Sectors
Northern Edge includes many universities some of whom are taking the lead in key creative industry sub-sectors, as listed here. For more information on each sub-sector follow the links on the left hand menu.
Creative industries are “those activities which have their origin in individual creativity, skill and talent and which have a potential for wealth and job creation through the generation and exploitation of intellectual property”.
These have been taken to include advertising, architecture, art and antiques, crafts, design, fashion, film and video, interactive leisure software, music, performing arts, publishing, software and computer services and television and radio.
We are working with many of these sub-sectors as part of Northern Edge.
British creativity is a world-class asset and creativity is no longer an add-on but an essential ingredient for success. Creative Industries in the UK:
generate revenues of around £112.5 billion
employ some 1.3 million people
account for over 5% of GDP
their exports contribute around 10.3 billion to the balance of trade
their output is growing at more than double the rate of the economy as a whole
