Creative businesses have the potential to generate significant levels of income and make significant value contributions to other businesses through the development of design and creative content.
RDA Hunter’s Smart Specialisation Strategy for the Hunter Region identified that the high concentration of creative businesses in the Hunter and the potential for them to be employers of highly skilled people make it key to the Region’s future and a clear competitive strength.
RDA Hunter’s Smart Specialisation initiative aims to prioritise the region’s unique strengths, support and grow the Hunter’s innovation ecosystem, promote entrepreneurship and identify areas that have potential to employ people – especially in the more technically advanced jobs. The Hunter’s seven areas of competitive strength identified in the S3 as:
1. Food and agri-business
2. Mining equipment, technology and services
3. Medical technologies and pharmaceuticals
4. Oil, gas and energy resources
5. Advanced manufacturing
6. Defence
7. Creative Industries
Smart Specialisation Strategy for the Hunter Region
View Creative Industries Case Study
View the Newcastle Herald story http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3550628/that-san-fran-feeling/