ABSTRACT
Second, public and governmental organizations have been essential in providing
support towards the development of creative industries; however, they have been slower
in bridging academic research to the creative economy and creating collaborative frame-
works. A better understanding of the role played by policy in supporting these creative
connections is needed. Finally, the role of the engaged academic and specifically in the
creative fields of the teaching practitioner is a key characteristic of the arts and humanities
and needs to be better understood.
