Publications

The Creative Economy: An Introductory Guide
Mapping the Creative Industries: A Toolkit

Information on the Young Creative Entrepreneur Programme

http://creativeconomy.wordpress.com/  - a blog about our recent activities relating to our YCE award programme, a global network of young entrepreneurs in the creative industries.

http://twitter.com/yceawards - our twitter stream with news, updates from and opportunities relevant to young creative entrepreneurs around the world.

http://creativeconomy.britishcouncil.org  - our website, with more information about the awards and a comprehensive catalogue of all alumni of the programme: currently under construction but will be re-launched soon.

Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS)

• About the creative Industries in the UK
• Most recent statistics on the impact of the creative industries in the UK
• Staying Ahead: the economic performance of the UK’s creative industries (2007 report by the Work Foundation, commissioned the DCMS as an economic analysis of the creative economy in the UK)
• Have a look at the 2008 government strategy paper for the creative economy - 'Creative Britain: New Talents for a New Economy' - on the DCMS website.

Think London

• 10 key facts about London’s creative industries.

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)

• NESTA is an independent body with a mission to make the UK more innovative, including a number of useful reports and initiatives which work to understand why, and to find ways of helping creative businesses unleash their full innovative potential.

Creative and Cultural Skills

• CC Skills is the sector skills council for craft, cultural heritage, design, literature, music, performing and visual arts, including a number of useful industry reports and advice for careers in these sectors.

Skillset

• Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging, publishing, advertising and fashion and textiles, including a number of useful industry reports and advice for careers in these sectors.

Local Government Improvement and Development

• A government web resource which aims to help local authorities make decisions about whether to invest in creative industries and, if so, how.

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

• CBI is a lobbying organisation for UK business, including a recently launched creative industries campaign, including a report 'Creating Growth: A Blueprint for the Creative Industries'.