{"id":21,"date":"2023-10-24T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T11:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2023-10-27T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:16:47","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d560c81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d560c81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;triangle-asymmetrical&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom_negative&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M737.9,94.7L0,0v100h1000V0L737.9,94.7z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0336ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0336ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UKGTF CIC<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545fb28 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"545fb28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UK Games Talent and Finance is a non-profit Community Interest Company with the remit to support the UK\u2019s early stage games development and digital interactive business and creative ecosystem in terms of both companies and individuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c0ee3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32c0ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5f1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c5f1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Games Development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0e9833 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0e9833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eda496d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eda496d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4c264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4a4c264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Video Games Global Audience<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"250\" data-to-value=\"3.7\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">bn<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70221b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"70221b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">International Market Value<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"500\" data-to-value=\"210\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">bn by 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d1af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"71d1af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">FTEs across UK supported<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"1000\" data-to-value=\"76000\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f67b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"bb1f67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">GVA<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">\u00a3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"250\" data-to-value=\"6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">bn<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d4e01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d4e01\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fc86b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fc86b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An opportunity to grow the UK economy<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c77343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c77343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>British games and other interactive digital content development have been phenomenally successful in boosting the UK economy. Playing into a global games audience of around <strong>3.7 billion people<\/strong>, the international market value is estimated to reach <strong>$210 billion by 2025.<\/strong><\/p><p>The home market remains strong with the UK generating an estimated <strong>\u00a3760 million<\/strong> in GVA (the spillover effects of video games technology into other sectors like advanced manufacturing).<\/p><p>These home and international sales are generated from content created by a relatively small number of individuals. Direct employment is around <strong>76,000<\/strong>. They are well distributed throughout key UK cities including the Nations and Regions ensuring that the economic benefits are felt across the UK.<\/p><p>Other areas such as e-sports and immersive content are set to contribute to further growth. <a href=\"https:\/\/ukie.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ukie<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tiga.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TIGA<\/strong><\/a> are both useful sources of further information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac1cc3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ac1cc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-128a84e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"128a84e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be5ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7be5ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenges<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0790f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0790f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Business models in hit-driven markets also shift constantly as the majority follow breakout innovations and successes by a smaller minority. The extent to which these challenges can be addressed continues to impact on their growth. This is happening against the backdrop of other nations expanding their creative economies and capitalising on new and emerging markets.<\/p><p>Business challenges like these are often expressed as Market Failures.<\/p><p>Key challenges for smaller independent games developers in our Community include:<\/p><ul><li>the availability and diversity of home and international talent working in the UK,<\/li><li>the relevance or otherwise of education and skills programmes,<\/li><li>the availability of working capital and dependencies on international platforms and publishers.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa89c36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa89c36\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587bb1a ukgtf_gallery animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-images-layout\" data-id=\"587bb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"jet-images-layout.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-jet-images-layout jet-elements\">\n<div class=\"jet-images-layout layout-type-masonry\" data-settings='{\"layoutType\":\"masonry\",\"justifyHeight\":300}'>\n\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__list salvattore column-desktop-2 column-tablet-2 column-mobile-1\" data-columns>\n<div class=\"jet-images-layout__item \">\n\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__link \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-images-layout__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img2@2x.png\" alt=\"img2@2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__content\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-images-layout__item \">\n\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__link \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-images-layout__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Rezzed19-197-992x662-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rezzed19-197-992x662\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__content\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-images-layout__item \">\n\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image-loader\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__link \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jet-images-layout__image-instance\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/img3@2x.png\" alt=\"img3@2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jet-images-layout__content\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b819a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9b819a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c28c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c28c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Government Policy<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98cd34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98cd34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UK Government has long recognised the opportunity that the games development industry affords to grow the economy.<\/p><p><br \/>Because of the relatively small headcount and whole-UK distribution of developers it makes sense to intervene on a UK-wide basis.<\/p><p>The two major support programmes are the:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82aad35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"82aad35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb01167 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb01167\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09df2a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09df2a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Video Games Expenditure Credit<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1395374 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1395374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/reform-of-audio-visual-creative-tax-reliefs-to-expenditure-credits\/reform-of-audio-visual-creative-tax-reliefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Video Games Expenditure Credit<\/strong><\/a> (VGEC) scheme has been one of the most successful screen industry tax incentives. It is operated by the UK Government and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/film-industry\/british-certification-tax-relief\/cultural-test-video-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BFI<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f63bd9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f63bd9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/apply-british-certification-tax-relief\/cultural-test-video-games\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ded78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9ded78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfe6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dfe6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Games Fund<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05d1160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05d1160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The UK Games Fund is a broad intervention project to improve the UK\u2019s early stage business and creative ecosystem with grant funding of \u00a310,000 &#8211; \u00a3150,000. The two main programmes operated by UKGTF are the <a href=\"https:\/\/ukgamesfund.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>UK Games Fund<\/strong><\/a> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tranzfuser.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tranzfuser<\/a><\/strong>. The two programmes are linked to a number of other tools and measures to stimulate this ecosystem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80f0b54 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"80f0b54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91efdb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91efdb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UK Games Talent and Finance Community Interest Company (UKGTF) was established in 2015 to operate the UK Games Fund for the UK Government. UKGTF is not an arms-length company; that means that the Government has no obligation to continue support beyond the present project because the rationale is delivery of a time-limited programme.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9863cfa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9863cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29a52e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b29a52e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6658a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6658a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58932e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58932e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UK Games Talent and Finance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3728b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3728b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UKGTF is a non-profit Community Interest Company with a legal remit to support the UK\u2019s early stage games development and digital interactive business and creative ecosystem in terms of both companies and individuals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c38be6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c38be6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The business &amp; creative ecosystem<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83843cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83843cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The word ecosystem means a complex system, resembling that of biological systems, composed of all of the organisms found in a particular physical environment interacting with it and each other. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/d1ssu070pg2v9i.cloudfront.net\/pex\/ukgtf\/2020\/04\/06151447\/1-s2.0-S004016251730879X-main.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Research<\/a><\/strong> has noted that where this is applied to the management of innovation there can be different perspectives such as industrial ecology, business ecosystems, platform management and multi-actor networks. UKGTF\u2019s work straddles each and all of these perspectives but mainly in the context of trying to create win\/win symbiotic relationships between network actors and boundaries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04c305 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e04c305\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/business-and-creative-ecosystem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Business and Creative Ecosystem<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31dfcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b31dfcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8bb7a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2f8bb7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"183\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ownip.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-396\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Own IP indie game developers<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c794aa2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c794aa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/cultural.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-395\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Cultural and social<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9766d77 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9766d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"124\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/ukgtf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/talent.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-394\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Talent<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UKGTF CIC UK Games Talent and Finance is a non-profit Community Interest Company with the remit to support the UK\u2019s early stage games development and digital interactive business and creative ecosystem in terms of both companies and individuals. 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