Cultural and creative sectors in South East Europe

Cultural industries produce a good or service with a characteristic, use or purpose that incorporates culture. Creative industries use culture as an input, but where products and services are primarily functional. This chapter on the Cultural and Creative Sectors Dimension focuses on three sub-dimensions in its assessment of performance and policy development. The Cultural Heritage Sub-Dimension examines progress in building heritage management models, implementing cultural tourism action plans and adopting a common regional approach advocated by the Ljubljana Process II. The Audiovisual Sector Sub-Dimension gauges the development level of audiovisual strategies, film co-production and co-distribution policy, and film heritage protection strategies. The Design and Creative Industries Sub-Dimension assesses government activities and strategies to promote the industries as key components of local economic development.