1. ISIC Rev.4 draft, Section R Arts, entertainment and recreation United Nations Statistics Division Workshop on Classifications Montevideo, Uruguay, 14-18 march 2005

2. 80 - Dramatic arts, music and other arts and entertainment activities 81 - Museums activities, preservation of historical sites, botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities 82 – Gambling and betting activities 83 – Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities Structure of section R

3. Scope, concept Comprises provision of services to meet the cultural, entertainment, recreational and sports interest of customers Comprises operation of facilities that enable the above Usually provided through direct contact with the user of such services (in performances, museums, live events, etc) Responds to increasing need for better recognition of specific categories

4. Portions of ISIC Rev.3.1 section O have been placed as below: old division 90 to ISIC Rev.4 draft Section E ( water supply, sewerage…) old division 92 broadly split between “Information and communication” section and “Arts, entertainment and recreation section”  old 9211, 9212, 9213 and 9231 in “Information and communication” section The remaining two divisions 91 and 93 in new section S The arts, entertainment and recreation portion of old 92 has been elevated to a section, stressing the importance for recognition of such activities

5. ISIC 4, 80 ISIC 3.1 808000 Dramatic arts, music and other arts and entertainment activities 9214* 81 810 Museums activities, preservation of historical sites, botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities 8101 Museums activities and preservation of historic sites and buildings 9232 8102 Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities 9233

6. ISIC 4, 82ISIC 3.1 8208200 Gambling and betting activities 9249* 83 Sports, amusement and recreation activities 831 Sports activities 8311 Operation of sports facilities 9241* 8312 Activities of sports clubs 9241* 8319 Other sports activities 9241* 832 Other amusement and recreation activities 8321 Activities of amusement parks and theme parks 9249* 8329 Other amusement and recreation activities 9249*

7. ISIC 3.1 to ISIC 4 Dramatic arts music and other arts, raised from a class to a division Better recognized in the structure, creating possibility for further/national detail below Out of ISIC Rev.3.1 9249 “Other recreational activities”, are recognized separately: Gambling and betting activities Activities of amusement parks and theme parks More detail created in sports activities area; former 9241 “split” into four new classes: 7641 “Sports and recreation education”( placed in Education section) 8311, 8312, 8319

8. ISIC 3.1 to ISIC 4 (cont’ d) Switch “gambling and betting” with “sports” in the structure keeping the detail below the same 82 831 To consider for the above: - which is bigger in size, “gambling and betting” or “sports”? - which are more alike, “sports and other recreation”, or, “gambling and betting and other recreation”? - status quo + question on 82 831

9. ISIC 3.1 to ISIC 4 (cont’d) Activities of journalists, photojournalists and technical writers  Technical writers- same as other authors or exercising a profession?  Photojournalists with photographic activities  Journalists- with news agency activities (Information) or with writers? Activities of “promoters” i.e. activities of producers or entrepreneurs of live events with or without facilities  Split three ways according to the art or recreation activity performed: in 8000 (performing arts), 8319 (sports), 8329 (other amusement or recreation)  this treatment is consistent with ISIC Rev. 3.1