Radošās industrijas – Latvijas nākotne

Kultūras ministres Helēna Demakovas raksts  Dienā,  2007. gada 19. maijā

Eiropas civilizācijā ir iesakņojies romantisma un ideālisma tradīcijās balstīts priekšstats par kultūru kā visa skaistā un labā patvērumu iepretim merkantilajai naudas un biznesa pasaulei. Priekšstats nav gluži nepamatots, taču tas ir daļēji novecojis vairāku iemeslu dēļ, kuru vidū vissvarīgākais — par visstraujāk augošo ekonomikas nozari pasaulē ir kļuvušas tā sauktās radošās industrijas. Radošās industrijas ir ekonomikas nozare, kas atrodas uz kultūras un uzņēmējdarbības robežas. Tās aptver arhitektūru, reklāmu, dizainu (ieskaitot modi, grafisko dizainu un lietišķo mākslu), kino, datorspēles un interaktīvo programmatūru, populāro mūziku un mākslu, jaunos medijus, izdevējdarbību, radio un televīziju, inovatīvo gastronomiju un citas jomas.

User – Driven Innovation

User-Driven Innovation has become a priority for companies and for governments. Within the past year, the national governments of  Denmark and Finland, as well as European-level policymaker groups have lifted the topic of user-driven innovation to the top of innovation policy agendas.

The economy of culture in Europe

Study on the Economy of Culture in Europe, commissioned by the European Commission,  highlights the direct (in terms of GDP, growth and employment) as well as the indirect (links between creativity and innovation, links with the ICT sector, regional development and attractiveness) contribution of the cultural and creative sectors towards the Lisbon Agenda.  It shows how culture drives economic and social development, as well as innovation and cohesion. The cultural and creative sector is a growing sector, developing at a higher pace than the rest of the economy. It also drives many other sectors of the European economy, and in particular innovation and ICT sectors. Full text on the EU website.

Other studies by MKW Wirtschaftsforschung include The “Creative Sector” – an engine for diversity, growth and jobs in Europe (2005) and Recommendations and trends for the Creative Industries (2006). They are published at www.cultural-economy.eu