The Ministry of Culture of Spain and the European Commission, in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona, are organising the European Forum on Cultural Industries, which will be held on 29 and 30 March 2010 at Casa Llotja de Mar, Barcelona.The Forum is a major event within the Spanish presidency of the European Union in the field of culture and precedes the informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Culture on 31 March, in Barcelona.

The Forum will gather the key European policy makers, academics, experts and practitionners to discuss on the following five key areas:

• The financing of the cultural industries (financial intervention mechanisms, sustainability of SMEs).
• The professionals of the cultural industries (new skills derived from the digital mutation, training challenges, mobility of talent).
• Internationalisation (local production in global markets, internationalisation and cooperation strategies).
• Intellectual property and the management of rights.
• Territorial development (culture and territorial development, European local and regional development programmes).

Follow the news on the Forum agenda and speakers.