IAMIC (International Association of Music Centres) is an international network of organisations that collectively and collaboratively provides information and promotes the music of their countries or regions. Each year IAMIC hosts a conference on important subjects for the music sector. This year the international conference is organized by the Latvian Music Information Centre and took place from September 14-15 at the National Library of Latvia and from September 16-17 at the Great Amber Concert Hall in Liepāja.
The speakers and panelists of the conference discussed a series of important questions for the field of music: What is the future of music education and what role it plays in audience development? How to retain the audience in the digital era? What constitutes a healthy music ecosystem? Censorship/self-censorship versus freedom of expression. What are the emerging trends in contemporary choral music? Contemporary/alternative music and it’s role and challenges in the fabric of culture today: how to maintain it’s own unique voice while maintaining broader appeal? What role AI will play in the future of music creation? What is the future of music NGO’s and how can they continue to serve the music sector?
Alongside IAMIC members, the conference featured lectures and panel discussions from experts of Riga Cathedral Choir School, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Latvian Radio Choir, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Academy of Culture, Liepāja University, Institute of Electronics and Computer Science, and others.
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IAMIC 2023 Conference hosted by Latvian Music Information Centre Riga, September 14 / Latvian National Library
Ieva Zemīte, Dr. oec., Business Administration and Management, General, is the director of the joint Master’s study program “Creative Industries and Growth Management” of the Latvian Academy of Culture and Riga Technical University. Member of the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) since 2018. Representative of the Latvian Academy of Culture in the LIAA Creative Industries Business Incubator Participant Evaluation Commission, LU Student Business Incubator team growth evaluation. Leader of the research projects “Creative industries in small cities: potential and contributions to sustainability” / CRISP, " Rethinking Creative Cities: Networks, Intermediaries, Development Prospects/ REPRINT.
Macroeconomic indicators of the Latvian music sector and the economic contribution to the economy
The study analyses macroeconomic indicators of the Latvian music sector and the economic contribution to the economy, providing additional arguments for cultural policy makers in discussions on culture and the role of the creative industries in the development of the country and society. The productivity of the music sector is assessed in depth, value-added, employment share, and efficiency, comparing them with national averages.
KEYWORDS: creative industries, productivity, value-added