Garments without Guilt

Policy Development Garments without Guilt

Former LDA Head of Fashion Programmes Judith Rosser-Davies attends Sri Lanka's 2011 Design Festival and uncovers huge opportunities for fashion and crafts, and a sector on the verge of reinvention and expansion.

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Digital Sãovation

Creative Entrepreneurship Digital Sãovation

Jeremiah Alexander (Director of educational games' developer Ideonic) details his time in Brazil exploring its burgeoning interactive entertainment sector and looking at ways and opportunities to develop international collaboration.

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India's Publishing Houses of the Future

Creative Entrepreneurship India's Publishing Houses of the Future

Gavin Summers (Digital Services Manager, Hodder Education) delivers the third and final installment from the Publishing Next conference, spotlighting his findings on the latest opportunities and challenges ahead for India's immerging digital publishing scene.

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Re-imagining the museum

Cultural Leadership Re-imagining the museum

Tony Butler, Director of the Museum of East Anglian Life (MEAL) and the UK's Happy Museum Project, talks about the future and role of museums in re-imagining a society which values co-operation and stewardship as much as it does economic well-being.

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On the verge of a step change

Creative Entrepreneurship On the verge of a step change

Publishing in the sub continent is hard and yet filled with enormous amounts of potential. Read Profile Books' Digital Publishing Director Michael Bhaskar's asessment of India's publishing challenges and opportunities in this second report on the future of India's booktrade.

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Culture Matters!

Cultural Leadership Culture Matters!

CLI 2011's leadership workshop took place last week in Istanbul - gathering 47 cultural innovators from 18 countries to meet, inspire and share ideas in cultural policy, social justice and digital technology.

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Newcastle to Beirut: Lessons from the edge

Policy Development Newcastle to Beirut: Lessons from the edge

Tom Harvey, Chief Executive of Northern Film & Media (Newcastle), explores the similarities between the creative economies of the North East of England and Beirut.

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International Media entrepreneurs enjoy an enriching week

Creative Entrepreneurship International Media entrepreneurs enjoy an enriching week

YCE Media winners enjoy a week of UK and international inspirations and networking to integrate into their own practices as entrepreneurs

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The Creative Economy Toolkits

Resources The Creative Economy Toolkits

Download our first titles from our new Creative and Cultural Economy series.

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The British Council’s Creative and Cultural Economy programme connects people who work in and inform the creative and cultural industries around the world with those in the UK.

It provides a global support network for the new leaders in this increasingly important sector, which represents 9% of global trade and creates new livelihoods for many.

As well as stimulating economic growth, they are also imagining some new and resourceful responses to social, cultural and technological challenges.

The UK has much to share from its considerable experience of developing the Creative and Cultural Economy and the British Council is committed to supporting the international exchange of ideas and collaboration.

On this website, you can find out more about the British Council’s support and network of creative entrepreneurs, cultural leaders and policy makers and opportunities to get involved.

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