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Article: Creative sector to play vital role in Sheffield economic masterplan.
- Article from:
- Design Week
- Article date:
- January 24, 2008
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Design and the creative industries will play a key role in the economic advancement of Sheffield, according to a masterplan launched this week
by the city's development agency, Creative Sheffield.
The masterplan contains a number of goals, including the creation of 30 000 jobs across the creative industries, e-learning and digital sectors, as well as financial services.
Creative Sheffield marketing director Brendan Moffett explains, 'The headline goal is not just to create 30 000 jobs in Sheffield, but to increase the quality of jobs that provide a higher productivity to the economy. The CDI sector grew by 19 per cent last year and is high ...