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In June 2025, the government published its Modern Industrial Strategy - a new economic approach to back our strengths and realise Britain’s potential. It is a 10-year plan to transform business investment, grow the industries of the future in the UK, deliver economic growth across the UK and put more money in people’s pockets.
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The government and the creative industries sector, through the Creative Industries Council (CIC), have agreed a Sector Deal to unlock growth for creative businesses.
The Sector Deal will invest more than £150 million across the lifecycle of creative businesses, including:
places of the future - by funding leading creative clusters to compete globally
technologies and content of the future - via research into augmented reality and virtual reality
creative skills of the future - via a careers programme that will open up creative jobs to people of every background