Read this article from ABC News.

“The Australian government has committed $17 million to a new Creative Industries Innovation Centre. 2009 is the European Year of Creativity and Innovation. The United Kingdom released the Innovation Nation white paper in 2008; the United States passed a National Innovation Act in 2005 … I could go on.

With 25 years of working in the arts, I’m thrilled by the policy commitment to the importance of creativity. It gives strength and impetus to the building of connections between the arts and other sectors.”