Research and analysis
Understanding the growth potential of creative clusters
This research project identifies and measures some of the key drivers of creative industries' growth in local areas across the UK.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) commissioned Frontier Economics to produce research to build our understanding of:
- the growth potential in clusters of creative industries businesses
- how the economic environment and the potential obstacles to growth differ across the UK
Using existing analysis and studies, economic theory and interviews with industry experts, the report develops a framework that identifies five drivers of cluster growth. These are:
- access to finance
- access to talent
- innovation
- the broader environment
- export activity
The findings of this paper will inform policy to support local areas across the UK to become hubs of creative activity. This will help ensure the creative industries are major contributors to the missions set out in the Levelling Up white paper.