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Comment by Anne Bonnar on March 4, 2009 at 10:43am

Gillian am trying to move your comment to new discussion topic above

Comment by Gillian Easson on March 4, 2009 at 9:43am

Interesting article in yesterday's Guardian around mapping out trends in the world's innovation hubs - nice to see Bristol on the global map but wonder why Scotland is yet to have a look in as a hot spring. Also although the research appears to have considered several variables the map is based on the number of patents granted - is this really the most appropriate measurement to decide on where these innovation clusters lie? http://tinyurl.com/beytnk

Comment by Brian McLaren on February 26, 2009 at 9:40am

Good forum idea - right up my street anyway.
In the spirit of debate, and to temper some of the boosterism that Anne refers to, a recent report from Deloitte provides challenging forecasts for the media sector in 2009. Despite its positive message about ongoing demand for media, it highlights significant commercial pressures in areas like social networking, user generated content, print media and mobile TV. Although forecasting in the current climate is obviously risky, there are important messages here about the need for realistic business models for new digital media. Its also interestingly upbeat about some 'older' technologies - 3D movies, analog radio, mass audience TV and the good old text message.

http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/al%28en%29_TMT_media_2009_160109.pdf

Comment by Anne Bonnar on February 25, 2009 at 5:12pm

latest NESTA analysis suggests that between 2009 and 2013 the UK creative industries - which is responsible for films, music, fashion, TV and video games production - will grow on average at 4% - more than double the rate of the rest of the economy. By 2013, the sector is expected to employ 1.3 million people, likely to be more than the financial sector.

http://www.nesta.org.uk/uk-creative-industry-to-drive-significant-growth-in-uk-economy/