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creative economy programme

This strategy was launched in February 2008 and published as Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy. It contains 26 commitments aiming to bring the Creative Industries from the margins to the mainstream of the UK economy. 

The CEP is now implementing the Creative Britain strategy in partnership with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and a wide range of other organisations.

Follow the progress on implementing the strategy via our Creative Britain web pages.

• 27 July 2009: British Council’s Young Creative Entrepreneur Awards launched. The awards target emerging economies of China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey. 
  
  
• 21 July 2009: Creative Beacons National Good Practice Guide. The guide aims to raise awareness of the good practice of creative business support that exists in Business Links across English regions. Its publication sees the achievement of Creative Britain’s commitment 13 PDF (143kb)
  
  
• 9 July 2009: Launch of Investing in Creative Industries, a guide to investment in the creative industries produced by Work Foundation for the Local Government Association.  The publication meets commitment 20 in Creative Britain to develop a menu for local infrastructure.