This new report from Work Advance for Creative PEC builds upon their previous work on skills in the creative industries and is based upon survey data on creative industries employers. The report highlights that, despite interventions and efforts, creative industries employers are less likely to recruit workers over 50 and are less likely to engage with training routes like apprenticeships than UK employers overall.

For decades, the Arab world’s economic narrative was dominated by hydrocarbons, with oil and gas shaping everything from cultural vision to foreign relations. More recently, the promise of artificial intelligence and digital transformation has captured the imagination of policymakers. But there is a quieter revolution underway that could prove just as pivotal for the region’s future: the rise of the creative economy, driven by the energy and imagination of the Arab youth.

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs has announced that the National Action Plan for Cultural Advancement (RAN-PK) will serve as a key reference for Indonesia’s development strategy.

Policy experts and people from across Australia’s arts and culture sector will join forces in September to propose creative ways of helping the industry flourish.

Ante una disminución significativa de la ayuda internacional para la educación y la desigualdad de la financiación de la cultura y la ciencia, la UNESCO da la voz de alarma y pide a los donantes que renueven su compromiso con estos sectores clave del desarrollo.

Faced with a sharp drop in international aid for education and uneven funding for culture and sciences, UNESCO is sounding the alarm and calling on donors to renew their commitment to these key areas of development.