The creative and cultural industries are complicated. How do you analyse a sector that covers so many professions – from theatre directors and artists to music publishers and taxidermists? We carried out the first study of the creative and cultural industries in 2006, updating this data in 2008. ‘The Footprint 08/09’ is a comprehensive picture of what the sector looks like. For anybody looking for authoritative data on the creative and cultural industries, the Footprint is an invaluable resource.
Following on from the Footprint is the Creative Blueprint. The UK creative and cultural industries are among the world’s best but globalisation and technology are providing new skills challenges. The Creative Blueprint is the strategy plan setting out the issues and solutions to these challenges.
The footprint
You can only create a solution by understanding the problem – which is why Creative & Cultural Skills has commissioned detailed research into the current state of the sector.
The Creative & Cultural Skills ‘Footprint’ examines the nature of the businesses and workforce in advertising, cultural heritage, craft, design, music and the arts. Figures are updated every two years.
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