Policies for Developing Film Industry Clusters in the “pre-cluster” stage in Baltic states
1. Policies for Developing Film Industry Clusters in the “pre-cluster” stage in Baltic states The Creative Industries and Creative Communities Conference 11 November 2009, Staffordshire University Prof. Dr. Tatjana Volkova Department of Management, BA School of Business and Finance (Riga, Latvia) [email_address] Kaspars Steinbergs PhD student, Ventspils University College (Ventspils, Latvia) [email_address]
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5. Cluster life cycle Pre-Cluster (no cluster) : Characterized by slow to negative growth and an employment concentration that is not significantly different to the national employment level in that industry.
6. Creative industries role in economy Source: KEA: The Economy of Culture in Europe, 2006 Value added to national GDP - 2003 Cultural & cultural tourism employment (% of total employment) - 2004 Estonia 2,4 % 3,6 % Latvia 1,8 % 3,2 % Lithuania 1,7 % 2,3 % UK 3,0 % 3,8 %