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Beyond the Blue Economy: Creative Industries and Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing
A difficult decade ahead
Digital transformation and the rise of the creative industries
Orange is the new green (or Blue)
The need for creative economy data
Background to this research
Methodologies
New models and new approaches
References
The challenges of Small Island Developing States and the Blue Economy
Introduction
SIDS as a concept
Key characteristics of SIDS
Vulnerability
Climate vulnerabilities
Economic vulnerability
The issue of finance and debt
Concessional finance
Reliance on the Blue Economy
The dominance of tourism
A case study of the Maldives
The impacts of Covid-19 and economic uncertainty
A positive outlook for the Maldives
Increasing global economic uncertainty
The need for research innovation
Routes to resilience for SIDS economies
Broadening SIDS economies
Conclusion
References
The Sustainable Development Goals and the digital-creative economy
Introduction
The origin of the goals
Reconceptualising partnerships for the 2030 Agenda
The role of the private sector in delivering the SDGs
The digital-creative economy and the SDGs
The importance of the creative economy
Conclusion
References
Small Island Developing States and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Introduction
Accelerating change
Industry in transition
The changing face of export-led growth
The 4IR and the developing world
The importance of 4IR to the SDGs
Education and skills in the 4IR-enabled creative economy
Key technologies for creative island economies
Al, ML and data
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
Immersive technologies
Creative immersive content and tourism
Smart cities and smart islands
Smart cities become creative islands
Conclusion
References
Clusters beyond the city - a decentralised model
Introduction
The ubiquity of clusters
Clusters and cluster initiatives
Identifying and establishing clusters
Clusters and hubs
Clusters and hubs in ‘other’ geographies
Creative industries and place
A case study of the Platform Moving Image Cluster
The nature of creative hubs
Clusters in SIDS
New model clusters: dispersion aud moveable hubs
Conclusion
References
Island states, innovation and redefining the helix
Introduction
The Triple Helix
The Triple Helix and creative industries: education, knowledge and innovation beyond universities
The Triple Helix concept and its limitations in SIDS
Reconceptualising the helix
The principle of agility
The Agile Helix
The Agile Helix in SIDS
The role of SIDS universities in the Agile Helix
The role of industry’ in the Agile Helix
The role of government in the Agile Helix
Making the Agile Helix a reality for small island states
Conclusion
References
Ecosystems and orchestrators
Introduction
The concept of ecosystems
Business ecosystems
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
Knowledge ecosystems
Creative ecosystems
The creative city as ecosystem
The role of government in creative ecosystems
The role of the Agile Helix
Orchestrating ecosystems
An ecosystem for SIDS
Using cluster initiatives to turn the creative city into the creative island
Using the Agile Helix to support the creative island ecosystem
Government interventions for the creative island ecosystem
Conclusion
References
Creative entrepreneurship and inclusive innovation
Introduction
The concept of entrepreneurship
Innovation beyond science and technology
Soft innovation and the impact of CCIs on entrepreneurship
The role of education in developing entrepreneurship in SIDS
Education for entrepreneurship, not entrepreneurship education
Making entrepreneurship and innovation inclusive
Entrepreneurial ecosystems
Building entrepreneurial islands
Financing island entrepreneurship
Conclusion
References
CR: the Second Creative Revolution
The role of education and innovation
Routes to resilience for SIDS economies
The creative economy as the foundation of sustainable growth for SIDS
Beyond vulnerability: the goal of the creative island state
References
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