Region: East Asia
Research
Connecting Creative Communities: Creative Hubs in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines
Research published in 2017. Beyond identifying and indexing creative hubs in Malaysia, the research looked at the challenges they face, how they operate and assessed their impact.
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Policy Guides
Creative Hubs Mapping Taiwan
How the creative economy in Taiwan is developing, with recommendations and outlooks for the future.
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Policy Guides
Mapping Creative Hubs in Malaysia
Mapping of creative hubs, including what we include in the definition of hubs, background, business models and structures. It also includes a directory of creative hubs and spaces in Malaysia.
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Policy Guides
Policy and Creative Hubs in Vietnam
An overview of the cultural and creative industries and creative hubs in Vietnam. Includes an analysis of where hubs sit within the legal system.
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Research
Creative and Cultural Districts in Thailand
This report presents insights into four creative districts in Thailand, to better understand the unique features of their creative ecosystems and focusing on the interlinks between hubs and the neighbourhoods.
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Research
Happy Nests – The social impact of creative hubs in the Philippines
This research exercise sought to understand the creative hubs profiles, dynamics and effects, notably social impact, in the Philippines.
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Support
CCLL FAQ
This is the FAQ guide for the Creative Communities Learning Lab programme.
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Evaluations
Enabling creative communities in Southeast Asia
This report is an external evaluation of the Hubs for Good programme led by the British Council in Southeast Asia between 2018 and 2021.
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Research
Situational Analysis of Creative Hubs in Malaysia
This study looks at creative hubs and community-based collectives across Malaysia in an effort to understand who they are, what they do, share their successes and challenges, and imagine what a preferable future could look like.
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Research
Informal Economy in the Global South
Research and creative outputs from 10 countries across the Global South.
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Toolkits
Creative Hub Leader's Toolkit
We are delighted to launch our brand new Creative Hub Leader’s Toolkit, a free practical guide for emerging and established creative hubs.
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Toolkits
Creative Hub Leader's Toolkit Translations
Download our Creative Hub Leader’s Toolkit in a variety of languages for free.
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