{"id":16456,"date":"2017-08-22T15:44:28","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=16456"},"modified":"2017-08-22T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T14:44:28","slug":"industry-and-university-partnerships-to-power-a-creative-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=16456","title":{"rendered":"Industry and university partnerships to power a creative revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AHRC<\/a>As part of the Government\u2019s Industrial Strategy, a record \u00a380m-plus is being invested to create a step-change in collaboration between the country\u2019s internationally-renowned creative industries and universities across the UK.<\/h3>\n

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The Creative Industries Clusters Programme, which will start in 2018, will help catalyse economic growth and provide the skills needed for the jobs of the future. It will find innovative ways to identify opportunities for new products and services at an early stage and get them on the road to success. Led by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Programme will support eight Research and Development (R&D) Partnerships between industry and a group of universities to respond to challenges identified by the creative industries in their cluster.<\/p>\n

The R&D Partnerships will support ground-breaking innovation by companies of all sizes \u2013 from micro-businesses and start-ups to multinational corporations \u2013 so that they can prosper in the UK, ensuring this country benefits from their success and building on its global reputation as one of the world\u2019s leading engines of creativity.<\/p>\n

In parallel, a national Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre will be established to produce independent evidence and analysis for the industry and for policy-makers. The Centre will produce high-quality understanding of the creative industries, including how they are working together in clusters and across the wider economy, so that future policy and strategy can be informed by world-class insights to further accentuate success.<\/p>\n

Business Secretary Greg Clark said: \u2018The Creative Industries Clusters Programme will deliver a real boost to the country\u2019s already burgeoning creative industries, help spread prosperity and grow the creative skills base across the UK. This type of collaboration between Government, businesses and universities is a perfect example of our Industrial Strategy in action. The UK\u2019s creative industries are one of our fastest growing sectors, contributing nearly \u00a390 billion to the economy, including more than \u00a321 billion in export services, and employing more than two million people in creative occupations.<\/p>\n

They are among the industries of the future where British innovation has the potential to lead the world and we are determined to build on the sector\u2019s many strengths, which is why we have committed to an early sector deal for the creative industries in our green paper.\u2019<\/p>\n

The Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund will invest \u00a339m in the Programme until 2021, which will be matched by university and private sector funding that will take the total investment to at least \u00a380 million.<\/p>\n

Professor Andrew Thompson, Chief Executive of Arts and Humanities Research Council said: \u2018The Creative Industries Clusters Programme will be the largest ever single investment in arts and humanities-led research and innovation. This investment is a welcome commitment to the creative industries as well as to the vital role research plays in innovation and generating commercial opportunities for UK PLC. The Programme will support long-term growth by producing a step-change in the development of innovative new products and services, the supply of high-value skills and the creation of new jobs. It will be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for those universities that are involved: this is a chance for them to show how they can play an essential role in the creative economy.\u00a0 They will be able to build on their creative industry networks \u2013 locally, nationally and internationally \u2013 at a scale not previously seen.\u2019<\/p>\n

Successful creative industries entrepreneur and recently appointed AHRC Creative Economy Champion, Professor Andrew Chitty, added:<\/p>\n

\u2018From film, TV and games to design, architecture and fashion, the UK has one of the world\u2019s most powerful, innovative and fastest growing creative economies, growing twice as fast as the wider economy in terms of both value and jobs. The creative industries are essential to the UK\u2019s future prosperity. But as the sector continues to expand internationally and looks to adapt to new technologies and exploit new opportunities, skills gaps are becoming more evident; we need to develop our already highly creative workforce to make it fit for the future. While providing the impetus for the creative industries to flourish and cement themselves across the UK\u2019s nations and regions, this investment will drive a step change in creative R&D and expand international trade. It will also secure the UK\u2019s global position as having the world\u2019s leading creative industries.\u2019<\/p>\n

The call for proposals to the Creative Industries Clusters Programme funding will open in September. To give applicants time to prepare their bids, the first formal announcement has been made in the form of a \u2018pre-call\u2019 announcement, (PDF, 221KB) which can be viewed on the AHRC website. The call for proposals to host the Policy and Evidence Centre will go live in October.<\/p>\n

Read more at AHRC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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