The cultural industries are widely regarded as industries that configure the relationship between the local and global in complex ways. One major facet of that complexity is the particular set of challenges this sets for development, policy and innovation in intervention. A wide range of countries from across the geo-political and economic spectra are turning to the cultural industries for a plethora of socio-economic policy objectives. The UK experience is part of the growing global dialogue about these issues. The seminar The Cultural Industries: International Developments is designed to reflect upon some of this dialogue by addressing the questions: 1. What are the common and distinctive elements in the experience of developing the cultural industries around the globe? 2. What is to be learned from that experience that can lead to policy innovation? The seminar will be addressed by specialists who have been involved in both UK and international cultural industries development work and will be of interest to academics, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in development. For further information, CLICK HERE