1. Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008
Working Group on cultural statistics Luxembourg, 30th June/1st July Suggested domains of work for the ESSnet Culture
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008

2. Framework of cultural statistics and field of creative industries
revise the European (LEG) framework of cultural statistics, taking into account the new framework proposed by the Unesco and the EU-Member-States frameworks if available
adapt the definition to the new nomenclatures (NACE, ISCO)
propose a definition of the field of creative industries
develop a methodological approach to consider the role of the ICT in cultural filed (digitisation, audiovisual, etc.)
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3. State of the art in cultural statistics at national and international level
elaborate an inventory of institutions/organisations collecting cultural statistics (at national and international levels) and of their ongoing activities (data collection, publications, methodological work, problems met)
make proposals for possible collaboration and use of the data gathered by different actors
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4. Cultural employment
revise the method (adaptation for the new ISCO and NACE) and the LEG indicators on cultural employment
make operational a routine delivery of data on cultural employment, based on the EU-LFS, while extending it to the creative industries
a particular attention should be given to qualitative data such as level of education, level of earnings, nature of employment, gender split or number of creative workers embedded in non cultural/creative sectors (in order to better show that the cultural/creative sectors are key in the knowledge-based economy).
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5. Cultural/creative industries
provide guidelines for data production, based on the Structural Business Statistics (including on SMEs)
explore the possibilities of using business registers in a demographic perspective (number and size of companies, number and size of SMEs, percentage of SMEs in each sector, number of start-ups, survival rate of start-ups after 5 and/or ten years, number of micro-enterprises, number of self-employed/free-lancers, level of concentration)
produce data on growth, growth differential with other sectors of the economy, value added, profitability
consider the possibilities of producing statistics on audiovisual sector and other sectors, as well as cultural tourism
propose ways forward in the context of the digital industry, in particular in relation to the audiovisual sector and the ICT.
measuring the inputs of the cultural/creative sector into the wider economy so as to catch the spill over effects in terms of creativity and innovation.
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008 Name of the presentation

6. International exchanges of goods and services
provide guidelines for systematic data production, based on the statistics on international trade of goods and services
explore the possibilities of using other data sources (e.g. WIPO work on copyrights)
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008 Name of the presentation

7. Expenditure on culture
based on the existing work, further develop the methodological framework for public expenditure on culture, launch and monitor pilot data collection
data production on private expenditure on culture, based on the results of the Households Budget Surveys
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008 Name of the presentation

8. Social aspects of culture
develop methods (based on existing data or tested by pilot studies) concerning:
cultural participation
cultural provision (in which cultural heritage)
methodological work on statistics/indicators to be used in the analysis of the social value of culture (its role in social cohesion, intercultural dialogue, European identity, personal development..)
Working Group on cultural statistics - Luxembourg 30 June/1 July 2008 Name of the presentation