Source · Select Committees · Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 3
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The current approach to cultural policymaking by Government is too scatter-gun to be effective, particular...
Recommendation
The current approach to cultural policymaking by Government is too scatter-gun to be effective, particular in comparison to other successful countries with whom we are competing for market share. We recommend that the Government take a more strategic approach to policymaking regarding cultural production and the creative industries. Responsibilities are dispersed across too many departments, which has created persistent issues, including in international trade, visas and the ongoing skills shortage. This could be addressed by DCMS more regularly setting the overall direction by publishing its overall strategy (with reference to specific disciplines, including music, film and television, theatre, etc), with tangible, measurable outcomes, at more regular intervals, that the work of various departments and arm’s length bodies can then work in concert to implement. We also recommend that part of this work should revisit Creative Industries Forums with other markets, including South Korea, and ensure these lead to tangible outcomes that re-energise the commercial collaboration with our most important overseas partners. (Paragraph 16) The future of the music streaming market
Government Response Summary
The government is publishing a Sector Vision in the coming months, led by the Creative Industries Council, to drive growth, build the workforce, and help the sector maximize its impact on society. They assert that the Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board (CITIB) feeds into the CIC, and is another forum that includes representatives from the creative industries and the Government, who meet regularly to promote UK creative industry exports and inward investment.
Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government recognises the importance of taking a strategic approach to policy making in order to support the long-term success of our creative industries. The creative industries are one of the fastest growing sectors in the UK economy, contributing £116bn in GVA and employing over 2 million people, which is why the Government is publishing a Sector Vision in the coming months that will set out government and industry’s shared ambitions for the sector to 2030. Government and industry, led by the Creative Industries Council (CIC), will work together to drive growth of creative businesses across the UK, build the workforce of the future, and help the sector maximize its wider impact on society. The Creative Industries Council is a forum of Government, creative businesses and other creative organizations that focuses on addressing barriers to growth of UK creative sectors, such as access to finance, skills, export markets and intellectual property. The CIC recently had its membership refreshed, and met in February 2023 under the leadership of DCMS Secretary of State and industry co-chair Sir Peter Bazalgette. Whilst policy relating to culture and the creative industries primarily sits with DCMS, there are inevitably aspects of policy that are led by other departments, including education, copyright and exports. The Government recognises the importance of cohesive cross-Government working and as such the Sector Vision has been developed with the involvement of all relevant departments. The Sector Vision will set out a living policy framework for the creative industries that all departments, led by DCMS, will work closely together and with industry to deliver on its ambitions. Government ministers, officials and industry meet regularly to advance international cultural policy. This includes a number of formalised dialogues on a multilateral basis, such as G20 Culture Ministerials, alongside bilateral summits with priority countries. The Creative Industries Trade and Investment Board (CITIB) feeds into the CIC, and is another forum that includes representatives from the creative industries and the Government, who meet regularly to promote UK creative industry exports and inward investment. CITIB published its updated strategy in December 2022.