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newDATA                                                                     EDITORIAL

            MAGAZINE

                 Long Live the Cultural and Creative Economy!




            Perhaps, for many, the concept of "Cultural           Thus, we have addressed the

         and Creative Economy" (CCE) is unknown.               ADVERTISING industry through various
         Therefore, I dedicate my 12th editorial to            marketing articles; the ARCHITECTURE
         explain it, because of its importance and the         industry with the I.data.Cities column; the
         fact that newDATAmagazine, as the                     AUDIOVISUAL industry with articles on
         magazine it is, falls under it.                       events, and also in the Future.TECH(k)now!

            In January 2021, EY (Ernst & Young)                column; the BOOKS industry with the book
         published the report "Rebuilding Europe. The          review and suggested readings; the MUSIC
         cultural and creative economy before and              industry was recently addressed through an
         after the COVID-19 crisis,". This report covers       article; the VIDEO GAMES industry in the
         the top 10 cultural and creative sectors,             Future. TECH(k)now! column; the VISUAL
         following a 2014 study on Cultural and                ARTS industry through several articles; the
         Creative Industries in Europe published by EY         PERFORMING ARTS industry deserved an
         and GESAC (European Grouping of Societies             invitation to the director of the11  edition,
                                                                                                  th
         of Authors and Composers).                            Carlota Alves; the RADIO industry was

            The top 10 sectors that make up the                addressed with the promotion of an author
         Cultural and Creative Economy are:                    podcast, a very similar format that shares the

            Ÿ Advertising                                      market with traditional radio.
            Ÿ Architecture                                        At the end of 2019, the cultural and

            Ÿ Audiovisual                                      creative economy was a European

            Ÿ Books                                            heavyweight, and for its importance, I share
                                                               the translation of the leading indicators the
            Ÿ Music
                                                               report presents:
            Ÿ Newspapers and magazines
                                                                  Ÿ “With a turnover of €643 billion and a
            Ÿ Performing Arts                                        total added value of €253 billion in 2019,

            Ÿ Radio                                                  the core activities of the cultural and
            Ÿ Video Games                                            creative industries (CCIs) represented

            Ÿ Visual Arts                                            4.4% of EU GDP in terms of total
                                                                     turnover.
            As part of the "Newspapers and                        Ÿ Therefore, the economic contribution of

         Magazines" industry, we try to give an active               CCIs is greater than that of
         voice to the other industries, not losing sight             telecommunications, high technology,
         of the two pillars of knowledge we have                     pharmaceuticals or the automotive
         embraced since birth: New technologies or
         new uses of old technologies, on the one                    industry.
         hand, and emerging professional skills or                Ÿ Since 2013, total CCI revenues have
         renewed current professional skills, on the                 increased by €93 billion and by almost

         other.                                                      17%.

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