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This event debated and discussed an agenda for the future of arts and cultural organisations and a more nuanced relationship with the state and revealed that the creative industries can promote economic regeneration. Christian Huber and Tobias Scheytt explained how the European Culture of Capital designation helped promote the Ruhr in difficult economic circumstances. Also, Manuela Barreca showed how the Puglia Sounds project allowed cultural creativity to promote a neglected area of Italy. Hiroko Kudo did present, however, the Cool Japan project which had less success in the fusion of Government and creativity.

There remains much to be addressed. This conference identified significant challenges for the arts and creative industries. These challenges include the measurement of cultural value; the impact of austerity on arts organisations and dilemmas over the extent of managerial reform in public services broadcasting.

The NPS is an annual workshop organised by the Institute for Public Sector Accounting Research (IPSAR). IPSAR was founded in 1985 with the mission “to identify, develop and promulgate principles and practices for best accounting in the public sector.”