CraftNet Sketches has alerted us to a document that is very timely in view of the need for many regions to find new growth areas.
The Mississippi Economic Council has developed a collaborative vision for moving the state’s economy and community forward – known as Blueprint Mississippi 2011 it has led to goals and recommendations on education, the economy, diversity, financial resources, health, infrastructure etc.
A top focus is the creative economy. The following creative economy strategies are based in large part on the study we completed with the Mississippi Development Authority and the Mississippi Arts Commission Development. The reports are available here and on the Mississippi Creative economy website.
The recommendations relating to the creative economy include:
- Promotion of entrepreneurship and small business growth among creative firms.
- Help for communities to preserve and generate added value from cultural and historic heritage.
- Increased use of art and design in buildings.
- Enhancement of networking infrastructure for creative talent across the state.
- Measures to grow and retain creative talent living and working inMississippi.
- Development of tools and strategies to support the tourism industry.
Involved in the creative industries? Why not plan a trip to the Deep South. Dallas is now Qantas’ main USA hub – so fly direct, hire a car and drive east a couple of hours for a coffee with David‘the Preacher’ Dodd (Louisiana) and then onto Mississippi to meet with the CraftNet folk – they are a very collaborative outfit..
Go to http://rtsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sketches10_11.pdf.
