How Creative Industries Contribute to and Shape Peripheral Region Societies and Economies

Judged in terms of global exports and imports the last decade has seen an average annual rise for Creative Goods of over 10% per annum, while Creative Services have seen a global year on year rise of over 13% for the 10 years up to 2011 (UNCTAD, 2013). Any number of metrics from the performance of individual industries (the games industry has doubled its sales in the past seven years) to changing consumptions patterns (increased household expenditure on culture and recreation) point to the fact that the contemporary Creative Economy is booming.

The Creative Edge project has set about investigating how individuals and industries across the European periphery are taking advantage of the Creative Economy. We find a notable presence of vibrant and diverse creative industries located in rural areas. Many of these industries view their location as competitive benefit rather than a hindrance. For these creative industries Place is intricately linked to culture and tradition while they see their Authentic offerings as that which is increasingly demanded by consumers who are weary of mass produced goods.

Over the course of this half-day conference we will explore the key findings of a project that has attempted to put creativity at the centre of the social and economic development of four of Europe’s most peripheral regions.

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