SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

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SOUTH EAST ENGLAND REGIONAL ASSEMBLY

• SELECT COMMITTEE ON
• CULTURE AND REGENERATION
• 19 February 2003

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The Cultural Dividend for regeneration.

• The contribution that the arts and sport can make
  to economic and community development, including
• The breadth of definition of culture within
  SEEDAs approach to economic development and
  community regeneration
• The nature and extent of SEEDAs engagement with
  key players in the creative and cultural sectors
• The impact of SEEDAs cluster approach in respect
  of cultural industries
• The extent to which the creativity of the
  cultural industries can be harnessed for
  innovation in other sectors
• The skills dimension, e.g., the accreditation of
  volunteering in the arts and sports, and the role
  of further and higher education.
• The contribution the arts and sport can make to
  social inclusion and urban renaissance.

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Definition and Scope

• DCMS definition (arising from CI Task Force with
  DTI, DETR, DEE and others 2001) provides a
  framework definition
• The Cultural Agenda, SEECC 2002
• regional identity, the value of minority as well
  as majority interests, the importance of support
  for the excellent and well as for wider inclusive
  participation the value of the traditional as
  well as the new and the place of lifelong
  learning and individual creativity.
• cultural activity as fundamental to peoples
  health, well-being and the quality of life in the
  region
• a key driver of prosperity and social cohesion
  and not merely an effect of these.
• Converge towards a more specific, carefully
  defined definition in order to
• Build consistent relationships with partners and
  communities
• Facilitate joint action in regeneration and
  inclusion
• Access funding partnerships

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Context of SEEDAs Work In Culture

• Culture in the economy
• Inclusive cultural and creative industry
  definition 46bn
• London and SE _at_ culture and creative sectors
• Connections between sectors/profit and not for
  profit/HFE
• Culture in the national policy context
• DCMS, ODPM, DES, DTI
• Regional Cultural Forums
• Role of NDPBs, LSCs, national regional voluntary
  organisations
• Regional partners and their policy and delivery
  structures
• SEECC The Cultural Agenda
• SEEDA leads 4 and partners 34 actions
• Desire for closer and better structured
  relationships

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SEEDAs Policy Context Culture Regeneration - 1

• Culture and the RES
• Context but not substance
• Quality of life, integration into urban renewal -
  means not set out
• Opportunities understated e.g. in new housing
  developments
• Social Inclusion
• SEERA and SEECC set out basis on which culture
  (e.g. arts and sports) promote and deliver social
  inclusion outputs
• Regional Sustainable Development Framework 
• Obj 7 To create and sustain vibrant communities
• Obj 8 To encourage the development of and
  participation in cultural, creative and sporting
  activity and a buoyant sustainable tourism sector
  
• Obj 16 To maintain and enhance and make
  accessible the historic environment and assets of
  the region
• Obj 25 To develop the knowledge economy by
  focusing on higher value, lower impact activities

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SEEDAs Policy Context Culture Regeneration - 2

• Urban Renewal and Renaissance
• Urban Renaissance Strategy sets out
• Kent Architecture Centre
• Regional Design Panel
• Public Art Strategy
• Hastings Bexhill UDC
• Role of culture in well designed new
  communities
• Tension between growth and sustainability
• Cultural Infrastructure and Regeneration
• To what degree do SEEDA and regional agencies
  jointly plan strategies (e.g. sport and major
  events infrastructure)

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SEEDAs Policy Context Culture Regeneration - 3

• Culture and the Knowledge Economy
• Opportunity of Hubs and Gateways learning from
  Brighton
• Culture and a world class innovation economy
  the Florida effect
• SEEDAs HE partners value and promote
  culture/creativity
• Environment and Design
• Culture can benefit from clear leadership given
  to Design and Environmental Economy
• Information and Strategy Development
• Research requirements reviewed
• No CCI strategy yet established as a framework
  for culture and regeneration

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Arts and Sports in Regeneration

• Pattern overall support difficult to read as an
  integrated picture an issue for all regional
  agencies
• Consistent and/or joint evaluation and monitoring
  to be explored e.g. in LSPs and AIFs
• Local cultural strategies and Local Community
  Plans
• Investment in Infrastructure
• Culture buildings and facilities
• Sport public facilities and health/community
  sports projects
• Community based arts projects
• Business training using arts facilitators

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Policy and Practice Elsewhere in England

• Policy Context
• Culture and creativity as a key driver in
  Economic Strategy (SW/NW)
• Interdisciplinary briefing and management
• Relationships with regional and national
  agencies
• Close and structured relationship RDAltgt Reg
  Cultural Consortium (SW Tourism, Arts, Sport and
  Culture Initiative (TASC))
• Jointly authored cultural investment strategy
  (NE)
• Culture and the Regional Economy
• Develop a creative/cultural industries strategy
  (NE/NW)
• Investigation and database building (EM)
• Cultural and CI investment Funds (WM/NW)
• Examples of RDA support for arts, sports,
  regeneration and cultural projects
• Sports and regeneration zones (WM)
• Renaissance Towns Initiative (Y)

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Key issues for SEEDA and Culture - 1

• Clarity of definition and impact
• A structured and strategic approach to the sector
• Role of culture in housing and economic growth
• Role of culture in the social inclusion agenda
• Via social and cultural partners
• Through AIFs
• Consolidating relationships with partners
• Review bilateral relationships
• Encourage joint posts and secondments
• Review balance of cultural dividend within
  advisory groups
• Significant onus of the regional cultural bodies

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Key issues for SEEDA and Culture - 2

• Role of cultural agencies within the economy
• Role of not for profit organisations in
  regeneration
• AIFs and LSPs to understand how arts, sports etc
  can deliver hard outputs
• Review value of soft outputs
• Devise ways of evaluating cultural projects to
  enable rather than preclude partnership and joint
  funding of projects
• Develop the case for culture in context of
  broader scope of RDA activities (e.g. social
  enterprise and inclusion)
• Communications
• Own publications
• Ease of access by cultural and others bodies for
  advice and information