Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar
Digital transformation in the UK cultural sector: opportunities, business models and developing new expertise
Timing: Morning, Thursday, 15th March 2018
Venue: Sixty One Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET
· The recent release of the Culture is Digital report from DCMS, which seeks to support cultural and technology organisations in working together around creativity, engagement and capability; and
· The publication of Digital Culture: 2017 by Arts Council England, which tracks the changing uses and impact of technology in the sector.
Some of the discussion points:
- How effectively are cultural organisations using digital technology for content creation and curation, marketing and distribution?
- How should the cultural sector approach forging deeper partnerships with tech and education, and with other sectors such as financial services, retail, hospitality and tourism, and local government; what are the most promising models for these relationships?
- With increasing activity in areas such as offering performances and exhibitions online and in multiple venues, and developing interactive and immersive experiences, what are the most promising emerging opportunities to monetise assets, extend services and widen audiences?
- How might the sector develop new ways of accessing funding and investment through new partnerships, approaches that build on crowd funding, deeper use of data analytics, and advances in contactless and other payments technologies?
