1. Eurostat ongoing activities in the field of cultural statistics
Marta Beck-Domzalska
Eurostat, Unit F-4

2. Warmly welcome to the meeting!
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3. Re-launching of cultural statistics in 2008
Summer after 4-years-break - meeting of the Working Group on cultural statistics (participation of all MS, EFTA and candidate countries) - agreement for the ESSnet as a method of future work and setting of priorities in the work programme
Autumn launching of the call for proposal for the multi-beneficiary grant for the ESSnet-culture (network of some interested countries)
work for the benefit of all MS
with Eurostat funds and leadership
for a experimental phase of two years, starting in 2009
September start of the ESSnet-culture; main coordinator: Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg
7 December 2009: launching ESSnet conference in Luxembourg
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4. Current activities of Eurostat
Work with the ESSnet and its TFs (meetings, exchanges):
Methodology (FR) - framework for cultural statistics, relation to the creative sector/industries, definitions, available data source at international level, ..
Cultural industries (EE) - coverage of sectors, availability of data (e.g. audiovisual?), new matrix for cultural employment, proposals for indicators
Expenditure on culture (public and private) (CZ) - methodological work on public expenditure (national practices), proposal for pilot data collection?; proposals for improvement for the next wave of the HBS
Cultural participation (NL) - methodological work to prepare guidelines for national and EU surveys; social impact of culture; possibilities of producing harmonised statistics on cultural provision
+ two meetings of the Steering Commitee
Presentation of the first results of the work and discussions - WG meeting in May 2010
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5. Preparation of the new version of the pocketbook
Contract by the end 2009, publication expected for February 2011
Proposal of the content:
Contextual data: demography, social data and economics (Eurostat statistics)
Cultural heritage (UNESCO, DG Education and Culture, EGMUS)
Employment in cultural sectors and occupations (EU-LFS)
Enterprises in cultural sectors (Eurostat SBS database) + Short-term statistics for cultural sectors (Eurostat STS database)
External trade of cultural goods (Comext/Comtrade)
Household cultural expenditure (Eurostat HBS database)
Concept and role of culture (Eurobarometer Flash 67.1/07 on Cultural values)
Cultural participation (SILC, AES, ICT + statistics on cinema admissions from Media Salles or European Audiovisual Observatory)
Tourism and culture (Eurobarometer Flash 281/09, Europeans and Tourism)
Validation by countries of final data to be included in the pocketbook - progressively (by thème)
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6. Collaboration with international organisations –
meeting of 25 March 2010 (organised by Eurostat)
Participants:
UIS (J.Pessoa)
UNCTAD (E.Dos Santos)
OECD (H.Beilby)
WIPO (R.Lamb)
(Council of Europe: K.Merkle - apologises)
ESSnet (G.Frank)
Eurostat
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7. Information about activities of organisations
UIS
UIS Culture Statistics Programme :
2009 UNESCO Framework for Cultural Statistics: regional training workshops, handbook on measurement of cultural participation
UIS Global Cultural Surveys ( on film; on cultural employment?)
UIS-UNESCO Culture Sector collaboration ( WHC, diversity,..)
3rd meeting of the Expert Group on the measurement of the diversity of cultural expressions – autumn 2010?
UNCTAD:
« Creative Economy Report »
databank on world trade in creative products - will be updated in autumn 2010
Events: Shanghai World Expo (creative cities), UN « Creative week » (end October)
OECD - no activity.. but want to be informed; interest for Stiglitz
WIPO - statistics on patents and trademarks; copyrights - specific studies in some countries where registers exist
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8. Conclusions of the meeting
Interest for such meetings - on yearly basis?
Exchange of information on ongoing projects/planned events/publications
Concrete demand for ESTAT and ESSnet - for comments:
UIS:
FCS Methodological Development - Handbook/guidelines on measuring cultural participation → contractor has contacted us
New UIS culture survey for on cultural employment?
→ contractor will contact us
UNCTAD:
List of cultural goods - for comments (asap..)
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9. New domain in Circa “Cultural statistics”
Structure:
Eurostat Working Groups (by date)
ESSnet-culture:
Conferences
Reference documents
4 TFs: Meetings (agenda, presentations, minutes), working documents
Steering Committee
Comments, suggestions? (access, structure)
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10. WG "Cultural statistics"
Thank you
for your attention!
Marta Beck-Domzalska
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