CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN EUROPE: THE WHERE, THE WHY AND THE HOW

In recent years the world has been moving at a faster pace. For Europe, as well as for other parts of the world, the rapid roll-out of new technologies and enlarged globalisation has meant a remarkable shift away from traditional manufacturing towards services and innovation. Creative communities whose fresh material is their ability to imagine, create and innovate are progressively replacing factory floors. In this new, global and digital economy, immaterial value gradually more decides material value, since customers are searching for fresh and inspiring experiences. Currently Europe’s cultural and creative industries (CCI) are worldwide leaders and competitive exporters in an extensive array of arenas. CCI play a vital role in Europe’s culture and identity, and are central to promoting Europe’s individuality around the world. Furthermore they are an aggregate group of industries that in 2011 employed a total of 7,703,934 persons of the European labour market. In this paper the main characteristics of CCI are discussed, and a mapping of the CCI in Europe is presented. Additionally, a research project aiming at identifying regional conditions that would allow explaining the higher concentration of CCI in particular regions is briefly presented.

SOARES DE ALBERGARIA DE ALMEIDA Patricia; 

2025-06-30

KIE Publications

JRC90930

978-1-85924-286-5 (online),   

https://www.academia.edu/8759968/Cultural_and_Creative_Industries_in_Europe_the_where_the_why_and_the_how,    https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC90930,