Results of the Creative Capital conference, March 17 & 18 2005
During the two days of the Creative Capital Conference, a public agenda has been drafted. The agenda was presented at the end of the second day of the conference. In the coming weeks, the agenda will be elaborated into action points.
Draft recommendations Amsterdam Agenda for Creative Capital
Policy makers should recognise the importance and multidisciplinary character of creative capital when they formulate new policy instruments. The mentioned entry points of the Amsterdam Agenda set out a framework for further development of creative capital.
Innovation
People organise in networks. Innovation is changing from closed to open models and hybrid forms in between. Open access to knowledge must become a key criteria when supporting projects. Citizens are users and producers of technology and should be provided with an open sharable infrastructure for production.
Culture
Culture and economy are converging. A diverse cultural landscape is the breeding ground for a strong, and durable knowledge economy. When we want to reap the benefits, policy makers need to reassert their confidence in cultural production. We need to connect the creative industries with other sectors.
Public domain Creative production is collective production. Individual producers are organising themselves in self managed networks. In order to benefit from the potential of these professional/amateur networks, open access to and further development of the public domain is a prime pre-requisite. Reconsidering the position and role of the current content distribution networks and the funding of content is necessary (including public broadcasting).
Creative Capital
Production of innovative goods and services depend on a multidisciplinary cultural sector. Creative entrepreneurs turn good ideas into profitable businesses. Bottom up innovation programs should be started to facilitate and promote all creative entrepeneurship.
Crossovers
The right conditions and incentives for crossovers to emerge, means providing open and networked infrastructures, stimulate diversity, interesting places and the opportunity for talent to strive for excellency. This should be taken into account in policy making.
Creative cities
We have to broaden the concept the scope of creative cities to the wider concept of urban society. A creative city is not just about building cultural areas or attracting distinct classes within the city. Creatives should be included in all aspects of city planning. A infrastructure needs to be created that facilitates complexity, diversity and excellence.
Creative Commons
Publicly financed content should be made publicly available under the Creative Commons licenses. This gives new opportunities to open innovation in public systems and for individual producers. (Public) funding bodies need to explore how far open access to content can become a pre-requisite for funding. Free choice for producers to publish their work under the licence they wish has to be guaranteed.
