Creative Industries Sector Deal

The Government and the creative industries sector, through the Creative Industries Council (CIC), have agreed a Sector Deal to unlock growth for creative businesses.  The Sector Deal will invest more than £150 million across the lifecycle of creative businesses, including:

• places of the future - by funding leading creative clusters to compete globally
• technologies and content of the future - via research into augmented reality and virtual reality
• creative skills of the future - via a careers programme that will open up creative jobs to people of every background

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Deal Follow-Up

Read a progress update on implementing the Deal here.

As part of implementing the Creative Industries Sector Deal, announcements have been made relating to:

• Creation of the Creative Industries Trade & Investment Board
• Launch of a Creative Clusters programme & a new policy centre - visit its website here
• Establishment of a Creative Careers Programme
• Investments in Immersive Technology and Artificial Intelligence