Creative industries cluster study stage 3 report

Study component

Elements

2002-2003 financial year

1

DATA AND STATISTICAL INDICATORS

Determine industry requirements for most relevant measures and indicators

2

LEADERSHIP, PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS

Investigate the role of collecting institutions in setting industry digital standards and functioning as real or virtual cluster foci

3

MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT

Investigate the role of government agencies as market participants in digital content markets

4

BUSINESS PRACTICES

Investigate the role of government in development of policy and governance frameworks for content management and development

(a)

Digital content management: possible government strategies to promote digital content management

(b)

Research and innovation: investigation of innovation systems in content industries

(c)

Digital applications: new broadband markets for digital content and applications

2003-2004 financial year (subject to approval and available funding)

5

MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTION

Investigate distribution and markets and sources of funding

(a)

Structural challenges: access to global distribution markets

(b)

Sources of investment and funding

6

BUSINESS PRACTICES

Investigate provision of training resources for digital content industry business managers

2003-2004; 2004-2005; 2005-2006 financial years (subject to approval and available funding)

7

DATA AND STATISTICAL INDICATORS

Support creative industries national and international mapping study