Ágúst Einarsson, Nordic Music, 13th of October 2006 1 Dr. Ágúst Einarsson Professor University of Iceland Faculty of Economics and Business Administration [email protected], www.agust.is The Nordic Music Sector, Nordic Co-operation and Creative Industries Reykjavik 13th of October 2006
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The Nordic Co-operation
Nordic Council established 1952Cultural co-operation, agreement 1972Goals of the co-operationWays of reaching these goalsThree areas:• Nordic countries• neighboring areas (Baltic States, North-West
Russia, Arctic region)• European Union (EU) and European Economic
Area (EEA)
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Priorities now are:• children and young adults• professional work of art and culture• minorities• non-governmental organizations (NGO)
The Nordic ministers of culture are responsible for the co-operation
Two funds: the Nordic Cultural Fund and the Nordic film and Television Fund
Ten Nordic institutions, including the Nordic Houses
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Art co-operation in the following institutions:
The Nordic Literature and Library Committee (NORDBOK)
The Nordic Music Committee (NOMUS)
• to promote co-operation by awarding grants
• to increase composition, teaching and number of performances
• secretariat of the Nordic Council Music Prize
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The Nordic Center for the Performing Art (NordScen)
The Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA)
The Nordic Museum Committee
EU and EEA activities according to the Maastricht treaty
Four Nordic Cultural prizes
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Reform decided 2005, full effect 2007
• more flexibility
• co-operation
• new working procedures
• response to the challenges of the cultural life in the Nordic region
• departure from sector thinking
• thematic ventures
• programs with limited time frame
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Three new programs:• The Nordic program of computer-games
to increase the quality of games for children and young people
• Mobility and residence program for artists• Program for Nordic art and culture co-
operation (cross-sectoral art program)Closing institutions:The Nordic Literature and Library Committee
(NORDBOK)The Nordic Music Committee (NOMUS)
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The Nordic Center for the Performing Art (NordScen)
The Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art (NIFCA)
The Committee for Children’s and Youth Culture
The Committee for Culture and Mass Media Co-operation
The Committee for Culture Projects Outside the Nordic Region
The Committee for the Nordic Museums Co-operation
The Nordic Journalists Center (NJC)
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Music
Culture
Creative industries
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Creative industries
advertising, architecture, art and antiques market, crafts, design, designer fashion, film, video and cinema, interactive leisure,
libraries, museumsmusic, performing arts, photography,publishing,software and computer
services, software, television, radio and
media
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The concept of creative industries is an opportunity for the Nordic countries to become a global center for research, education and innovation in the creative industries
An important aspect of any discussion of creation is to realise that creation often takes place in clusters
For countries with a relatively low population it is important to stress cultural affairs
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We can look at the individuals in the separate occupations and classify their work into the following four categories, i.e.primary production, manufacture, services and creative industry
•Four dimensions instead of three dimensions
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The Global Creativity Index (GCI). 2004SwedenJapanFinland United StatesSwitzerland DenmarkIceland Netherlands NorwayGermany CanadaAustralia BelgiumIsrael United Kingdom
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The World Competitiveness Index (WCI), 2006Switzerland Finland Sweden Denmark United States Japan Germany Netherlands United Kingdom Norway Iceland Israel Canada Austria France