Developing the evidence base for support of cultural and creative activities in South East England has been commissioned and published by the South East England Cultural Consortium (SEECC) and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA). The report is part of an initiative from those two agencies to develop evidence based practice in the use of culture to achieve Regional Economic Strategy Objectives. The report (authored by writer and policy analyst Kate Oakley) is published as a discussion paper in order to stimulate debate. Topics covered include:

The need for an evidence base;

Critiques of current approaches;

The advocacy problem;

Systematic shortcomings;

The developing evidence base;

Getting the basics in place;

Future research frameworks;

The South East context;

Competitive businesses – culture and the economy;

The creative class and economic impacts;

Culture and education;

Creativity and innovation;

Culture and the built environment; and many more. To download the document as a PDF, CLICK HERE.

www.semlac.org.uk/docs/Oakley%20Report%2012.4.04.pdf