FOSTERING SOCIAL & CREATIVE INNOVATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

What is TALIA?TALIA (Territorial Appropria�on of Leading-edge Innova�on Ac�ons) builds and develops the Social & Crea�ve community of the InterregMED Programme by orchestra�ng the progress and results of individual projects within the Priority Axis specifically related to Cultural and Crea�ve Industries on the one hand, and Social Innova�on (Open Data, Social Entrepreneurship and Public Sector Innova�on) on the other.

One of the 4 Priority Axes in the InterregMED Programme aims to increase the transna�onal ac�vity of innova�ve clusters and networks of key sectors of the MED area.

The star�ng point are the individual MED projects of this Axis, dealing with cultural and crea�ve industries, open data, social enterprises, and ins�tu�onal innova�on, which are structured according to a ‘modular’ approach, namely addressing one or more of the steps of: Studying, Tes�ng and Capitalising.

TALIA gathers all modular projects within communi�es of prac�ce based on their commonali�es to support joint transna�onal communica�on and capitalisa�on ac�ons.

INNOVATION

TALIA is also responsible for the construc�on and development of the MED Social & Crea�ve community, including the modular projects addressing the topics of Cultural and Crea�ve Industries and Social Innova�on.

The goal is to ac�vate synergies between public and private actors and to improve and expand the scope of the knowledge and results generated by their interac�on.

SOCIAL & CREATIVE

TALIA considers crea�vity and social innova�on the enabling forces for prosperity and well-being in the MED space, in line with EU 2020 as well as the specific poten�als of the Mediterranean itself. This in a context of “territorial innova�on”, where innova�on is built on the territorial capital specific to a given place or the Mediterranean as a whole.

TALIA operates on 3 learning loops concerning projects, programmes and policies, to co-develop a Mediterranean model for crea�vity and innova�on directly with the territorial actors and stakeholders concerned. This policy learning process can then feed into the implementa�on of regional Smart Specialisa�on Strategies.

Thanks to a dedicated pla�orm with data mining and social networking characteris�cs, regional programme managers and policy makers will be allowed to ground their ini�a�ves on available evidence as well as map their efforts with respect to each other and to a common policy message across the industries and thema�c sectors addressed.

Concretely, TALIA carries out the main ac�vi�es foreseen by the MED Programme through three strands of ac�on:

Engagement and supportLiaison and interac�on with modular projects and their local and transna�onal networks, with the purpose of community building as well as helping them to interact with each other and their target audiences.

CommunicationThis includes web and social media-like spaces for interac�on and dissemina�on among researchers, prac��oners, and policy makers, as well as regular events at the local and na�onal levels.

Attaining impactThis involves the iden�fica�on of opportuni�es to extend the most prominent project results across the MED space and the EU thema�c policy agendas, through policy briefings and roadmaps contribu�ng to key debates in na�onal and interna�onal fora, with a clear focus on sustainability.

In this way, TALIA inter-connects the innova�on clusters developed within thema�c modular projects to create a transna�onal meta-cluster of crea�vity and social innova�on in the Mediterranean.

lead partner

Regional Government of Apulia

(Italy)

projects partners

(Spain)

Fernando de los Ríos Consor�um

(Belgium)

European Network of Living Labs

(Greece)

Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce

& Industry

(Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Agency for Economic Development

of City of Prijedor (France)

Na�onal Ins�tute for Research in Computer Science and

Applied Mathema�cs

AGENCIJA ZA

GRADA PRIJEDORA

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NO

MSK

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TALIA PARTNERSHIP

More info: infotalia@regione.puglia.it

interreg-med.eu

TALIA considers crea�vity and social innova�on the enabling forces for prosperity and well-being in the MED space, in line with EU 2020 as well as the specific poten�als of the Mediterranean itself. This in a context of “territorial innova�on”, where innova�on is built on the territorial capital specific to a given place or the Mediterranean as a whole.

TALIA operates on 3 learning loops concerning projects, programmes and policies, to co-develop a Mediterranean model for crea�vity and innova�on directly with the territorial actors and stakeholders concerned. This policy learning process can then feed into the implementa�on of regional Smart Specialisa�on Strategies.

Thanks to a dedicated pla�orm with data mining and social networking characteris�cs, regional programme managers and policy makers will be allowed to ground their ini�a�ves on available evidence as well as map their efforts with respect to each other and to a common policy message across the industries and thema�c sectors addressed.

What is the Interreg MED Programme? Partners from 13 countries are working together in the transna�onal European Coopera�on Programme for the Mediterranean area, the Interreg MED Programme 2014-2020. The transna�onal setup allows them to tackle challenges beyond na�onal borders, such as the rise of low carbon economy, the protec�on of natural and cultural resources and the strengthening of innova�on.

The main objec�ve of the Interreg MED Programme is to promote sustainable growth in the Mediterranean area by fostering innova�ve concepts and prac�ces and a reasonable use of resources and by suppor�ng social integra�on through an integrated and territorially based coopera�on approach.

FOSTERING SOCIAL & CREATIVE INNOVATION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN