The main objective of the Creative Regions Research & Knowledge Bank is to build a knowledge-base on the theme of the regional dimension of the cultural and creative economy. In this section research report, links to new research projecst or green papers and other research materials will be included, both arising from the seminars directly, and from other relevant activities by the researchers, policy organisations and academics taking part in the Research Network. If you are interested in submitting a research report or a link to new research being undertaken in this field, please contact creativeregions.network@gmail.com

The special sessions organised within the Annual RSA conference have been really interesting and innovative.
You can access here the programme, with some of the presentations and papers included.

RSA Creative Industries & Regional Development

KEA is a Brussels-based consultancy specialised in culture, creativity, media and sports.
Their studies and reports are available to download online from
http://www.keanet.eu/en/pastass.html


New recent research includes:
1) MAPPING THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE SECTORS IN THE EU AND CHINA
2) Promoting Investment in the Cultural and Creative sector: Financing Needs, Trends and Opportunities

edited by Comunian R, Chapain C and N Clifton
Location, location, location: exploring the complex relationship between creative industries and place
This special issue is concerned with developing a better understanding of the dynamics that affect the relationship between creative industries and their geographical context. A wide literature has attempted to explain the general characteristics of creative places nevertheless, there is still little knowledge of the micro-interactions that creative practitioners and businesses establish within specific local contexts. The papers included in this special issue aim to address this question from a range of perspectives; earlier versions were presented at the seminar series organized by the Regional Studies Association Research Network on Creative Industries and the Regions 

But there is some evidence that the UK’s creative industries support innovation and growth in other parts of the economy too. The significance of these spillovers has only recently begun to be examined rigorously. And we know next to nothing about their geographical dimensions. This gap in our understanding is what NESTA set out to address in Creative Clusters and Innovation, the outcome of a two-year collaboration with Birmingham and Cardiff Universities. The study adopts the concept of creative clusters as a starting point to examine the role that creative industries play in local and regional innovation systems. Its publication accompanies an online platform we have developed for users to examine creative industry concentrations at a fine level of detail in their localities.
Download the report authored by Caroline Chapain, Phil Cooke, Lisa De Propris, Stewart MacNeill and Juan Mateos-Garcia
CREATIVE CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION REPORT

The ACRE project ‘Accommodating Creative Knowledge: Competitiveness of European Metropolitan Regions within the Enlarged EU’ has published a new guide for policy makers
The guide is designed for multiple audiences at national, regional and local levels, including:
-Political and Executive leaders
-Planning, Economic Development and Regeneration officers
-Cultural officers
-Third Sector and Voluntary Bodies active in the development of cultural, creative and knowledge-based projects
Different sections will be useful for different audiences. Throughout the guide and in section 7 at the back of the document there are links to other useful sites. These will enable practitioners to identify additional material that may be useful when deciding on policy measures for creative-knowledge cities.
The Policy guide is available here:
http://acre.socsci.uva.nl/documents/Creative-KnowledgeCities-v3-lowres.pdf

Creative Business – 10 Lessons to Help You Build a Business Your Way
This is a management guide for small business and creative entrepreneurs. This book attacks and reformulates ten of the most common myths about how to build and run a business. You have heard many of them… “maximize profit”, “never say no”, “focus on your core product”. But in most cases other strategies would work better for you. Anyone who is thinking about starting up or investing in a small business can learn something from this book – but the illustrative case studies are based on interviews with organizations working with music, books, media, design, festivals and fashion.
To download the book, visit :
http://creativebusiness.org/creative-business-book/10-lessons-to-help-you-build-a-business-your-way

The European Cluster Observatory presents the 2nd in a series of priority sector reports, which analyse clusters in sectors of especial importance to the future of the European economy. The report covers the Creative and Cultural Industries. The study details the industries' status in 250 regions and shows where the industries' 6.5 million employees are clustered.The authors are Professor Dominic Power (Uppsala University) and senior analyst Tobias Nielsén (Volante).
Download the report here:
http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/upload/CreativeAndCulturalIndustries.pdf

The new EU Green paper “Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries” was published at the end of April and it is now open for consultation until the end of July
http://ec.europa.eu/culture/our-policy-development/doc2577_en.htm
The document can be downloaded in a many EU languages from the link above.

`Crossing cultural borders? Migrants and ethnic diversity in the cultural industries.´ by Amanda Brandellero winner of the Cultural Policy Research Award in 2007 is available to download
http://www.eurocult.org/uploads/docs/1381.pdf

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