eccl clusters catalog

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ECCL CREATIVE CLUSTERS CATALOG

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation

Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of

European enterprises

creativeclusterlab

http://eciaplatform.eu/ECIA_ECCL

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This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation

Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of

European enterprises

ThE EUROpEAn CREATIVE CLUSTER LAb... “...IS A ThInk TAnk And bETA SITE fOR nEw AppROAChES, InSTRUmEnTS And pROCESSES fOR CREATIVE CLUSTER mAnAGEmEnT In CREATIVE And TRAdITIOnAL IndUSTRIES In EUROpE.”

The European Creative Cluster Lab is the think tank and

beta site for new approaches and processes for creative

cluster management in creative and traditional industries

in Europe.

The main goals of this cluster partnership are to test and

experiment new creative cluster management styles,

instruments and infrastructure in a lab environment by:

• Incubation,innovationandcreativity:

“We will analyse and describe innovation processes in

creative industries and their relevance for clusters.”

• Newcollaborationapproachesbetweencreativeclusters:

“We will test concepts and process schemes for new

collaboration approaches between creative clusters.”

• Cross-sectoral collaboration between creative and

traditional industries:

“We will pilot concepts and process schemes for new

collaboration approaches between creative clusters and

traditional industries.”

• ManagingcreativityandcreativeTeams:

“We will design and validate training concepts and coaching

process schemes for creative cluster managers that are

tailored to innovation processes in creative industries.”

Facing the challenges of a globalizing world we would like

to build cross sector cooperation on creative and traditional

sectors internationally. Therefore ECCL project prepared

catalogue of creative clusters and companies willing to start

partnership with Brazilian market.

We invite You to engage contact with ECCL team or with

clusters directly.

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nORTh-SOUTh LOGISTICSAnd TRAnSpORT CLUSTER

Nameoftheorganization North-South Logistics and Transport Cluster

Date of establishment 16.07.2012

Sector logistics,intermodal,rail,roads,air,cargo,educationR+D, maritime economy

Short description (fields of activity, fields of cooperation, directions of development)

North-South Logistics and Transport Cluster (LT Cluster) Poland is an innovation-orientedorganizationwithasignificantpotentialtodevelopaco-operationbetweenbusiness, research & development institutions and local governments. The strategic development plans of European Union assume a significant funding of the initiatives, as well as specific projects, undertaken at The Clusters. Our LT Cluster aspires to become a key cluster forNorth Poland regionbecause it operateswithin logisticindustry and already includes as members several significant companies ( Gdansk Airport, Special Economic Zone in Slupsk) and academic/R&D institutions (Gdansk Technical University , Electrotechnical Institute)The strategic goals of the Clusterinclude: •ThecreationoflocalmultimodalhubsinthePomeranianregionandconnectingthem to international transport corridors. In this respect, Cluster is initiatinginvestments and infrastructure projects.•Developmentof“green”technologiesinthetransportandlogisticssector.Todothisthe Cluster is enhancing public awareness in that sector, as well as supporting the participation of cluster members and partners in common projects.• Innovation supporting the effectiveness of transport and logistics processes.Members are supported in innovative projects, which are being realised throughnational and international project teams. The Cluster is also working towards creating an independent R&D institution in the field of logistics.

Contact details [email protected]

Social media facebook.com/KlasterLogTransPP

mAzOVIA CLUSTER ICT

Nameoftheorganization Mazovia Cluster ICT

Date of establishment 2007

Sector ICT


MazoviaICTClusterwasestablishedin2007andcurrentlygathersmorethan80SMEsandmostrelevantresearchinstitutionsinWarsawarea.MCICThasbeensupportedbothbyTheWarsawCityHall,thePresidentofWarsawandtheMarshal’sofficeoftheMazoviaProvinceaswell.MazoviaRegion, theregionalcapital located inWarsawandtheregionofMazoviaCluster ICT have been selected as one of fifteen of the best IT clusters from thecurrent 270 regions in Europe in 2013 year.ThisbenchmarkwasconductedbyFraunhoferInstituteforSystemsandInnovationResearchISI.Main goal of MCICT is to promote SME form ICT sector and increase theircompetitiveness by projects in technological and marketing areas. Mazovia ICTCluster strongly promotes collaboration between its members, especially between SMEsandResearchInstitutes.AreasofcompetenceMazoviaClusterICT:-crowdfounding-IntelligentDecisionSupportSystems(IDSS)-E-Health,ICTforaging,ambientassistedliving-SecurityaspectsofICTsystems-Telecommunication-GIS-E-education-SmartGrid-SmartHome

Contact detailsWebsiteSocial media

[email protected]://www.facebook.com/MazowieckiKlasterIct?fref=ts

MAZOVIA Cluster

hyperlink: https://www.facebook.com/KlasterLogTransPP

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SOCIAL ART

Nameoftheorganization Social Art

Date of establishment 05.2012

Sector Social media/ digital marketing agency


We are a digital marketing agency, specialized in comprehensive services for brands inSocialMedia.Expertsintheartofcreatingcommunicationandtellingthestories,thatcauseemotions.Ourjobistocreateyourbrand’simageontheInternetinway,that guarantees, it will be remembered. Each of us is exceptional and leaves unique sign – like fingerprint. We are all members ofavirtualworld,weinfluenceoneachother.Individuals,membersofateamwithgreat potential for Your brand.Being social is an art, we know how to do it.


MaciejLeonardŻybula-+48501552127maciej.zybula@socialart.plwww.socialart.plhttps://www.facebook.com/SocialArtPL

CREATIVE IndUSTRIES nETwORkbAdEn-wüRTTEmbERG

Nameoftheorganization Creative Industries Network Baden-Württemberg


Sector CreativeIndustries


Innovations in the ICT and creative sectors frequently occur at the interfacesbetweendifferentdisciplinesanduserindustries.RightheretheCreativeIndustriesNetworkBaden-Württembergcomesin.Inthecontextofthisinitiative,MFGBaden-Württemberg and about 50 partners are networking the sub-sectors of Baden-Württemberg’s cultural, creative and ICT industries systematically to strengthenthe sector-specific and interdisciplinary dialogue. The Network is funded by theBaden-WürttembergMinistryofEconomicAffairswithresourcesfromtheEuropeanRegional Development Fund (ERDF).The Creative Industries Network is a powerful initiative that casts a spotlight onthe industries’enormouspotentialandpositionsBaden-Württembergasa leadinglocation for creative industries. Regular information – for example concerning financingoptions, start-upprojectsor sponsorshipprograms–andmatchmakingeventsestablishdialoguesevenbetweendifferentsectors.Amoreintensiveexchangehelps IT, media and creative enterprises in the southwest optimize their existingvalue creation processes, so that new products and services can be developed and marketed jointly with partners.TheCreativeIndustriesNetworkBaden-Württembergconsistsof17projectpartnersand over 130 network and business partners.

Contact details Ulrich [email protected]

http://www.facebook.com/SocialArtPL

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CLUSTERmAnAGEmEnT mUSIkwIRTSChAfT

Nameoftheorganization Clustermanagement Musikwirtschaft


Sector Music


TheClustermanagementMusikwirtschaftofMannheimanditsregionisoneofthefourpillarsoftheMannheimermodel,alongwithBaden-WürttembergPopakademie(workingonformation),theMusikparkMannheim(carryingouttheroleofbusinessincubator)andBeauftragtenfürMusik-undPopkultur(dealingwiththepromotionofyoung people and interculture). The cluster works as a link between the local music professionals and the regional policy makers and public administrators.The main objectives of the cluster are:• giveconsultancyand integrationpossibilities tomusicstart-ups, freelancersandfirms,•campaignformakingtheMannheimregionanattractiveandemerginghabitatforthe music industryIn order to do so, the initiative offers numerous services such as promotion andsupport to the local actors, consultancy services, innovative workshops, meetings with other cluster´s members as well as active participation at national and international meetings and Fairs.

Contact details JaninaKlabes>ClusterManager

Website [email protected]

bwCOn kREATIV

Nameoftheorganization Bwcon Kreativ


Sector Creative industries


Baden-Württemberg:Connectede.V.(bwcon),Germany,isthetopbusinessinitiativededicated topromotingBaden-Württembergasakey location for innovationandtechnology. As one of the largest technology networks in Europe, bwcon connects more than 600 businesses and research institutions. Over 5,500 members use the bwcon platform to benefit from systematic networking opportunities. bwcon’smain areas of activity are the creative industries, health care, and information and communicationtechnology(ICT).Thenetworkalsoprovidescomprehensiveadviceand assistance to both new and expanding companies. “bwcon: creative” offers an interdisciplinary network with various cooperationopportunities among the creative professionals themselves but also with actors fromother sectors. Furthermore“bwcon: creative”provides sector-specific trainingfor founders, start-upsandhigh-growthcompanies.“bwcon:creative”aims togivenew impetus to the development of new ideas and products and to cast a spotlight ontheindustries’enormouspotential,aswellaspositionBaden-WürttembergasaleadinglocationforCreativeIndustries.ThenetworkfocusesonthedigitalCreativeIndustries(CI).“bwcon: creative” aims to:•Supportfounders,start-upsandhigh-growthcompaniesoftheCI•Createplatformsforcooperation,focusingonsectorspecifictopics•Offernetworkingforcross-sectorexchangeofexperiencesSince2011bwcon:creativehasbeenapartnerinthestate-widenetwork“CreativeIndustriesBaden-Württemberg”.

Contact details BiancaKolb>NetworkManager

WebsiteSocial media

[email protected]

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AnImATIOn mEdIA CLUSTERREGIOn STUTTGART

Nameoftheorganization Animation Media Cluster Region Stuttgart


Sector Media,cultureandCreativeIndustries


MFGFilmFundingisconvincedthat“AnimationMedia”isoneofthemostimportantfieldsintheStuttgartfilmregion.Itisdeterminedtoraisetheregionalanimation/VFXindustrytoanewlevel.Inordertodojusticetotherapiddevelopmentofdigitalanimationandtothestrongpotentialofregionalfirmsinthisfield,MFGFilmFundinghassetupwiththefinancialassistance of the European Regional Development Fund a new cluster initiative dedicated exclusively to animation andVFX: theAnimationMedia Cluster RegionStuttgart.Theclusterconsistsof several strongVFXserviceprovidersandanimation studiosaround which many very small enterprises and regionally based freelancers are grouped. Unlike a rigid network, the companies represented are completely independent and in some cases even rivals in their day-to-day business but canbecome collaborators in the case of an attractive major commission (“coopetition”).Cluster management promotes know-how and technology transfer, createssynergies and strengthens interdisciplinary cooperation. The objective is to network andstrengthentheregion’scompanies,toacquireattractiveprojectsandtoopenupnewperspectivesfortheexcellentlytrainedtalentsgraduatingfromtheregion’sfilm,media and art schools every year. Together with the Stuttgart / Ludwigsburg region, commontechnicalandorganizational structuresarebeingdevelopedwhichofferinternational film production companies the bundled capacity of the region and the suitable framework conditions in order to ensure the desired security and quality for attractivelarge-scaleprojects.

Contact details Andreas [email protected]

ApULIAn IT CLUSTER

Nameoftheorganization Apulian IT Cluster

Date of establishment 11–10-2010

Sector IT


DistrettoProduttivodell’InformaticaisanIndustrialDistrictrecognizedbytheRegionofPugliawithresolutionno.7of11January2010,asprovidedbytheregionallawn.23of3thAugust2007.Tothe IndustrialDistrictareassociated:Firms,Consortia,UniversitiesAssociationsandLaborUnions.WearetheIT(InformationTechnology)companies of Apulia. We are well established in the social and economic culture of the territory thanks to a long tradition that started with the foundation of the seconddegreeinInformationSciencebyagroupofphysicists,mathematiciansandengineers from the University of Bari and the collaboration of entrepreneurs and students who strongly believed in the digital economy and its capacity to innovate the processes of transformation and social interaction. We are now an important, significant and influential component of the Apulia society, with:•Morethan4000highlyeducatedandprofessionalisedemployees;•Companiesofallsizesthatarewell-knownininternationalmarketsthankstotheirwidesetofproductsandservices;•ITresearchandacademictrainingcarriedoutbyalltheUniversitiesofApuliaandbythePolytechnicUniversityofBari.Through the exaltation of the collective identity of companies and research institutions thatoperateatthedistricorganizationlevel,ApulianITbecomesa“community”thatis recognizable in the international world of Software as a Service, and which is able to attract and retain the best minds and new capital.

Contact details ViaAmendola172/5–70126,Bari–PUGLIA-ITALY

WebsiteSocial media

www.distrettoinformatica.it

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dIALOGOI dISTRICT

Nameoftheorganization Dialogoi District

Date of establishment 17 February 2010

Sector CommunicationandPublishing


The District of Communication Dialogoi arises from the need to provide a structured platform to the growing vitality of creative and communicative expressed by the Apulian territory .The District, for the characteristics of their members and for its purposes, is distinguished from other industries , for its attention to cultural issues, the development of talent and growth of the people not only in economic terms.The district promotes and develops its operational program for :-Facilitategrowth,specializationandharmonizationofmembercompaniesinthesupplychain;- Strengthenthesustainablegrowthofallproductivesectors throughsupport tothemthroughacreativedistrictfocusedonCommunicationsandPublishing;-Respondinacoordinatedmannertotheneedsofinformationandcommunicationpractices,promotingculturaldevelopment;-Enhancethehumanresourcesoftheland,cultivatingcreativetalentsbysupportingtheirpotentialandpromotingexcellence;- Propose as a reference point for actors in the field, operating in the wholeMediterraneanarea,inordertoattracttheskillsandcreativeabilitiesandincreasethepotential for innovation.

Contact details [email protected];[email protected];[email protected];

Nameoftheorganization Puglia Creativa


Sector VisualArts/CinematogrophyandAudiovisual/Dance/Design/Multimedia&Broadcasting/Music/NewTechnologiesandICT/Servicesforcultureandcreativity / Theatre


“PugliaCreativa”ClusterisacollectiveofculturalandcreativeoutletsfromPuglia.Ouraimis to create a cooperative system that will generate material benefits and establish itself as the engine for innovation and change in the regional economy. The District acts in such a way as to combine regional policy for the support of local bussiness with the needs and the objectives of its constituent outlets/businesses. Partners ofTheDistrict include BariUniversities,tradeunions,publicofficesandtheChamberofCommerce.The fields in which The District will operate include:• Innovation To initiate new projects and avail of modern tools to realize them. The District wants to network between diverse cultural outlets and create a working bond between them.• Internationalization The District Will explore new ways to present the changing face ofmodernPuglia and its creativeoutput.Todo so,we aim to support the sharingofideas between the Puglia region and our international counterparts and to facilitateinternationalculturalexchangeprogramstoallowpeopletotraveltodifferentcountriesand learn from their experiences.• Training A crucial element for The District is training. Training is fundamental to all creative industries that seek to progress. Development in cultural business is the way forward to remain competitive in the marketplace, particularly internationally, and competance in this area is necessary for both the individual and the collective.To achieve its goal, using local government policy, The District aims to help local creative institutions gain profile and exposure at both national and international levels. The District intends to:•Buildastrongcreativecommunity,topromoteproductionthroughcollaboration.•Comunicateinaneffectivemannerwithitsassociates,simplifyingaccesstocompetitionthrough constant interaction with institutions and by bringing local creativity into Europe.•OrganizemeetingsandworkshopswithItalianandinternationaltutors.• Develop studies and research to help local institutions connect with internationalcounterparts. • Open new professional opportunities through regular networking between theassociates of The District and our international partners.

Contact details DistrettoProduttivo“PugliaCreativa”c/oAGIS,ViaMelo18570121Bari,Italy

WebsiteSocial media

[email protected]

pUGLIA CREATIVA

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Nameoftheorganization Puglia Sounds


Sector Music


PugliaSounds isthefirstpublicproject in Italytargetedtodevelopingthemusicsystemofaregion.Setupin2010withtheobjectiveofenhancingtherichPugliamusicheritage,theprojectputsinplacestructuralactionsmeanttohaveanimpactontheentirePugliamusicindustry and promote the visibility of this latter also by improving its positioning on major nationaland internationalmusicmarkets. PugliaSounds implementsbothgeneralactionstargetedtotheentiremusicsystem,andspecificactionsselectedbyPublicCalls.TheselatteractionsarefundedbyERDF(EuropeanregionalDevelopmentFund)AxisIVActions4.1.2–4.3.2promotedbyRegionePugliaandentrustedbythislatter,throughitsRegionalDepartmentofMediterraneanAffairs,CultureandTourism,toConsorzioTeatroPubblicoPugliese.Puglia Sounds actions beneficiaries operate in the field of production, distribution andpromotion ofmusicwithin the regionalmusic scene. Puglia Sounds operates along threedifferent lines of actions: Export, Live and Record. Puglia Sounds Export is a line of actiondevoted topromotingPugliamusicboth in Italy and abroad, aswell as to supporting theinternationalizationprocessof theentirePugliamusic industry.Theactionsput inplacebyPugliaSoundsExportaremanyanddiversifiedas they range fromsupport toPugliaartists’tours abroad, to participation in the most important music fairs and events, to promotion of focuseventsonPugliamusicbothinItalyandabroad.PugliaSoundsLiveisalineofactionmeant to support and strengthenPugliamusicon a community level and toput inplacemeasureswithastructuralimpactontheentiresegmentofFestivalsandliveshowsinPuglia.Finally,PugliaSoundsRecordisalineofactionwiththeobjectiveofproducingnewrecords.Amongitsmanyactivities,PugliaSoundsRecord has so far supported the promotion of 94 new record productions and has released 14 promotionalCDcompilationswith350,000promotionalcopiesdistributedinItalyandabroad.As a project involving all three areas of activity at the same time, Puglia Sounds is alsoresponsibleforMedimex,Italy’sonlymusicmarketfair.Injustthreeeditions(2011,2012and2013),Medimex has become an economic and cultural reference for operators andmusicbusinesses, big names in music, festivals and networks, professional associations and the media.MedimexrepresentsasummaryofthestructuredvisionofPugliaSounds’activity.Thisactivitycreateseventsbringingtogethercreativitywiththemarket,theregion’sentiremusicaland cultural heritage with international operators, and making a reality of the original motto of ‘musicmeansjobs’,theleitmotivoftheactivitiescarriedouttohelptheregion’smusic.

Contact details viaImbriani67–70121BariItaly

WebsiteSocial media

www.puglisounds.itFacebook:facebook.com/PugliaSoundstwitter:@Puglia_Sounds

pUGLIA SOUndS TEATRO pUbbLICO pUGLIESE

Nameoftheorganization Teatro Pubblico Pugliese


Sector Live Show


SinceitsbirththeTeatroPubblicoPugliesehasdevelopedanintensework,expressingthe territory and its peculiarities, with the aim of disseminating widely the culture oh theatre,dance,children’stheatreandmusiconthevastanddiverseterritoryofPuglia.TheTPPinanInstitutionforthePromotionandEducationofthepublicrecognizedbytheMinistryofCulturalHeritageandActivitiesandthePugliaRegion,butithasalsodemonstrated over the years to be a polyhedral structure, which can renew itself with each new challenge and objective, being part of a national theatrical system that is constantly in evolution.TotheTPPjoin50municipalities,provincesandPugliaRegion.Everyyearabout600performances,more than 130.000 spectators, it is one of themain Italian theatrecircuits.

activities, programs, initiatives and events to support the creative industries

It’simportantthesupplyofliveperformances,asresultoftheeffortsinordertocreaterelationships between actors, audience and territory. The seasons of drama and children’stheatre,thedancefestivalsandmusicevents,projectsforthepromotionofpublic and large events are the main activities that trigger places and professionalism, creatingthenetworkoftheTPP.The strategic role that theTeatro Pubblico Pugliese covers, comes from thegreatsynergywith thePuglia Region and themunicipal andprovincial administrations,and over the years has allowed continued growth of the artistic proposals and design.The 4 projects under the ERDF (Dansystem – the Puglia Dance Network, PugliaSounds–theMusicSystem,InternationalizationoftheScene,TeatriAbitati–theatricalresidences)andthevariouscross-borderprojects(underIPAAdriaticandGreece-Italyfunds)aresomeofthespecialactivitiestheTPPdevelopsbeyonditsmainmission.


WebsiteSocial media

www.teatropubblicopugliese.itFacebookFanpage:TeatroPubblicoPuglieseTwitter:@TeatroPubblPugl

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fOndAzIOnE ApULIA fILm COmmISSIOn

Nameoftheorganization Fondazione Apulia Film Commission


Sector Audio-visual


Apulia Film Commission (AFC) was born in 2007 and aims to attract audiovisual production companies by providing subsidies to lower the costs of preparation, production and post-production of the projects shot in Puglia. It has four funds:ApuliaNationalFilmFund,Apulia InternationalFilmFund,HospitalityFund,ApuliaDevelopment Fund, for a total endowment of € 3,8 million euros in 2013. Until now AFC has financed 145 productions and produced 14 shorts and documentaries, which have been premiered and awarded at international festivals. 57 out of the financed productions are feature films and 25 are international. Apulia Film Commission provides a variety of free services to solve logistical problems. AFC has three headquarters, which are the Cineport hubs in Bari, Lecce and Foggia. AFC also dealswithtraining:itsworkshopsare“PugliaExperience”,addressedtoprofessionalscreenwriters fromEuro-Mediterranean area and“Closing theGap: Investment for360°Content” (in collaborationwith Peacefulfish, theWesternNorway FilmCentre andProgrammaMEDIA),dedicatedtoEuropeanfilmproducers.AFCorganizestheBariInternationalFilmFestivalandtheFestivalofRealCinema inSpecchia (Lecce)andleadsD’Autoreproject,aQualityCinemaNetworkpromotingqualityfilm screening through the creation of a chain covering all six provinces of Apulia.


[email protected]://www.facebook.com/apuliafilmcommissionhttps://twitter.com/ApuliaFilmComm

bARCELOnA mEdIA

Nameoftheorganization Barcelona Media


Sector CulturalandCreativeIndustries;Media;Communication


BarcelonaMediaClustercomprisesagroupofcompaniesandinstitutionswithlinksto the media sector and which have the drive to collaborate in a series of initiatives designed to promote the sector, the capacity to innovate and to promote Catalonia internationally, and thedesire tooffer theworld an innovativemediapartnershipmodel for the maximum development of its full potential.BMClusterisopentointegrateallbusinessesandinstitutionswhichstronglybelievein innovation as a key driver for competitiveness.• Promotes exchange activities and thepromotionof collaborative links thatwillimprove business and economic efficiency resulting from the implementation ofjoint innovative projects.•Makesavailableitsextensivenetworkingcapability.• AnswerstheneedsofindustrialR&Dpromotingintra-sectorialandinter-sectorialknowledge transfer.Together with other regional clusters participates in European initiatives and projects to promote excellence in the management of clusters, interchange of best practices and all actions. ECCL European Creative Cluster Lab. Managing Networked Creativity to BoostEuropean Competitiveness.EuroTransMedia.GatheringMediaClusterstoBridgeDigitalContentwithEmergingTechnologies.

Contact details [email protected]@barcelonamedia.org

WebsiteSocial media

www.barcelonamedia.org https://www.facebook.com/barcelonamediahttps://twitter.com/barcelona_mediahttp://www.linkedin.com/company/293860?trk=tyahhttp://www.youtube.com/user/BarcelonaMediaTV

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pICTAnOVO

Nameoftheorganization Pictanovo


Sector Cluster for digital creativity and innovation


Pictanovoisanewcommunitygatheringmorethan3000audiovisualprofessionals(private&publicstakeholders,associations)fromTV,cinema,Internet;andmorethan3000 students. Pictanovosupportseachyearmorethan100works,foranamountof4.5millions€,thanksto3differentfunds:cinema&TV;interactiveexperiences;fundsforassociation.Pictanovo works for Nord-Pas-de-Calais region attractiveness: shooting places,trainings, writing workshops, partnership with research stakeholders, business support… This strategy is implemented with 3 main organizations of the regional territory,andfromthem,PlaineImages;aswellasBelgiumpartners.


WebsiteSocial media

http://www.crrav.com/pictanovo-missions.phphttps://www.youtube.com/pictanovo http://vimeo.com/pictanovo https://twitter.com/pictanovo https://www.facebook.com/pictanovo

pLAInE ImAGES

Nameoftheorganization Plaine Images


Sector Cluster for digital creativity and innovation


La Plaine Images is amicrodistrict entirely devoted tomoving images in all theirforms, and in particular the creative industries: video games, animation, audiovisualprojects, cinema, augmented reality, computer graphics and 3D rendering, tactile and gesturalinteractivity,seriousgames…LaPlaineImagesbooststhedevelopmentofthe businesses welcomed and encourages the convergence of disciplines associated withmoving images.LaPlaine Images reinforcesstructural linksbetweenprojectswith an artistic dimension, creative businesses and research laboratories.• Facilitating exchanges between different on-site ‘families’: business managers,creativestaff,researchers,trainersandthegeneralpublic•Encouragingthedevelopmentofinnovativeprojects• Accompanyingcompanies from their incubationperioduntil their internationaldevelopment•Promotingdynamism

47 companies, E.g:3DDUO, dematerialized video games ; ACFX, post-production studio ; ACNOT,consultant,productionofdigitaluniverses;ANKAMA,studioofcreation;leslunettesbleues,graphicdesignplatform;Butterfly,3Danimation;Clickandwalk,smartphonesapplications;Idées3Com,innovationforcommunication,marketing&seriousgames;Mediativy, audiovisual communicationagency ;Pimenteo,e-commercewebsitescreation;Sound-a-like,sounddesign;Tribu,socialmediamarketingagency,Vertical,video games studio….


WebsiteSocial media

http://www.plaine-images.fr/fr_FR/accueil.html#/acteurs/entrepriseshttp://www.plaine-images.frhttps://www.facebook.com/plaine.images https://twitter.com/plaineimages

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mAISOnS dE mOdE

Nameoftheorganization Maisons de Mode


Sector Fashion cluster


TheobjectivesofMaisonsdeMode:Toidentifyandguideemergingdesignerswithan already established brand in developing their businesses for the long run. To revitalise the two neighbourhoods in Lille and Roubaix where the designers, studios and boutiques are located. To spark a fashion movement in the metropolitan Lille area that brings national and international attention to the most promising talents.

Missions:•Findingandsupportingnewfashionlabels:Afterbeingchosenbyacommitteeoffashionindustryprofessionals,newdesignersareinvitedtojoinMaisonsdeModefor a renewable nine to 24-month period (professional assistance and guidanceaccordingtothedesigner’sindividualneeds).• Discovering NewTalent : The Grand Prix Maisons deMode is a €10,000 prizeawarded to the most promising designer on presentation.• Commercial and branding partnerships : wide network of fashion, textile anddistributionactorswithwhomMaisondeModehasbuiltpartnerships.•DesignerSupport:widerangeofservicestailoredtohelpinginthedevelopmentof new clothing and accessory labels.Fields of cooperation : •Supporttofashiondesigners•Designersandmethodologiesexchanges(e.g.trainingsinthepartnerterritory)•Promotionofdesigners:organizationofcommoncompetition,events,fairs…Examples of designers : •Neypo,accessories•Demeure,readytowear•AurélieChadaine,leathuregoods•Abigail,shoes


WebsiteSocial media

http://www.maisonsdemode.com/en/presentation/ http://www.maisonsdemode.com/en/createurs/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Maisons-de-Mode-LilleRoubaix/132815553412822https://twitter.com/maisonsdemode http://www.youtube.com/user/maisonsdemodefr

LILLE méTROpOLE

Nameoftheorganization Lille Métropole


Sector Local authority


LilleMétropolegathers85citiesandhasalargescopeofactivities:

•Urbandevelopmentandhousing•Roadsystemandpublicspaces•Waterandsewage•Publictransport•Householdwaste•Sportsandculture(Europeancapitalofculture)•Environment&sustainabledevelopment• Economic development (Creative industries : design, fashion, audiovisual/videogames)

LilleMétropoleismemberofEuropeannetworks(Eurocities,CEMR...)andcooperateswith European partners through cooperation projects.

LilleMétropoleisalsoactiveincross-bordercooperationthroughtheEurométropoleLille-Kortrijk-Tournai.

Internationalcooperationisdevelopedwithlotofcountries,basedonLilleMetropole’sinterventionareas.

Key figures : •1108991inhabitants(2009)•4thconurbationinFrance•61145ha•1785inhabitants/km2•84kmofborderswithBelgium


[email protected] https://www.facebook.com/lillemetropolecommunity

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LILLE dESIGn

Nameoftheorganization Lille Design


Sector Design cluster


Lille Design aims at answering to the current challengers and at rethinking the future society by creating alchemy to support the change towards an innovative policy in theheartoftheregionNord-pas-de-Calais. •PromotinganddisseminatingDesignasaprocessofindustrialcreation•MobilizingandsupportingregionalstakeholdersofDesignandresearch•Makingtechnicalinnovationworldanddesignworldcloser•Federatingschools,publicstakeholders,anddevelopersaroundurbanchallenges•PuttingDesignattheheartofartisticandculturaleducation.

Actions of Lille Design :

• Lille/Design forChangecompetition: 3urbantopics/14 internationalDesignschools / 50 projects•Designersresidency:5projectsduring5days• Projects support: for designers, companies, industrial fields. E.g. with DicksonConstant(textilecompany);withClubsterSanté(healthcluster)•Meetings,workshops,trainings

Cross-bordercooperationisakeyfeatureofLilleDesigncluster.

Fields of cooperation are based on Lille Design missions.


WebsiteSocial media

www.lille-design.comhttps://fr-fr.facebook.com/pages/Lille-design/189444164430159https://twitter.com/Lille_design

EnTIm

Nameoftheorganization Entim


Sector Web applications & custom software development


EntimoffersITservicesforbusiness.WearelocatedinWarsaw(Poland)andworkforclients from all over the country and abroad. Our company develops custom software, carefully tailored to the needs of our clients. We combine the use of commercial tools andopen-sourcesoastocustomizeasolutiondesignedforbusinessrequirementsof customers.We specialize in developing information systems directed to support business processes of companies and organizations. We also integrate systems from other supplierswithITCinfrastructureofourclientsandprovidemaintananceservices.The core of our works comprises design and implementation of business databases (CRM systems) and communication solutions. We deal with key aspects of IT &communications infrastructure development by providing our customers with comprehensive technical support and consultancy services.We also deal with social media and online advertising.We are looking for clients and partners.We speak English, French, Russian and Arabic.

Contact details Wojciech Stańczuk

[email protected]+48507-738-023,+4822618182Odrowąża 1503-310,Warsaw,PolandBankAccountNumber98 1140 2004 0000 3802 3838 7250

WebsiteSocial media

www.entim.plhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Entimaplikacje-www-systemy-IT/217888771559699http://www.linkedin.com/company/entimhttps://twitter.com/EntimPL

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Nameoftheorganization RIO CRIATIVO


Sector Entrepreneurship and Creative Economy


RIOCRIATIVOwasdesigned in2009by theStateSecretariatofCultureofRiode Janeiro inpartnershipwithPUC-Rio.TheinitiativewasappointedbytheUnitedNationsConferenceonTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD),in2010,asthefirstinitiativeresponsibleforpromotingthesector of creative economy in the state of RJ.The supported areas are: 1) performing arts / 2) music / 3) visual arts / 4) literature / 5) editorial market / 6) audiovisual / 7) animation / 8) games / 9) software applied to Creative Economy /10)advertising/11)radio/12)TV/13)fashion/14)architecture/15)design/16)popularculture / 17) handcrafting / 18) entertainment / 19) events / 20) cultural tourismRio Criativo englobes one incubator in Rio de Janeiro/RJ working long-distance and in-person. Since 2012, the enterprise has supported 70 entrepreneurs and 17 startups, selected throughapublicnoticefollowingaseriesofsomerules:Innovatingdegreeoftheenterprise;Qualification of themembers and its respective teams; Economic feasibility and technicalfeasibility;AlignmentoftheenterprisetothetokensofthestateofRiodeJaneiroandPositivepotentialofsocial-environmentalimpacts.Rio Criativo has also been home to an Entrepreneurship Qualification Center of CreativeEconomy which has promoted projects of the creative sector through the promotion of courses and consultations of various themes inside the creative sector.In2013,theEntrepreneurshipQualificationCenterofCreativeEconomygavemorethan650hours of capacitation and help that benefited more than 4000 entrepreneurs in the State of RJ.


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www.riocriativo.comwww.riocriativo.rj.gov.brwww.facebook.com/riocriativo

RIO CRIATIVO GOmA

Nameoftheorganization GOMA

Date of establishment December 2012

Sector Creative industry/ecology/new technologies


GOMAisco-workingspacewithwiderangeoffacilities:workspaces,supplementaryactivities,library,matheriotheque,makerspace(designlab),cafe,shop,gallery.GOMAsharerd goals are: social bussines networking, sustainable products and service design, collaborative economy, collective intelligence. They are realized within certain areas: architecture, art, audiovisual, scenography, communication,computer graphics, crowdfunding design, education, environmental management,social innovation, responsible materials,collaborative processes, new technologies.Companies of GOMA are: MateriaBrasil, Gitec, HUB RIO, Zerezes, Zebu, Terravixta,InventaRio,Imagine,Hula,Catarse,EstúdioGuanabara,EstúdioHíbrido,Simplicidades,M+EDesign,Malokca,Chance,Engage,EstúdioRoncó,amongotherself-employedentrepreneurs.


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ProjectcoordinationDaniel Stü[email protected]ürttembergPublicInnovationAgencyforICTandMedia

ProjectcommunicationanddisseminationSerena MingollaApuliaRegion-IndustrialResearchandInnovationDepartmenteccl@regione.puglia.it

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