 Mr Purnell said he wants to "harness" the UK's talent |
The government hopes to host a series of meetings with people working in the UK's creative sector. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport wants industry figures and groups such as the Film Council and Live Music Forum to share advice.
Its Creative Economy Programme aims to tackle issues including training and intellectual property concerns.
Creative Industries minister James Purnell detailed the initiative at a summit in London on Friday.
The DCMS said the programme could help influence future policy.
Sharing expertise
More than two million people work in creative industries in the UK, which also takes in the fashion, publishing and software fields.
In 2003, they accounted for �11.6bn of the UK's exports - more than 4% of the total amount of goods and services sent abroad.
The new scheme intended to "harness that talent for the good of the whole industry", said Mr Purnell.
"Our creative industries are a great success. But they have historically suffered from ghettoisation," the minister told the London Business School Media Summit.
"If the film industry has been particularly successful in working with schools to encourage creativity in their pupils, let's share that expertise with the fashion and music industries."
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