The shift from cultural institution to creative enterprise. The benefits of this project will be renewal of contemporary research agendas in Chinese studies. Professor Zhang Xiaoming is ideally positioned as head of a large national research centre to update Australian researchers on China's post-WTO developments in the cultural sector and beyond into business enterprise ethics. The benefits of the visit will flow to media and communication studies, policy studies, cultural geography, and Chines ....The shift from cultural institution to creative enterprise. The benefits of this project will be renewal of contemporary research agendas in Chinese studies. Professor Zhang Xiaoming is ideally positioned as head of a large national research centre to update Australian researchers on China's post-WTO developments in the cultural sector and beyond into business enterprise ethics. The benefits of the visit will flow to media and communication studies, policy studies, cultural geography, and Chinese studies.Read moreRead less
Internationalising Creative Industries: China, the WTO and the Knowledge-based Economy. This project investigates the challenges facing the creative industries internationally as the rationales for government support and industry development are seen variously as cultural, as part of the burgeoning services sector, and/or as contributing to the knowledge-based economy. To place the creative industries in an international frame, comparing developed countries? policy and industry strategies with t ....Internationalising Creative Industries: China, the WTO and the Knowledge-based Economy. This project investigates the challenges facing the creative industries internationally as the rationales for government support and industry development are seen variously as cultural, as part of the burgeoning services sector, and/or as contributing to the knowledge-based economy. To place the creative industries in an international frame, comparing developed countries? policy and industry strategies with those of China, the most important developing country, after its admission to the WTO, is a significant conceptual advance and innovation not attempted before. Australia will benefit from international comparisons of industry strategy and growth and from strategic knowledge of China's creative economy dynamics.Read moreRead less
The Place of Communication and Consumption: A Case Study of Australian Regional and Rural Cinema Exhibition. The project provides important, up-to-date analysis of a vital sector of Australia's growing service and knowledge economy. It will help government, film industry, arts and business organisations in the formulation of better policies and programs to assist in improving the quality of life for Australians living in regional and rural areas. It enhances research and training environments fo ....The Place of Communication and Consumption: A Case Study of Australian Regional and Rural Cinema Exhibition. The project provides important, up-to-date analysis of a vital sector of Australia's growing service and knowledge economy. It will help government, film industry, arts and business organisations in the formulation of better policies and programs to assist in improving the quality of life for Australians living in regional and rural areas. It enhances research and training environments for junior researchers and postgraduate students, adding value to investigations already in progress. The research also extends consultative and collaborative capacities in cultural experience enhancement and access, community media development and cultural tourism.Read moreRead less