Analysis of Cultural Data System in Puerto Rico

Abstract

The aim of this paper is showing up and analyzing main data metrics used by Puerto Rico to measure cultural activities. Culture has been transformed from a national and symbolic vector to an economic game-changer agent. Government agencies around the world involving cultural policies worked out a data system to visualize its capital value and social impact. Given the importance to fit in this trend Puerto Rico faces a remarkable challenge as public agencies appear with many flaws on providing information, provide just a handful data reports on cultural activities, have overly relied in U.S data and lack of a proper system for measuring cultural and creative activities from a broader view. In addition, we will examine current data measurements for culture around Puerto Rico as well intends to show a globally recognized methodological framework in order to develop a Cultural Satellite Account.  Subsequently there is a comparison between three countries recognized by building metrics and statistical tools to measure creative and cultural economic activity.