1. Culture Statistics: what next?
Culture Statistics WG
4-5 March 2004
Agenda Item 6
document CULT-06

2. Turning point for culture statistics
Review the present situation:
the policy request
what Eurostat and the Culture Statistics WG have achieved
relevant recent developments at the international level
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

3. Turning point for culture statistics
Plan the future:
identifying areas to cover
identifying areas for which development work is needed at EU level
making maximum use of synergies at them international level
introducing tools, e.g. legal basis, in order to establish a sustainable system for the production and dissemination of statistics on culture
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

4. Steps already taken
Completion of the work of the 3 TF of the CULT WG (agenda item 3)
Pooling of documents presenting the policy request (agenda item 5)
Pooling of relevant activities at the EU and international level (agenda item 4)
First reflection on the future (agenda item 6)
Ex-ante evaluation for Culture Statistics
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

5. 1. Completion of the TF work
TF Participation
Cultural Participation module completed
Eurobarometer experiment (EU+CAND)
Compilation of data from national surveys
Evaluate implementation of questionnaire/module in Eurobarometer
Present Eurobarometer results for CAND+EU in one publication
Identify vehicle surveys (e.g. AES, TUS)
Prepare a HANDBOOK for a culture module to include in national surveys
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

6. Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

7. 1. Completion of the TF work
TF Employment
Estimation methods for Cultural Employment crossing Occupations (ISCO) and Activities (NACE) refined
Implement developed methodology in EU LFS
Publish aggregated results
Evaluate further the quality of the developed methodology
Explore alternative methodolgies
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

8. 1. Completion of the TF work
TF Expenditure
Methodology for Public Finance developed and implemented through a survey
Refine methodology for Public Financing
Continue work on private expenditure (eg develop classification/module for household budget surveys)
Disseminate only aggregated results (if possible)
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

9. 2. Policy request Pooling of documents
Presented in document 2004-CULT-05
Updates on circa
Analyse policy documents and summarise the policy request as part of the “Ex-ante” evaluation of Culture Statistics
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

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11. 3. International activities
EU side:
LEG Report, Task Force reports
DG Education and Culture, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Council of Europe invited to participate
Information on UNESCO Institute for Statistics and Council of Europe activities as well as on reports produced for other Commission DGs also through the Public ETCS circa web site
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

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14. 4. Reflection on future Current perspective (using mostly domains) :
LEG Framework, 2 dimensions: Domains and Functions
Current perspective (using mostly domains) :
Offer: Employment, Financing
Demand: Participation, Expenditure
Add:
Offer-Demand: Enterprise statistics
Impact: Economic and social outcomes
Other issues: Mobility (?)
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

16. Some thoughts “Cultural policy” covers the whole “Cultural Area”
“Cultural Industries” include profit making branches/activities that include:
only the “creative” element (e.g. design, live performance arts, film production, software production)
only the “industry” element of dissemination of cultural products (e.g. audiovisual material distribution companies, publishers)
both the “creative” and “industry” element (e.g. music industry)
An enterprise policy is needed for cultural industries (including the improvement of the import/export balance)
Cultural policy measures may be needed to support this enterprise policy by supporting local and the non-profit making activities as a means to:
improve the creative environment
increase the internal public for cultural goods and services
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

17. 5. Ex-ante evaluation 1. What are the policy needs
2. How the ESS can respond to them (tools)?
3. At what Cost (Human and financial resources needed at EU and national level)?
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

18. Proposal on Culture Statistics
Analysis of:
where ESS Culture statistics stand
what are the current and future needs
where international Culture statistics stand
Decide:
what are the future tasks for ESS Culture statistics
how the work should be organised in the future (incl. legal basis)
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

19. Proposal on Culture Statistics
The results of the first analysis by Eurostat with the contribution of the CULT WG will be presented to the policy users and to the providers of Culture Statistics at the appropriate levels, with the aim to have a clear strategy for the future adopted as soon as possible
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004

20. The Cultural Statistics WG is invited
to comment on the first analysis presented
to propose additional issues which should be taken into account in the overall discussion on ESS culture statistics
to advise Eurostat on its proposal, including on the feasibility of a legal basis for the sustainable collection of culture data
to communicate discussions to the appropriate national actors so that a broader debate can be launched
Culture WG, 4-5 March 2004