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Promoting partnerships in the cultural and creative industries in europe
Description of the policy/measure
Cross innovation: business opportunities at home and abroad, 2012 to 2014
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
- partnering among 11 european cities to promote cross-sector innovation; formulating strategies and support measures - enabling cross-innovation between the berlin creative industry and other sectors in the areas of smart incentives (for example forms of funding), culture-based innovation, brokerage (linkage between financial donors and recipients), spatial cross-collaboration (for example, co-working spaces); european interreg ivc project
Financial resources allocated to the policy
Eu funding from the interreg iv programme
Evaluation of the policy/measure
- 4 brochures, 17 events, 22 presentations, more than 2000 participants, 66 group meetings, 23 new ideas, 11 strategic implementation plans, 3 improved local strategies - innovation interface 2014 in berlin with 105 participating companies to initiate collaborations was a highlight (examples of crossover innovations: app for e-bikes, open data for art, education and fashion) (https://www.b2match.eu/innovationinterface-berlin2014) - cross innovation as a key measure for the programme in 2014 to 2020 is mentioned in the key recommendations of the european creative industries alliance to the eu commission. more information: internationalisation case study report, 2014: http://www.cross-innovation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/rome_internationalisation_case_study_report_final_for_website_pdf-2.pdf