Statistics on Cultural Industries - International Trade Centre

COMPONENT AHence, the diagnostic sector survey will cull information on the cultural industries sector as outlinedin the conceptual framework, including:––––––––Basic country data[UNDP national development reports, World Bank reports, etc. ]Policy framework[goals and targets of the national development plan, major programmes – in the areaof cultural industries, the sectors of interest would be education, culture, ICT, SMEdevelopment, poverty reduction, inclusion of marginalized groups, Intellectual PropertyRights (IPR), and freedom of the press]Legal and regulative framework[copies of existing laws pertaining to ICT, language, culture, education, copyright andregulations for import and export of goods related to the cultural industries sector]Institutional framework[training institutions, IPR, museums, libraries, and relevant professional organizations]Statistical capacity and practice[especially as it relates to the cultural industries sector - NSO (staff, budget, output),household surveys, census, other sources of statistical information (UNDP, United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF), World Bank)]SME developmentEmployment dataOverview information of the relevant cultural industries sub-sectors[e.g. the press and publishing (core copyright industries – Module 1), design/industrialdesign (Module 2, but not initially targeted in the project activities), crafts/geographicalindication (Module 2), performing arts (Module 1), and cultural heritage (Module 2)]The precise extent and balance of activities in Phase 2 and 3 of the national data projects will dependon priorities established on the basis of data identified in the implementation of Component A,including more detailed information on the capacity and experience of the NSO. This evaluationis likely to include re-specification of some questions for the household questionnaires in order toobtain more precise information on informal household economic production and income, and anestimation of cultural industries workers and businesses that are part of the non-formal economy.OutputsA1A2A3Mapping information and baseline data for the cultural industries sector includingfigures related to production, policy environment, employment, and social activities thatcontribute to the cultural industries.Compiled into a cultural industries sector survey report, the findings of the survey willindicate the scale of the issue for policy makers, both in terms of data requirementsand the potential scale of cultural industries’ contribution to the national economy. Tofacilitate this analysis, the report will tentatively identify trends and opportunities forcultural industries development.The report will provide the basis for initial stakeholder consultations on the perspectives23