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Beyond Productivity: Information Technology, Innovation, and Creativity

<p>From introduction:<br>
"Creativity plays a crucial role in culture; creative activities provide personal, social, and educational benefit; and creative inventions ("better recipes, not just more cooking") are increasingly recognized as key drivers of economic development. But creativity takes different forms at different times and in different places. This report argues that, at the beginning of the 21st century, information technology (IT) is forming a powerful alliance with creative practices in the arts and design to establish the exciting new domain of information technology and creative pratices-ITCP. There are major benefits to be gained from encouraging, support, and strategically investing in this domain."</p>
<p>Chapters include:</p><ol>
<li>Information technology, productivity, and creativity.</li>
<li>Creative practices.</li>
<li>Advancing creative practivces through information technology.</li>
<li>The influence of art and design on computer science research and development.</li>
<li>Venues for information technology and creative practices.</li>
<li>Schools, colleges, and universities.</li>
<li>Institutional issues and public policy.</li>
<li>Support work in information technology and creative practices.</li></ol>

A new domain is emerging: information technology and creative practices, or ITCP. This alliance between technology and art/design may yield much in the ways of social and economic good, and should be invested in.

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Erin McLennon
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Erin McLennon
Book
National Research Council of the National Academies
251
December, 2002
Publisher Reference: 
The National Academies Press
Old URL: 
http://www.artsusa.org/NAPD/modules/resourceManager/publicsearch.aspx?id=11323
Research Abstract
Rank: 
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Categories: 
Arts Education
Creative Economies
Creative Workforce
Economic Impact
Arts Education
Technology and Innovation
Partnerships
Is this an Americans for the Arts Publications: 
No