The UK government has made the creative sector a priority in its new industrial strategy, signalling what industry representatives are calling a potentially "new, bold and imaginative understanding of business".
The government identified the creative industries as one of five sectors to come in for special attention in its Industrial Strategy Green Paper, a springboard for discussion of future policy and legislation.
As one of five "world-leading sectors" recognised in the report, creative businesses are invited to approach government with proposals to boost their industries.
Television executive Peter Bazalgette is also tasked with conducting an independent review to identify opportunities for growth throughout the sector. It marks the first time the creative industries have been formally recognised in a British industrial strategy. Industry bodies the Creative Industries Federation (CIF) and Design Business Association (DBA) welcomed the inclusion.
"This is a radical departure, secured only in the last few months, and is potentially the sign of a new, bold and imaginative understanding of business in the 21st century," said the Creative Industries Federation.

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A representative of the DBA also welcomed the report, saying it would send a positive message to the sector.
"This sends a ...