3.2d Where are the highest performing clusters outside of London, and ‘what works’ to support their growth?
Background
The Creative Industries are an interconnected ecosystem of businesses and freelancers. The creative industries value chain contains multiple activities, for example from designers, video production, music and performing artists across the UK. Much of this activity takes place in creative clusters. Clusters have been successful in boosting regional economic growth and creating high-quality jobs. Understanding the dynamics of this success, and how clusters can offer more inclusive growth are important areas for future work.
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Centre of Excellence for Policy and Evidence in the Creative Industries
The UK's creative industries are a national economic strength. Since the turn of the decade, employment, exports and output growth has easily outstripped that in the rest of the economy. Yet, behind this rapid growth lie...
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The project specifically focuses on mapping and visualizing creative clusters outside of London, which directly addresses the question.
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CreaTech Frontiers
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Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to establish a creative cluster in the West Midlands, which partially addresses the question by focusing on a specific region.
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Creative Industries Clusters Programme - Baseline Research & Evidence Grant
From film and music to video games and architecture, the UK has one of the world's largest, most innovative and fastest growing creative industries. A new wave of research and development will open up exciting ways to cr...
Funded by: UUI
Lead research organisation: Royal Holloway University of London
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on baseline research and evidence for the Creative Industries Clusters Programme, which is not directly related to the question about highest performing clusters outside of London.