The CCS Observatory take a cross-silo approach by looking at the CCS through the lens of production networks. As production in the CCS has become ever less organised along lines of existing industrial classification, and is characterized by many cross-siloed collaborations of different sorts, such production network approach can better capture the specificities of the production system of the CCS. It thereby enables us to gain new insight in how the sector as a whole is functioning, and what commonalities there are between its industries.
The CCS Observatory will fulfill multiple essential functions across four interconnected areas:
This state of the art qualitative database, expandable within time, furnishes in-depth knowledge on key sector processes from the perspective of production networks. This database will serve as a new crucial resource, driving further CCS research and strenghtening the empirical foundation for informed policy decisions.
Looking at the CCS through the lens of production networks highlights the need for new quantitative data taxonomies. New taxonomies enable to better capture the impact of the CCS and will be instrumental in informing European and national statistical offices.
This framework inspires alternative policy approaches by applying a production network logic to CCS policymaking. The framework comes along with an expanded scope for CCS policy actions, puts aside siloed policy thinking and is to make CCS policy support more effective.
The Observatory will also serve as a dynamic platform for mobilizing CCS actors across industry siloes and amplify their voices in discussions on sector challenges such as skills, training, digitization, access to funding, and harnessing the innovation potential of CCS to tackle global challenges effectively.
This state of the art qualitative database, expandable within time, furnishes in-depth knowledge on key sector processes from the perspective of production networks. This database will serve as a new crucial resource, driving further CCS research and strenghtening the empirical foundation for informed policy decisions.
This framework inspires alternative policy approaches by applying a production network logic to CCS policymaking. The framework comes along with an expanded scope for CCS policy actions, puts aside siloed policy thinking and is to make CCS policy support more effective.
Looking at the CCS through the lens of production networks highlights the need for new quantitative data taxonomies. New taxonomies enable to better capture the impact of the CCS and will be instrumental in informing European and national statistical offices.
The Observatory will also serve as a dynamic platform for mobilizing CCS actors across industry siloes and amplify their voices in discussions on sector challenges such as skills, training, digitization, access to funding, and harnessing the innovation potential of CCS to tackle global challenges effectively.
The CCS Observatory's construction is already underway, thanks to a pilot that has been developed for its qualitative database. This qualitative database is populated with data from the H2020-funded CICERONE project, which has been conducting 28 qualitative case studies on production networks within ten different CCS industries, for which some 200 artists, designers, owners, producers, managers, distributors, engineers, councillors and policy officers from 9 different EU countries were interviewed. Each case study focused on the production network of one particular cultural or creative project (e.g., the production of a dance performance, the creation of an architectural project, or the organisation of a specific edition of a large-scale music festival). These case studies provide uniquely rich insights into the diversity and specificities of the production model of the CCS. For the purpose of the observatory, a selection of this qualitative case study data is now coded and combined into a dynamic database, which serves as a pilot for the CCS Observatory’s qualitative database.
You are about to enter this pilot database. You can enter and explore the database through two entry points, each of which providing access to different data combinations, thereby thus shedding light on different dimensions and aspects of the CCS. The first entry point provides insights into the various kinds of CCS production networks that the CICERONE project identified. On the basis of two key production network variables (spatial footprint and network governance), you can explore the features and key characteristics of the four most dominant production networks and, by entering through entry point two, learn about their distinct dynamics and get an understanding of how these different types of networks relate differently to sector issues like skills and labour.
The aim is to transform the pilot into a full-fledged qualitative database, populated with much more data and more tools and entry points for exploring it. For this, we need you input. We therefore kindly request you to share with us your user experiences and the ideas and suggestions you may have for its future functionalities. You can leave your thoughts and report on your experiences by answering the following questionnaire: XXX
Yours sincerely,
The CCS Observatory team
