The dashboard presents the Creative Industries Switzerland 2021 by submarket and canton. It contains information on the number of businesses, employees, full time equivalents, generated gross value added and turnover.
Roman PageFebruary 29, 2024
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ZCCE research website presents visual data and statistics (Data), research articles (Analysis), information articles (Insights) and reviews of books, essays and academic papers (Review)
The figures show the development of the number of employed persons in Creative Occupations Switzerland for the years 2010-2022.
Roman PageDecember 21, 2023
The figures show the development of the number of employed persons in the Creative Economy Switzerland for the quarters 2010Q1 to 2023Q3.
Roman PageDecember 11, 2023
Latest analysis
The Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE) at Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), in collaboration with Fuelarts, USA, are pleased to release the Swiss Creative Tech Startups Report 2024 – a pioneering initiative designed to spotlight the burgeoning Creative Tech sector in Switzerland. This report promises to be an invaluable annual resource for industry stakeholders both in Switzerland and…
Christoph WeckerleJune 19, 2024
A new research by Sébastien Peter for the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies of the ZurichUniversity of the Arts (ZCCE/ZHdK).This article is part of a series of publications by ZCCE on cultural policies, creative industries and the arts sector in Switzerland: after Geneva, Zurich, Swiss philanthropy etc., this research on cultural policies in Ticino and Italian-speaking Switzerland completes the serie.…
Sébastien PeterJanuary 18, 2024
Ausgehend von den laufenden Diskussionen um die Einkommenssituation von Künstler:innen und Kreativschaffenden weisen wir auf grundsätzlichen Klärungsbedarf für die kulturpolitische Diskussion in der Schweiz hin. Das Papier versteht sich als Beitrag des ZCCE zur bis Ende September laufenden Vernehmlassung des Bundes zur Kulturbotschaft 2025 – 2028.
Latest insights
Is freedom of artistic expression on the rise or at risk? The answer is simple: There is more to do to oppose the alarming number of threats, oppression, social and economic challenges, or political exclusion of people working in the cultural and creative sector. We look at two reports addressing the topic. We are aware of artists in emergency situations…
Carole Guertler, lic. phil. I / MASOctober 8, 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO, or OIT in french), the UN labour agency, has just published a long study on "the future of of work in the arts and entertainment sector". The Zurich Centre For Creatives Economies at ZHdK University had prepared a "working paper" in 2022, part statistics, part policy, which was used for this research. A technical meeting,…
Frédéric MartelMarch 8, 2023
Discover startups, spin-offs, and non-profit organisations from the ZHdK ecosystem The ZHdK Startup Finder is a new online database launched under the label of the Zurich Centre for Creative Economies (ZCCE). It offers an overview of the various startups, spin-offs and non-profit organisations that have emerged in the ZHdK ecosystem in recent years. The Startup Finder also showcases the innovative potential and diversity…
Latest reviews
Edited by Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian, Jarna Heinonen, and Nick Wilson Elgar Modern Guides A review by Carole Gürtler This book assembles a collection of fresh perspectives on creative economies. With an interdisciplinary approach, it encompasses a wide array of contributions that offer insights across various fields, such as arts and cultural management, cultural policy, cultural sociology, economics, entrepreneurship, management and business studies, geography, humanities,…
Carole Guertler, lic. phil. I / MASJune 26, 2024
Curating Capitalism: How Art Impacts Business, Management, and Economy by Pierre Guillet de Monthoux Sternberg Press (Serie : Experiments in Art and Capitalism) A review by Luca Danieli What is the role of the artist in shaping the knowledge of the future? What’s the role of the curator? And how can these figures impact the economy and set the agenda in the…
Luca DanieliOctober 23, 2023
A review of the book Russia Today, un média au service de l’État russe, written by Maxime Audinet. Today, with the war in Ukraine, RT has found itself under European sanctions, and many personalities linked to this structure, such as Margarita Simonian, are under international sanctions. In this 2021 book, written before the 2022’s war, Audinet attempts to tell the…
Dilan RadjibJune 18, 2023
