If an independent Scotland is to fully realise the potential of its arts and creative industries, more needs to be done to encourage young people’s creativity, says Robin MacPherson.
If Scotland post-referendum is to fully realise the cultural, economic and social potential of the arts and creative industries we will have to work harder to encourage young people’s creativity both inside and outside education.
Though no-one seems able to agree the precise scope and definition of the creative industries, one thing is indisputable: individual talent and creativity are central to their growth and sustainability. The UK creative industries as a whole grew at a rate three times that of any other major economic sector between 2008 and 2012. But such a prodigious growth rate won’t be achieved in Scotland without more attention being paid to how we identify, nurture and retain the content producers of the future. Indeed, over that same four-year period Scotland’s creative industries have stood still or declined in terms of turnover, gross value added and employment... Keep reading on The Scotsman
If Scotland post-referendum is to fully realise the cultural, economic and social potential of the arts and creative industries we will have to work harder to encourage young people’s creativity both inside and outside education.
Though no-one seems able to agree the precise scope and definition of the creative industries, one thing is indisputable: individual talent and creativity are central to their growth and sustainability. The UK creative industries as a whole grew at a rate three times that of any other major economic sector between 2008 and 2012. But such a prodigious growth rate won’t be achieved in Scotland without more attention being paid to how we identify, nurture and retain the content producers of the future. Indeed, over that same four-year period Scotland’s creative industries have stood still or declined in terms of turnover, gross value added and employment... Keep reading on The Scotsman