came across results from all around the world. We came across news publications, press releases, blog entries, event information, company news and more. Here is a selection for our creative3 readers:
IrishTimes.com – “Snuffing out our creative industry is not ’smart’ economising”
Culture shock: Art, like Nature, is an ecosystem. If you take one part out of it, it affects all the others – sometimes in disproportionate ways. Diversity is not mere profusion – it is the expression of the range of possibilities. If that range is diminished, everything within it is impoverished. At the moment, the biodiversity of Irish theatre is under severe threat.
Fintan O’Toole explores the Irish creative industries and why it should be considered as an important role within the economy. Read more here.
While on the area of Ireland, there is an event “ConnectED: Connecting with Creative Industries” which aims to spark debate and discussion about CI in that region.
The Scotsman: Creative capital second only to London
City council chiefs believe Scotland’s capital is now second only to London as a hub for the creative industries, such as the arts, advertising, computer gaming, software development, media and architecture.
ThisIsJersey.com: Creative industries to replace finance?
The Island should be looking to the creative industries to replace the finance industry in future, a former senior banker told an audience of business leaders this week.
The Jersey Evening Post provides coverage of life on the island.
Kate Lundy on Public Sphere #3: Australian ICT & Creative Industries Development
The Australian ICT industry is extremely broad in scope and expertise – from core infrastructure to mobile, Web 2.0 and of course the creative industries such as gaming, film and digital arts. Australia has done quite well on the international scene, however we could still do more to inspire many smart Australian professionals and companies to base themselves in Australia in the long term and to encourage international investment in the Australian ICT sector.
Click here to watch a Vimeo video on the topic as well as links to the briefing paper about the Public Sphere topic.
Europe Innova: Amsterdam Declaration calls for strengthening Creative Industries in Europe
More than 75 experts adopted a Declaration during a two-day workshop held in Amsterdam urging regions, Member States and the European Commission to follow a more strategic European approach in support of innovation in creative industries. The event “Towards a Pan-European initiative in support of innovative creative industries in Europe” held on 4-5 February 2010 was organised by the European Commission’s Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General and hosted by the City of Amsterdam, the European Design Centre, the Association of Dutch Designers and the innovation platform IIP Create.
Blog entry: Learn how a public investor views funding for a creative company
Mark Fenwick (Creative & Design Fund Manager, NStar Finance) gives us an overview of how public investment systems and structures are changing … moving away from grant funding and into investment oriented structures in order to achieve a commercial return on the monies invested.
Other interesting links:
Meetdraw.com: Dorset creative industries get busy!
Amazon.com – Soft Innovation: Economics, Design, and the Creative Industries by Paul Stoneman
British Journal of Photography on creative industries, photography and collaboration
Dexigner.com on Design and Creative Industries: Universities and Industries Working Together (event)
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