Future of Creative Industries: Implications for Research Policy

The creative industries comprise a large variety of fields, from those heavily industrialized such as advertising and marketing, broadcasting, film industries, Internet and mobile content industry, music industries, print and electronic publishing, and video and computer games, to the traditional fields of visual arts, performing arts, museums and library services. The sector is increasingly important from the economic point of view representing already a leading area of the economy in the OECD countries, with significant values of annual growth rates. Also, according to different cited sources, the creative sector could bring a significant contribution to the knowledge-based economy as it is knowledge and labour intensive and fosters innovation, with a huge potential for generation of employment and export expansion. This Working Paper identifies possible research needs for the creative industries.