Delivery Partner for CoSTAR

Client: The CoSTAR Network

Location: UK

Commissioned by the AHRC-funded Convergent Screen Technologies and Performance in Realtime (CoSTAR) network, SPI is a delivery partner in the CoSTAR Foresight Lab. The Foresight Lab is a collaborative partnership between SPI, Goldsmiths, University of London, the BFI, Loughborough University London, the University of Edinburgh, and other partners, contributing expertise in creative industries strategy and policy.

As a delivery partner, SPI is providing regular and ad-hoc industry intelligence on international research, technology and industry trends, ensuring the effectiveness and relevance of the network’s outputs.

Contact SPI Consultant Joshua Dedman on joshua@o-spi.com for further information.

For more information on the UK government’s Creative Industries Sector Vision, which CoSTAR is part, read the press release here and the full publication here.

Published and Forthcoming Reports

• Creative Technologies International Scan, which looked at the adoption of technologies in gaming, television, film, performance and digital entertainment across the globe in the 2025 Q1. An updated edition will be published shortly

• SPI is currently working on a review of AI policy and regulation within the screen sectors in Australia, California, Canada and France. This includes noting lessons for the UK. This will be published in 2025 Q3.