What are the barriers to entry into the digital market faced by freelance workers and smaller creative organisations?
Background
In the creative industries (CI) there is a need to evidence approaches to better grow workforce skills and productivity explicitly addressing the skills gaps and shortages taking into account the complex dynamics of CI workforces, (e.g. including freelancers, contractors and employees in a range of organisational types from SMEs through to FTSE corporations). There is also a need to understand the level and type of innovation and R&D activity undertaken by creative businesses, and the impacts this has on growth, trade and societal benefits. We are also interested in how the creative industries are adapting business models and navigating new markets, as well as how these changes affect audiences. MCI wants to better understand the values and future values of the CIs including economic output but beyond this to consider societal delivery, soft power and net zero.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Brighton Fuse 2
Brighton Fuse 2 is a research grant continuing the previous Brighton Fuse project funded by AHRC to map, measure and enhance the Creative Digital Information Technology (CDIT) cluster in the City of Brighton and Hove (ww...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project directly investigates the conditions of work for freelancers in the digital sector, their engagement with digital firms, and the advantages and disadvantages of their career paths.
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The Creative Database
Night Time Economy Solutions has become a market leader in night time economy (NTE) consultancy and management. Working with our many clients across businesses, local government, BIDs, charities and the Police during and...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the barriers faced by freelance workers in the creative industries and proposes a solution to connect freelancers with projects.
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Creative Fuse North East
Creative Fuse North East will investigate how new approaches to innovation-led problem solving can support the region's creative, digital and IT (CDIT) sector. Drawing on findings and approaches of Brighton Fuse, Fusebox...
Funded by: AHRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores barriers to innovation, growth and sustainability in the CDIT sector, which could include barriers to entry for freelancers and smaller creative organisations, but does not focus specifically on this issue.