The Creative Industries represents one of the leading assets and opportunity areas for the Nordic Region of Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Iceland. The greatest assets of any region are its people, their individual creativity, skill and talent. Within the economy those industries based on these assets are known as the ‘Creative Industries’ – a unique sector that is creating wealth and jobs through developing and exploiting intellectual property1. As well as representing one of the largest and fastest growing sectors, the Creative Industries sits at the heart of the Creative Economy: encapsulating those wider processes, products and services for which creativity is a central activity. In doing so, it plays a critical role in the economic competitiveness of the Nordic Region, providing the added value required for a distinctive, high quality, knowledge-driven offer. A strong, well-supported and highly connected Creative Industries sector provides the platform for a competitive, entrepreneurial and globally-facing Nordic Region.
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