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Government raises curtain on £600,000 Creative Bursaries Scheme to help talented graduates find work in the arts. [Video].

Find out more on the launch of the Creative Bursaries Scheme.

Minister for Digital Britain, Stephen Timms, outlines the key themes of the Digital Economy Bill, which was published on 20 November 2009. [Video].

More information on the Digital Economy Bill can be found on the BIS website.

Stephen Carter, Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting gives Andrew Chitty, MD of Illumina Digital an overview of the Digital Britain report. [Video]

Digital Britain - The final report was published on 16 June and can be found on our website.

The one-day Digital Britain Summit, held on 17 April 2009 at the British Library. [Video]

The summit brought together key organisations and individuals to debate how best to equip Britain for a digital futurer.

David Walliams helps Culture Secretary Andy Burnham launch the Government's £140m Free Swimming Programme [Video].

Top swimmers Jo Jackson, Mark Foster and Heather Frederiksen also backed the initiative that will see over a thousand local pools offer free swimming to people aged 60 and over and 16 and under.

The recently-launched Featured Artists' Coalition (FAC) campaigns for the protection of performers' and musicians' rights.  FAC member Kate Nash and UK Music Chief Executive Feargal Sharkey visited Secretary of State Andy Burnham recently to discuss the changing nature of the UK music industry and the role of artists and Government in response to those changes.

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The creative industries have been growing at twice the rate of the rest of the economy in recent years. See Andy Burnham explain why this matters to an audience of young people in central London [Video].

Andy Burnham, Secretary for State for Culture, Media and Sport,  launched “Creative Britain: New Talents for the New Economy” [Video]. The strategy document sets out an action plan for Government and the creative industries, turning talent into jobs and helping creative businesses to thrive in the international market.

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Video podcast of Jenny West discussing the Sana'a project.

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To download the video podcast and for more information please visit the GAC website.

Relive the moment that London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games & Paralympic Games [Video]

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Tessa Jowell's trip to India [Video], where she volunteered as part of the Magic Bus programme, on Youtube. The programme uses sport to help change the lives of young people growing up in a developing country.

Financial Boost for UK Rural Tourism [video]
UK Government has announced a one-million pound package to boost rural tourism across the country in the wake of the recent floods.

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