Felix Stalder has posted an interesting review of the recent Economies of the Commons Conference (organized by Knowledgeland in collaboration with the Balie, Images for the Future, p2p fusion and Creative Commons Netherlands) to the nettime mailing list.
His review highlights the increasingly difficult position that large archive projects (like Images for the Future) find […]

Encouraging linkages between the creative industries and the wider economy to spur innovation
‘Do the creative industries support innovation in the wider economy?’ Again an interesting question NESTA asks itself, in this research conducted in cooperation with Experian and Oxford Brooks University. Much of the hurray atmosphere created around the creative industries is based […]

A lot of personalisation in this presentation I gave at the Knowledge Society Forum - Telecities conference in The Hague. Web 2.0 is presented as a model for collaboration and exchange of value. Furthermore, Civil Sociey Media organisations and projects deliver the tools to the public to create and remix content online and participate in […]

As China’s economy is growing rapidly, cultural exchange between the western world and China is flourishing. However, one of the largest barriers is language. New media technology provides us with creative solutions. Chinese Radio Amsterdam (CRA) presents an overview of state-of-the-art media and technology to bridge the language barrier (e-mail, mobile, podcast, game, wiki).

Chairman Hong […]

How do creative professionals earn their money? That is, simply stated, the main question in the research project titled ‘Creative Business Models’. From January 2007 until October 2007 Knowledgeland will be studying the added value of creativity and unravel business models behind successful creative products. Why has the iPod become a tremendous global success? Is […]

‘Creative Crossings‘ is the name of a new creative industries platform in Amsterdam. The platform’s main objective is to support entrepreneurship in creative industries and to strengthen linkages between creative business and other industries. The platform was founded by some creative entrepreneurs and ORAM, an professional organisation for entrepreneurs. Creative Crossings is not the first […]

It’s the surest way to become a multimillionaire according to research carried out by economist Jason Potts, Queensland University of Technology (Australia). His findings indicate that “one in three of Australia’s young multimillionaires aged 40 or under made their fortunes in the creative industries”.
Read more here.

Creativecommons.org has been thoroughly restyled. A fresh face has been applied to the website. I think the new design of the Commons Deeds (the texts that tell you the main content of the license) looks really fresh. Also some of the symbols used to clarify the licenses have been altered. A notable change is the […]

According to the latest figures published by the British public authorities by average growth of the creative industries in the UK was 5 per cent between 1997 and 2004. The newest figures can be found in the Creative Industries Economic Estimates Statistical Bulletin 2006. Just click here to open the pdf-version of the bulletin.

It is still difficult to measure the value added of creative activity. Perhaps one of the most intriguing questions is whether or stars are worth the extremely high salaries they sometimes earn. For those among you who like figures and statistics here is an interesting working paper by Anita Elberse from Harvard Business School.
Executive summary
The […]