Creative Industries Strategy

'Growth State: our plan for prosperity' is South Australia's plan for economic growth. It is a partnership between industry and government to agree on goals that will accelerate the state's growth and transformation, leading the way to a new economy shaped by innovation and resilience. Under the Growth State initiative, industry-led sector strategies have been developed for nine priority sectors. South Australia's creative industries are one of these priority sectors.

Industry has identified that, in order to make South Australia a state where creative businesses can thrive, a holistic and collaborative approach should be taken to developing and strengthening key elements, from education through to export. This ranges from embedding creative skills development into all levels of education, through to businesses collaborating with universities and vocational education and training (VET) providers to ensure courses are flexible enough to meet future workforce capability needs; includes attracting young wealth creators and skilled migrants to the state, while ensuring our homegrown talent is equipped with the skills needed to succeed; attracting new investment into South Australia as well as supporting local businesses to develop intellectual property, access new customers, and grow their share of global markets; and supporting creative businesses in our regions as well as amplifying Adelaide as a creative city. Both industry and government must commit to taking action across these critical areas. This collaborative, whole-of-ecosystem approach will strengthen South Australia as a growth state for creative industries, and ultimately lead to more businesses selling more creative products and services. This Strategy is industry's 10-year plan for how to achieve this.

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