Appendix 6 - International Music Council

SWEDEN
As Sweden is the third biggest music exporting country in the world and Swedish pop
music is a successful export article, there is no direct governmental subsidy or promotion of
the Swedish music industry. It is only indirectly promoted by business development in
general. This is an important new notion in the Swedish policy. Swedish "music workers"
are integrated in this program, e.g. in the context of advertising.
Export Music Sweden (ExMS), the Swedish music export office, was formed in 1993 by
the major bodies within the music industry (IFPI, SOM, SAMI and STIM) who also
finance the "every day activities". The office was formed for initiating, assisting and
facilitating the promotion and marketing of Swedish popular music world wide.
http://www.exms.se
TURKEY
In Turkey, music is as well employed to promote a positive image of the country as to
promote tourism. In all provinces and a lot of villages local traditional festivities are
celebrated, though they tend to have lost their original sense and are broadly integrated into
cultural tourism industry, e.g. in the context of the Istanbul Festival
http://www.iksv.org/english Turkish music industry is broadly supported and not very
much regulated.
UKRAINE
In the Ukraine the practice of involving musicians in political processes
is wide spread.
This is an important aspect of the development of the music industry in Ukraine since much
money is spent
on election campaigns.
In 2005, the Eurovision song contest took place in Kiev. In its context, special Visa
regulations were in power as EU and Swiss citizens were allowed to enter the country
without visa.
UNITED KINGDOM
UK's music industry is the third largest music market in the world, it is estimated, that
British music sales represent 15% of the global music market. The subsidised sector is
mainly supported by funding through the Arts Council of England.
There is a government's work program for the music industry which focuses on four key
areas: Creative Growth, Increasing Exports and Exploiting World Markets, Finance, and
Removing Barriers to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. The Department for Culture,
Media and Sport (DCMS) works with the industry helping to encourage the development of
new talents, which is recognized to be essential for the further development of the music
industry. Therefore in 2003, the Live Music Forum was established following the passage
of the Licensing Act 2003. The Forum includes representatives from the music industry, the
Arts Council, grass roots music organizations, local authorities, small venue operators and
Government.
It aims to promote the live performance of music and works towards the
implementation and monitoring of reforms relating to live music. It will commission and
consider research on live music in Great Britain and make recommendations to the British
government based on this research and expertise.
h ttp://www.culture.gov.uk/creative_industries/music/livemusicforum.htm The government
aims to sustain and develop the country's position in existing and emerging markets
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