London – ‘The China Cultural and Creative Industries Reports 2013’ is the first comprehensive overview of China’s cultural and creative industries (CCIs) written by Chinese academics that is now available in English to a global audience. The collection addresses the gaps in the existing literature, including policy changes, emerging trends and investment opportunities of the CCIs in China and will dramatically enlighten individuals, businesses and organisations who need to be competitive and informed to engage productively in this area. The reports provide access to up-to-date, high-quality research and critical perspectives on CCIs on an industry-by-industry basis. Areas researched in this first collection include film, news and publishing, broadcasting and TV, animation and games, new media, advertising, fine art and performing arts.
The reports been edited by Patricia Walker, Associate Professor of Enterprise and Honorary Researcher at the Institute for Cultural Industries, Peking University, and Hardy Yong Xiang, Associate Professor of the School of Arts and Vice Dean of the Institute for Cultural Industries, Peking University.
The growth of China’s CCIs has important implications for trade, academics and policymakers who are keen to learn how the CCIs work in China, to explore how business models can be substantially different from those in the West and to identify the conditions for success in a sector of their interest. In addition to those directly involved in CCIs, the information contained in these reports is also valuable to organisations and individuals whose interests lie in policy studies, enterprise, economics, media and cultural studies. The collection represents an indispensable tool for those involved in or planning to collaborate with Chinese CCIs. This includes consultancies (law, finance, logistics, marketing etc), SMEs, research centres and councils, academics, governmental departments, NGOs, cultural and creative organisations and consortia.
Lord Tim Clement Jones, Liberal Democrat Peer and Spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport in the House of Lords, London, UK, commented:
“We now have a great opportunity for creative and artistic partnership between China and the UK. There is a real role for collaboration between us in helping developingcreative industry clusters in China. These reports will be invaluable in helping British creative industries develop a strong understanding of where they can buildpartnerships in China, and I very much welcome the partnership and initiative of Professor Patricia Walker and Professor Hardy Xiang in putting such a comprehensive and essential publication together to promote profitable exchange between East and West cultural and creative industries.”
Professor Malcolm Gillies, former Vice-Chancellor of London Metropolitan University, a prolific CCI publisher and Australian academic, stated:
“This book builds on recent “East Meets West” meetings of cultural and creative industries groups which underscore the need for understanding of emerging models, networks and approaches. Through this series of reports we learn why the editors consider this a ‘golden age’ for cultural and creative industries in China, and what the prospects are for these fields in the years ahead.”
Paul Owen, Managing Director at BOP Consulting, UK-based culture and creativity consultancy, said:
“Markets are burgeoning. The latest example is that China has just overtaken Japan to become the second largest film market and is predicted to overtake Hollywood by the end of the decade: box office receipts jumped 30% in 2012 to $2.7 billion. The country has 277 million mobile web users almost half of whom use their devices to download content. E-commerce is set to treble by 2015 to a predicted $420 billion. These reports are essential reading for investors and researchers.”
Professor Peter Williamson, Professor of International Management, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, concluded:
“This report series provides an invaluable window into the activities and fast-paced development of China’s cultural and creative industries. Readers will gain a rich understanding of the diverse capabilities and achievements of China’s cultural and creative industries, as well as perspectives on the emerging policy framework, future trends and the investment opportunities these industries provide.”
The reports have recently been launched in Japan and in the UK and will officially enter the German market in October 2014 in partnership with the German government.
Authors
Patricia Walker
Patricia Walker is Associate Professor and Honorary Researcher at the Institute for Cultural Industries, Peking University (ICIPKU). Spanning 45 years her expertise in industry and education supported by close ties with ministerial partners in CCI’s is applied across Asia, Europe, Caribbean, Latin America and UK. Patricia has delivered high-impact collaboration programmes between industry and universities, most recently the first UK IBM Smarter Planet Academic Initiative Lab, Edu Tourism programmes, Entrepreneur in Residence and Visiting Professor schemes. Influential international symposiums organised by Professor Walker include the first CCI showcase for London that was sponsored by the FT www.iaci-symposium.org. She is currently a joint founder and a president of the International Association of Culture and Creative Industries (IACCI) based at Peking University. Patricia received the Global Entrepreneurs High Impact Award 2011 and holds of a number of philanthropic positions.
Hardy Yong Xiang
Dr. Hardy Yong Xiang is an Associate Professor of the School of Arts, Peking University (SAPKU) and Vice Dean of the Institute for Cultural Industries, Peking University (ICIPKU). He is a visiting scholar at University Cambridge Judge Business School. He obtained his PhD in Management at School of Government, PKU for work on ‘The Research on Competency Model of Creative Managers in Chinese Cultural Industries’. He gained his MA in Arts Administration at School of Arts, PKU, and his BA in Philosophy (Major), Economics (Minor), Department of Philosophy & China Centre for Economics Research (CCER), PKU. Since 2005, he has taught the courses, Studies on the Management of Creativity, Strategy and Management of Culture Industries etc. at School of Arts, PKU, Beijing, China. His main research areas are Cultural Industries, Creative Management and Human Resources.
