Tuesday 2 September 2008

Reminder of the definition of the creative industries

It seems that there is a difference across the wider Europe as to what constitutes the creative industries. It is obvious that even in the Brussels Leonardo office the breadth of disciplines is not fully understood. The DTI established the following definition:
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES - The definition of the creative industries as: “those industries which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property.”
This includes the following sectors: Advertising, Architecture, Crafts, Design, Designer Fashion, Film and Video, Interactive Leisure Software, Music, Performing Arts, Publishing,Television and Radio and in addition the cultural heritage, tourism and museum industries are identified as being closely related to the creative industries; particularly in the provision of services which often fall within the definition of creative industries.
from the UK Department of Trade and Industry