Policy frameworks for production networks in the creative and cultural sector

The deliverable discusses the need for a comprehensive understanding of Europe's cultural and creative sector (CCS), emphasizing the importance of looking beyond national boundaries and recognizing the complexity of its products and activities. Traditional approaches have focused on supporting a perceived core of the CCS, assuming that it would lead to overall sector growth. However, CICERONE advocates for examining the production networks that underlie the sector. This involves tracing the various stages of production involved in cultural and creative goods and services, revealing the diverse range of actors, industries, and locations involved. The deliverable asserts that having a clear perspective and reliable data are crucial for effective policy-making in this domain.

The deliverable highlights the global production network (GPN) approach as a more encompassing perspective for understanding the CCS. Instead of focusing solely on individual creators or producers, this approach examines the interconnections between different activity points and how these linkages are governed. It suggests the need for both reforming existing data and generating new types of data to gain a comprehensive view of the sector. The CICERONE project aims to provide new concepts, mobilization efforts, and information resources to articulate a policy framework for the CCS. Ultimately, this deliverable emphasizes the importance of understanding the entire journey of cultural and creative products, from conception to distribution and archiving, in order to identify where value is created, lost, and how policy can have a positive impact.