Contribute to the public consultation on the GREEN PAPER "Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries"

The European Commission launched an online public consultation aimed at unlocking the full potential of Europe's cultural and creative industries. The consultation is linked to a new Green Paper which highlights the need to improve access to finance, especially for small businesses, as key to enabling the sector to flourish and to contribute to sustainable and inclusive growth.

The sector, which includes performing arts, visual arts, cultural heritage, film, television and radio, music, publishing, video games, new media, architecture, design, fashion design and advertising, provides quality jobs for 5 million people in the EU. It contributes 2.6% to European GDP – which is more than many manufacturing industries achieve. The cultural and creative industries are also growing faster than most parts of the economy.

Digitisation and globalisation are opening new market opportunities, in particular for small businesses. But these businesses very often face obstacles to fulfilling their full potential.

The public consultation will encourage stakeholders and others to consider questions like: How can we facilitate access to funding for small and micro enterprises whose only asset is their creativity? How can the EU help to secure the right mix of creative and managerial skills in these sectors? How can we foster more innovation and experimentation, including wider use of information and communication technologies?

The public consultation runs until 30 July 2010. ( DE - FR ) Green Paper pdf - 99 KB [99 KB] : Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries ( DE pdf - 113 KB [113 KB] - FR pdf - 111 KB [111 KB] )