There are three common approaches2 to defining the scope of the
creative cluster: the ‘cultural industries’ approach; the ‘creative
industries’ approach; and the ‘copyright industries’ approach. The
various definitions are illustrated in Exhibit 1. The ‘cultural industries’
can be taken as a subset of the ‘creative industries’, while the broader
‘copyright industries’ consist of both the ‘creative industries’ and the
associated ‘distribution industries’
3. For a comprehensive study, this
paper will analyse the creative cluster as the collection of ‘copyright
industries’. However, more emphasis will be placed on the creative
industries as they are the primary drivers of the cluster. A breakdown
of the creative industries and related distribution industries by
Singapore Standard Industry Classification (SSIC) codes is attached
in Annex A