Creative industries knowledge and business development networks

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Creative industries knowledge and business
development networks

• Paul Hayler

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Overview

• To make a significant contribution to the
  development of specific sectors of the creative
  industries with particular reference to
  developments in technologies, products, services
  and markets
• to provide learning and development opportunities
  for practitioners and small companies

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Review of the past 12 months
Activities

• Established 1 new network (Fine Art) to add to
  the 3 new networks created thru WF funds
  (Designplus, PIN and MusicOrbit) adding to
  existing networks NMK and MusicTank
• 50 events (incl major industry conferences,
  practitioner workshops, showcases for new product
  and new companies, screenings and industry
  seminars)
• 1500 SMEs/practitioners attending
• 3000 total attendees
• c. 3000 practitioners/companies join WF creative
  networks
• 3 strategic development projects (TextileFocus
  unReal iTV)
• 5 start up companies, 1 KTP, 3 industry
  collaborative projects
• 32k income in first 3 quarters

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Successes

• Industry/business relevance grounding new
  networks in their respective industries (design
  and theatre)
• WestFocus profile contribution to the brand and
  concept (within creative industries)
• Direct economic benefit responding to industry
  and practitioner needs networking gets new
  business
• Partnering securing the participation/endorsement
  of key players in the sectors concerned
• Recruiting significant numbers of businesses and
  practitioners, incl alumni, into networks
• Some successes with new product, new companies
  and new markets - HE foresight and innovation

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Issues

• 6 WestFocus universities down to 4
• 34 people down to 20
• 1.19M WestFocus HEIF 2 investment down to 600k
  HEIF 3 investment
• Financial risk very little event funds
  sustainability of networks and projects support
  from WF core?
• Making money in KBDNs HEFCEs metrics
• Measuring the value of activity/success
• Institutional interests/targets loosen
  collaboration

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Outline of the next 12 months

• eVolve graduate showcasing
• Generator start up and developmental programme
  for artists and/or companies.
• GroundWork an open door showcase Festival
• Reveal innovation and best practice Festival
• PiLab commissioned companies in creative
  collaboration

Continues but is Brunel focused and funded, no
shared costs
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• A series of KT projects
• Digital Media audiences and interactive design
  (Westminster and Brunel)
• High Definition in the Gallery (Westminster)
• Documentary and Mobile Phone (Westminster)
• Arab Media Policy (Westminster)
• TVU projects and networks (MediaWorks)

No pre-agreed shared costs
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• Existing and new networks
• Ceramics Industry and Artists (Westminster)
• MusicOrbit (Brunel)
• Fine Artists Network (Westminster)
• nmk full programme of events, courses,
  conference
• MusicTank full programme of events
• TVU and Brunel collaboration with NMK and
  MusicTank

No shared costs but handling fees