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EY (formerly Ernst & Young) published its study on Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) worldwide today. The study was presented jointly in Paris by EY, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), and UNESCO.

The study shows that CCI worldwide in 2013 accounted for US$2,250 billion in revenues and 29.5 million jobs. CCI also drive the digital economy, with creative content contributing US$200 billion to global digital sales

Backed by these numbers, CISAC calls for:

• a better promotion of authors’ rights, securing fair remuneration for creators;
• improving online monetisation by rebalancing the current transfer of value in the digital economy;
• nurturing talent to to ensure the creative community remains an engine of innovation for more sustainable development.
• Download the study and read the executive summary, the key figures and the press release at www.worldcreative.org.

Last week, EY (the former Ernst & Young) came out with an update of its analysis of the creative and cultural industries (CCIs) in France. Supported by the 19 CCI organisations of the France Créative Alliance and looking into 10 separate sectors, EY updated its previous study released in 2013 with new numbers, revealing the current state of play in France.

The study shows that French CCIs have experienced a consistent growth (1.2% between 2010 and 2013), exceeding that of the rest of the French economy (0.9% for the same time period. CCI count some 1.3 million jobs; double the car industry’s employment numbers, and 8 times that of the chemical industry.

On 18 November, GESAC organised, together with its members, and kindly hosted by MEPs Bogdan Wenta, Hannu Takkula and José Blanco López the latest Meet the Authors event. It provided a fruitful debate on two issues that matter most to creators and the creative sector: transfer of value and common needs of creators and consumers. The meeting was attended by more than 100 people: creators, representatives of GESAC member societies, MEPs, Political advisors, MEP assistants, representatives from Member States and European Commission officials. Pictures of the event are available at http://www.authorsocieties.eu/mta. Very short interviews were organised for authors and MEPs. These are available at https://vimeo.com/authorsocieties/videos.

The feedback from MEPs is positive: they welcomed this initiative and found the debates very useful. They particularly appreciated the opportunity to meet and exchange with creators.

We’ve made a short recap of the debates held:

Yesterday, GESAC held a “Meet the Authors” event at the European Parliament. Panels with authors and MEPs were held on transfer of value and the common needs of creators and consumers. Eight MEPs spoke at this event.

We finished off with a concert by Belgian artist Alice on the Roof, who is currently experiencing increasing international success.

For pictures of the event, you can find the links here.

For the short biographies of the authors present, click here.

Pictures by François de Ribaucourt.