Mapping of the cultural industries in barbados


When
2018
Who
Cultural industries development authority, ministry of culture, sports and youth
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Description of the policy/measure

The mapping is intended to provide an economic assessment of the following sub-sectors to the barbadian economy in terms of employment, exports of goods and services and intellectual property and to gdp, depending on the availability of data:the music industry, including recording, live performance and music publishingfilm and television, including on-location productionsthe book and magazine publishing industrythe performing artsthe visual and plastic artsfestivals and cultural tourismfashioncollective management of copyright and related rightsit is expected that a national assessment of the subsector will be undertaken, covering the growth of the sector, its market size, organisation and competitiveness. it is also expected that institutions supporting the creative industries will be examined.a strategic analysis with respect to the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats will be explored and any critical issues confronting the sector will be highlighted. additionally, any specific strategies to mitigate these issues will be developed.  

Results achieved

The results of the cultural industries mapping exercise will be used to determine the following:value of sector’s gross productionprimary revenue generated by the sectorsector productivity (income generated by each worker)value of sector’s imports and exportsnumber of persons employed in the sectorrate of growth for all variables over an identified period to be agreed on (eg 2005 to 2010 and 2010- to 2015.

Financial resources allocated to the policy

Usd 25,000