Main aims:
Improving the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors; spotlighting the potential of cultural and creative professionals for business and society
Target groups:
Freelance, independent and employed cultural and creative professionals; private-sector companies
Expected results:
* Creating jobs in these sectors and increasing the earning capacity of the people working in them
* Raising the economic significance of the cultural and creative sectors
* Building a denser network of ties between cultural and creative enterprises and traditional sectors of the economy
* Sparking innovative ideas for other sectors
* Encouraging coordination on relevant topics among the government departments responsible
* New in the 2016-2019 reporting period: Federal Centre of Excellence for the Cultural and Creative Industries (Kompetenzzentrum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft des Bundes) newly set up in 2016 and a Project Office opened in Berlin, flanking the initiative with projects, a regularly published magazine and academic research; most recent event in 2019: Cultural and Creative Industries Forum (Forum Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft), a day-long conference with discussions and workshops
* Each year, 32 companies honoured as Cultural and Creative Pilots (Kultur- und Kreativpiloten) for exemplary work on projects in the cultural and creative industries
* Cultural and Creative Industries Monitoring Reports (Monitoringberichte uber Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft) published annually since 2009 by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, with the following focuses in the years of this reporting period: Internationalisation (2016); Employment and Skills (2017); The Cultural and Creative Industries - Stimulating the Overall Economy (2018); Cultural and Creative Industries in Rural Areas (2019)
Funding total for 2016-2019: EU26.1 million (EU2.8 million in 2016 followed by EU7.8 million each year)
| Name of partner | Type of entity |
|---|---|
Federal Foreign Office
| Public Sector
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Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
| Public Sector
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Federal Ministry of Finance
| Public Sector
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Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
| Public Sector
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Federal Ministry of Education and Research
| Public Sector
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u-institut Backes & Hustedt GbR
| Private Sector
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* According to the 2017 Monitoring Report, the value created by the cultural and creative industries in 2016 was EU98.8 billion gross; the 2019 Monitoring Report found this figure had risen to EU100.5 billion in 2018; the Monitoring Reports highlight the innovative potential of the creative industries in relation to the various focus areas.
* It remains a challenge to assess the effects of non-technological innovations in the creative industries.