<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Warsaw is a metropolitan city with great creative potential. All the national media as well as editorial offices of most newspapers and periodicals of national circulation are located here. Mass media, educational institutions, and cultural institutions along with a community of educated and affluent people make Warsaw a leading cultural centre both in terms of potential in creative activities and as a market for products coming from the creative sector. Although the creative sector seems to be treated as an important part of the economic base of Warsaw’s development, creative potential located in the city seems to be underused. The goal of this paper is to present the support of city authorities for the development of the creative sector in Warsaw. The evaluation of problems and bottlenecks articulated by representatives of the creative sector will be confronted with the opinions of representatives of the City Hall.</p></abstract>

Warsaw is a metropolitan city with great creative potential. All the national media as well as editorial offices of most newspapers and periodicals of national circulation are located here. Mass media, educational institutions, and cultural institutions along with a community of educated and affluent people make Warsaw a leading cultural centre both in terms of potential in creative activities and as a market for products coming from the creative sector. Although the creative sector seems to be treated as an important part of the economic base of Warsaw’s development, creative potential located in the city seems to be underused. The goal of this paper is to present the support of city authorities for the development of the creative sector in Warsaw. The evaluation of problems and bottlenecks articulated by representatives of the creative sector will be confronted with the opinions of representatives of the City Hall.

From Concepts to Practical Tools of Support: Development of The Creative Sector in Warsaw

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland

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Warsaw is a metropolitan city with great creative potential. All the national media as well as editorial offices of most newspapers and periodicals of national...

From Concepts to Practical Tools of Support: Development of The Creative Sector in Warsaw

Published Online: Jan 16, 2013

Page range: 125 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0041-5

Keywords
creative sector, creativity, Warsaw

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From Concepts to Practical Tools of Support: Development of The Creative Sector in Warsaw

Published Online: Jan 16, 2013

Page range: 125 - 132

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10117-012-0041-5

Keywordscreative sector, creativity, Warsaw

This content is open access.

Keywords
creative sector, creativity, Warsaw