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SUMMARY:AI in the Creative Industries: benefits and challenges
DESCRIPTION:CPOI Reads hosted an online lunch time event with Dr Sun Park\, Ad Astra Research Fellow in AI and Digital Cultural Heritage at UCD’s School of Information and Communication Studies in conversation with contributors to the new anthology\, Artificial Intelligence in the Cultural and Creative Sectors Opportunities\, Challenges\, and Transformations.\n\nThe event took place on zoom. \nAI is transforming the creative industries\, reshaping how arts and creativity are produced\, distributed\, experienced and governed\, while raising important questions about labour\, arts management and ethics. CPOI Reads invites you to an online webinar\, ‘AI in the Creative Industries: Benefits and Challenges’ to explore the new anthology Artificial Intelligence in the Cultural and Creative Sectors: Opportunities\, Challenges\, and Transformations. Co-Editor\, Dr Marek Prokupek\, and contributors Professor Franziska Schroeder\, Dr Federico Reuben and Dr Ginevra Addis reflected on their chapters and discussed both the opportunities AI offers for innovation and inclusion\, and the ethical\, social and professional challenges it presents across the cultural and creative sectors. \nDr Marek Prokupek \nMarek Prokupek is an Associate Professor of Arts Management at KEDGE Business School\, where he is a member of KEDGE Arts School and the Creative Industries & Culture Expertise Centre. Marek’s research focuses on innovative business models of arts and cultural organizations\, their financing strategies\, and the dynamics of the art market. His work has been published in journals such as International Journal of Arts Management\, International Journal of Cultural Policy\, Journal of Arts Management\, Law and Society\, Journal of Philanthropy\, and Museum Management and Curatorship. Marek is an Associate Editor for the Arts Governance section of the International Journal of Arts Management. \nProfessor Franziska Schroeder \nFranziska Schroeder is a Professor of Music and Cultures at Queen’s University Belfast\, where she works in the School of Arts\, English and Languages\, Sonic Arts\, and the TIME centre. Franziska’s research focuses on music performance\, especially performances that use digital media and emerging technologies. She has expertise in areas such as Artificial Intelligence\, Disability and Social Inclusion studies\, ethnographic research\, improvisation studies\, performance studies\, including music performance anxiety\, sonic arts history\, and critical theory. \nDr Federico Reuben \nFederico Reuben is an Associate Professor at the University of York where he carries out interdisciplinary and practice research in music and creative technologies. Recent research projects include the AHRC-funded “Data­ sounds\, Datasets and Datasense” research network and the establishment of the Music AI and Interactivity Lab at the University of York. \nDr Ginevra Addis \nGinevra Addis is an art historian and Research Fellow at the University of Milan-Bicocca\, where she investigates contemporary art aesthetics and biodiversity. Since 2023\, she has been affiliated with the National Biodiversity Future Center at UNIMIB and\, since 2025\, has taught on the entanglement of biodiversity and contemporary art. She is the author of two books published by European Press Academic Publishing and FrancoAngeli\, and of several book chapters published by Brill\, Routledge\, Edward Elgar\, and Emerald Publishing. She has presented internationally\, worked with UNESCO and the United Nations\, collaborated with More Art in New York\, and curated exhibitions in Europe. \nDr Sun Park \nSun Park is Ad Astra Assistant Professor in AI and Digital Cultural Heritage. She specialises in international cultural policy\, UNESCO heritage policy\, Artificial Intelligence in cultural policy and Human-AI Interaction. She did a PhD in Sociology and MA in International Cultural Policy and Management from the University of Warwick. Sun was Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries of the University of Manchester and Module Convenor of the Centre for Cultural and Media Policy Studies of the University of Warwick in the UK. She has worked at UNESCO\, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO. She specialised in heritage interpretation\, global citizenship and UNESCO’s policy-making systems. \nAn event as part of the CPOI READS series for Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland\, made possible through the support of UCD’s School of Art History and Cultural Policy.
URL:https://culturalpolicyireland.org/event/cpoi-reads-ai-in-the-creative-industries-benefits-and-challenges/
LOCATION:online
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SUMMARY:Tax Credits for Cultural Production in Europe: The Irish Example
DESCRIPTION:This recording features a CPOI Reads online lunchtime event with Dr Maria O’Brien\, Lecturer in Taxation at the University of Galway\, in conversation with Professor David Hesmondhalgh\, Professor of Media\, Music and Culture at the University of Leeds\, discussing Maria’s study of tax credits for cultural production in Ireland\, which was held on 14th April 2026. \n\nThe event took place via Zoom and explored the issues raised in Maria’s recently published book\, Tax Credits for Cultural Production in Europe: the Irish Example (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2025). The discussion examined the provision of tax credits for film and digital games\, highlighting the importance of cultural value as a key justification for state support. It also explored the complex interplay between culture and economics in cultural and creative industries discourse\, applying a law and political economy approach to investigate the Irish tax credit system and the impact of EU membership on framing these tax credits as cultural incentives. \n\n\n\nBy examining the political economy of state support for audiovisual industries\, the discussion enhanced understanding of national governments’ motivations and the intricate relationship between cultural and economic objectives. It emphasised the symbiotic nature of audiovisual goods\, drawing on the emerging field of law and political economy to uncover the forces shaping cultural policies and offering insights into the development of cultural policy in a neoliberalised environment. \n\n\n\nDr Maria O’Brien  is a Lecturer in Taxation at the University of Galway\, with a joint role across the School of Law and the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics. A qualified lawyer\, her work combines legal expertise with academic research to explore how tax policy can support the cultural and creative industries. Her research focuses on incentives for film\, audiovisual media\, and digital games\, examining how fiscal tools can encourage growth\, investment\, and innovation in Ireland and across Europe. She has published widely on the intersection of taxation and cultural policy and has contributed to policy development through her work with industry bodies\, including film and games organisations. \n\n\n\nThe event was chaired by Professor David Hesmondhalgh of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds. His authored books include The Cultural Industries (5th edition\, 2026)\, Why Music Matters (2013)\, and Creative Labour (2010\, with Sarah Baker). His edited collections include Music Streaming Around the World (2025) and Media and Society (6th edition\, 2019\, with James Curran). From 2021 to 2026\, he held a European Research Council Advanced Research Grant on Music Culture in the Age of Streaming.  
URL:https://culturalpolicyireland.org/event/tax-credits-for-cultural-production-in-europe-the-irish-example/
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SUMMARY:Cultural Policy: Perspectives on the island of Ireland.
DESCRIPTION:2025 marks the tenth year of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland and what better way to celebrate than a new identity and membership refresh for the network and a new book to announce. \nOn 10 November\, an array of scholars\, policymakers\, artists and cultural organisations will gather at the TUD GrangeGorman campus in the Black Box Theatre to mark the publication of Cultural Policy: Perspectives on the island of Ireland. \nThis new collection\, draws together a wide range of academic perspectives and disciplines that relate to cultural policy in the context of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Through the study of the unique context of this intertwined two-polity island\, this collection examines the “situated” nature of cultural policy amongst people and place. It features contributions on media\, European integration\, festivals\, arts and education\, sustainable development and cultural participation\, the book opens up an interdisciplinary dialogue on cultural policy studies in shared\, local\, regional and international contexts. \nA first of its kind in gathering together the richness and disciplinary diversity of cultural policy research on and about the island\, its introductory chapter traces some of the history of this discipline on the island while also connecting it to the range of practices and scholarship that shapes cultural policy research globally. \nBooking for this event is now closed
URL:https://culturalpolicyireland.org/event/cultural-policy-perspectives-on-the-island-of-ireland/
LOCATION:TU Dublin\, Grangegorman Campus\, Smithfield\, Dublin\, Ireland
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