25 February 2020
Download(617.067 KB)As part of our research agenda around local growth, we consulted our Industry Champions on their experience of local policy interventions aimed at growing the creative industries. Our Industry Champions are trusted practitioners from across the UK, who help to ensure that our research and policy recommendations are guided by the needs of the people working in the creative industries.
Last month we brought together some of these individuals, who work across marketing, museums, craft, graphic design, audio, film and visual arts. We held a panel discussion at the World Museum in Liverpool to address three questions:
The purpose of the Panel was for industry experts to share their experience of local, regional and devolved government interventions. They discussed opportunities and challenges that they have experienced around the areas of local fluctuations in support, signposting and business support, access to finance, space to work, public procurement, capital investment and infrastructure, and cross-sector working. In the report, we capture the key points discussed at the Panel and the implications for policymakers, industry and the PEC.
Implications for policymakers include:
Implications for industry include:
Implications for the PEC include:
Please reference this paper as:
Easton, E. and Burger, C. (2020) Insights from our industry champions: How policymakers can support local growth in the creative industries. London: Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre. Available from: https://www.pec.ac.uk/assets/publications/Final-Insights-from-our-Industry-Champions_-Local-Growth.pdf