The UK released the 2016 culture white paper: improving the financing capacity and business resilience of cultural organizations

Strong > 2. Social value of culture the social value of culture is conducive to physical and mental health, the improvement of education level and the strengthening of social cohesion

Strong > 3. Economic value of culture the economic value of culture has brought considerable help to British society and economy

In the past few years, the economic value brought by culture to the UK has increased year by year. Research shows that museums, art galleries, libraries and music, performance and visual arts industries contributed about £ 5.4 billion to the overall economy of the UK in 2014

Figure 1 economic value of British culture (national gross added value GVA) /p >

data source: creativeindustryeconomicestimates (2016), departmentforculture, media&sport.

strong > II. The development direction of British culture /p >

with regard to the future cultural development of Britain, the white paper on British culture is mainly divided into four directions: sharing culture among the whole people, promoting cultural resources in various regions, expanding overseas influence, and improving the financing capacity and business toughness of cultural organizations.

strong > (I) culture shared by all people /p >

the British government believes that all citizens should be provided with equal opportunities to participate in culture. No matter what their living background is, only when culture is popularized can we ensure that the best talents are created, which will become one of the largest resources.

according to research and survey, ethnic groups often from lower socio-economic backgrounds have significantly lower cultural participation. Therefore, the British government hopes that young families, vulnerable groups and socially isolated groups that have not yet benefited from many opportunities for cultural participation can participate more actively.

Figure 2 participation ratio of cultural activities of different socio-economic groups in the UK

data source: theculturewhitepaper (2016), departmentforculture, media&sport.

for all people to share culture, the British government has formulated relevant measures to improve the rate of cultural participation, especially for children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds who are currently excluded from cultural participation opportunities, hoping to create a meaningful new relationship between them and culture.

first of all, in the part of school basic education, the British government proposed that all public primary and secondary schools should provide extensive and balanced courses to promote students' spiritual, moral, cultural, physical and spiritual development. The curriculum is expected that students can learn art design, music, drama, dance, design and technology.

the British government will provide" goldstandard "with quality assurance, such as general certificateof secondary education (GCSEs) with employment orientation and general certificateof education at advanced level with academic orientation Relevant subjects are introduced into the curriculum, hoping that the school can expand students' knowledge, understanding and skills within a certain range of Arts, creativity and sports activities

In addition, the British government will continue to promote the British Arts Award Program (artsmart), which is supported by the government. So far, more than 1700 schools have been recognized, and many students plan to become outstanding artists and actors. At present, more than 1200 schools are still striving to move towards certification

In addition to formal education, the UK also continues to promote relevant cultural experience programs, such as the inharmony program, the musicfor youth (mfy) program, the national youthmusic organizations (nymos) program, the heritage schools program and the national art&design Saturday club program of Sorrell foundation

In addition, the British government provides about 2.5 billion pounds of additional funds every year to support the most vulnerable students in schools to improve their education through the "pupil premium". At present, many schools have used subsidies to expand the cultural experience of students. In the future, the British government will also encourage more schools to use student subsidies to help their vulnerable students better understand British culture and heritage, and highlight the benefits of vulnerable students in culture and education through the attention of the student allowance awards

For the part of improving regional cultural experience, although most of the cultural experience opportunity elements that need to be provided to children and adolescents already exist, the network provided to vulnerable groups affected by regional or social barriers is still fragmented. Therefore, the British government has proposed a new cultural citizenship program, led by the Arts Council of England and the British Cultural Heritage Lottery Fund, The goal is to extend the scope of cultural experience to 70 regions with the lowest cultural participation

Most of the cultural and educational activities provided by the current cultural and heritage organizations are supported by the Arts Council of England and the British Cultural Heritage Lottery foundation. They are committed to relevant programs aimed at children and adolescents, such as the family art festival and the summer reading challenge. The goal is to bring young families to their local cultural institutions, especially libraries

In addition, the British government will also launch a new plan for areas with the lowest artistic participation and the highest cultural deprivation. From September 2016, the Arts Council of England will cooperate with cultural institutions to participate in a wide range of artistic and cultural experience activities with young people born from poor family backgrounds. Young people participating in the program will be able to work in world-class art and culture groups, get spiritual and knowledge inspiration through cultural work experience, and encourage and motivate others

The program will be piloted in three regions. If the program is successful, it will be expanded in the next three years. It is expected that by the end of the third year, the program will experience nearly 14000 teenagers in 70 regions across the country every year

As for the development channel of cultural talents, although cultural education provides talents with the first opportunity to express themselves, it still needs to have a clear way to support their future development. The way to enter the cultural industry needs to be more accurately defined, instructed and supported, especially for young people from socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds, and the situation that "their access to the cultural industry is limited and determined by their living background conditions" must be solved

At present, in the creative economy, there are disproportionately employed people with socio-economic disadvantaged backgrounds, and most of the employed people still come from groups with more advantageous socio-economic living backgrounds

Figure 3 employment in the creative economy of groups with different socio-economic backgrounds in the UK

data source: theculturewhitepaper (2016), departmentforculture, media&sport.

the British government hopes to support more young people to obtain the vocational skills and knowledge and technology required for employment in the cultural industry. It is represented by creative&cultural skills and industry organizations including livenation, the Royal Opera House in London, whitelight and the Associationof British theatre technicians The national college, which aims to train creative and cultural industries, will provide training courses for students at the backstage center, which will meet the needs of backstage and backstage technical talents, such as lighting, animation, etc

The British government believes that the apprenticeship system provides an excellent way to acquire skills and is particularly suitable for the special needs of the cultural and creative industries. Therefore, it provides a strict and flexible way to enable talents to enter the cultural industry through the apprenticeship system and the new professional diploma. It is expected that the number of apprentices will be increased to 3 million in 2020. It is expected that through the introduction of the apprenticeship levy scheme for enterprises, all large British cultural institutions can hire apprentices and promote the diversity and inclusiveness of the workplace

Strong > (II) promote regional cultural resources /p > Culture has the potential to transform regions. The British government hopes to grasp the cultural potential of various regions, put culture at the forefront of its strategy, and consider how culture can become the planning center of local welfare, regeneration and economic growth, so as to promote the realization of the vision of local communities, such as the implementation of the UK "ukcityof culture" The Great Exhibition of the north and the new "discover England" program showcase the cultural potential of Britain

In terms of regional cultural development, Kingston on hull has been selected as the cultural capital of Britain in 2017, and has also been listed in the top 10 list of world cities worth visiting by Rough Guides. Its investment in cultural resources has been continuously enhanced to promote urban confidence, and the development of the regional historical building environment can drive wider local regeneration and create employment opportunities, As well as stimulating business growth and local prosperity, it is expected to bring £ 60million worth of business opportunities to the local economy

In addition, the British government will provide hull with a new capital of 3million pounds to the architectural heritage fund, so that the cultural heritage organization can support the community on how to make good use of the historical buildings on the ground; Britain