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This chapter focuses on methodologies and evidence developed by publicly funded projects for creative industry cluster support in South West England. The chapter outlines the ways in which networks understood as cultural ecosystems can produce exclusion. It also draws attention to problems of transparency and accountability in network governance that afflict collaborative projects that are constitutionally agile and time-limited. It argues for new forms of ecosystem support that can underpin inclusive innovation as a means to galvanise and make more equitable and resilient the creative industry clusters which exist in the region. Through targeted and bespoke activities drawing on creative hubs, higher education institutions and creative microbusinesses the approach outlines here aims for new forms of responsible innovation.
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More on SWCTN in final report https://www.swctn.org.uk/2021/09/20/read-our-final-report/.
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More on Bristol + Bath Creative R+D https://bristolbathcreative.org/activities.
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The Inclusion Framework below was developed as part of the Bristol + Bath Creative R+D programme by Tony Bhajam, Gill Wildman and Jazlyn Pinckney.
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Dovey, J., Bhajam, T. (2023). Networks for Inclusion. In: Virani, T.E. (eds) Global Creative Ecosystems. Dynamics of Virtual Work. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33961-5_14
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