The Value of Culture and the Creative Industries in Local Development
Culture is the fundamental bond of communities and the foundation of what makes us human.
Positive effects of culture:
urban regeneration, citizens’ wellbeing and health, equality, social cohesion, education and youth.
Culture has the capacity to open minds by showing alternative perspectives and thus ultimately strengthening the capacity of individuals to participate in society as democratic citizens.
The power of cultural participation to promote inclusion and integration of isolated and excluded groups.
Networks and initiatives for culture, provide concrete evidence that culture can be the catalyst for sustainable urban and regional development.
Cultural heritage is a major contributor to the unique image and identity of cities and regions.
Cultural and creative tourism are a driving force in fostering positive economic, social and spatial dynamics.
CCIs are a by-product of constant crossovers between the commercial and non- commercial sectors.
Cultural and creative ecosystems
The creative industries can drive the economies of this continent forward and help communities respond to the challenges of globalisation.
Innovation is understood as a system capable of going beyond traditional forms of technology.
Today’s economy is characterized by a “customisation” of products and services.
Culturalisation” of the economy
Cultural are becoming more interactive in order to enable participative forms of co-creation by users.
The more opportunities people have to participate in cultural activity the higher the socio-cognitive effects in terms of attitudes toward innovation and change become relevant and visible.
The arts have been used as a tool to enforce and express power in social relations throughout history
Culture as an organism
Creativity are instead the forces of change, cutting across sectors, solving problems and generating new ideas.
Industry spill-overs can be defined as the multiple effects that CCIs can have in stimulating a climate of innovation where businesses and entrepreneurship can thrive.
Capturing the value of creative ecosystems
Measure the proportion of total employment within an industry that is engaged in creative occupations.
Close interconnection between content production and its digital interface.
All steps in the value chains have been influenced by new digital solutions, generating new opportunities for innovative practices and increased interaction with audiences
The support functions are: Preservation/Archiving; Education/Training; Management/Regulation.
Creative value chains are essentially anchored to a place and to the dynamics of a particular location.
Mapping is an important step for collecting and presenting information on the range and scope of the creative industries so that targeted interventions can be undertaken
It helps by:
provide information that allows national, regional or local agents to identify key aspects of the local creative sectors’ dynamics.
help to design solutions to tackle gaps, and/or respond to the needs revealed through the analysis
give greater visibility to the local creative ecology and can provide the necessary evidence to improve decision- making in the design of bespoke policies to strengthen such ecology.
can also be instrumental in identifying which local institutions or organizations can take the lead.