The focus of this Technical Research Report 4 is on the mapping of the CCIs in order to reveal the existing patterns of spatial clustering in terms of provinces, metros and selected cities.
In 2017/18, Conningarth Economists undertook an Economic Mapping Study for the South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) to determine the impact of the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) on the South African economy. This original study has now been updated to reflect more current information to 2020.
Both the original 2017/18 and this updated 2020 study apply the same basic modelling structure for economic impact analysis of the CCI, with the principal difference being updated data inputs. The previous study relied to some extend on information from other Department of Sports Arts and Culture (DSAC) mapping studies. However, this current study is based mainly on new datasets sourced from StatsSA.
This Technical Research Report 4 is the fourth in a series of five reports that make up the specified deliverables of the updated 2020 economic mapping study. It is important to note that the methodological approach used in this 2020 study is similar to the approach used in the 2017/18 study, with the exception that the cluster analysis has been extended so that the mapping of this cluster analysis is also quantified for the various geographical locations involved.
This current study is conducted under the auspices of the Nelson Mandela University in partnership with Rhodes University, University of Fort Hare, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
