Creativity, culture and innovation
Brussels, 9 September 2010
Seminar
Working Group on maximising the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries, in particular that of SMEs
Fernando FREIRE DE SOUSA
1. Background (i)
The European Council recognized "the importance of the cultural and creative sectors in the frame of the Lisbon Agenda, as well as the need to reinforce [their] potential (…), in particularly as far as SMEs are concerned" The European Parliament called on the Commission "to clarify what constitutes the European vision of culture, creativity and innovation and to elaborate political measures (…) in order to develop European creative industries, incorporating these in a genuine European strategy for culture"
1. Background (ii)
Cultural Affairs Committee
1. Background (iii)
OMC Expert Working Group on maximising the potential of Cultural and Creative Industries, in particular that of SMEs to identify and share best practices to suggest recommendations for concrete actions at national or European levels
Aims
Milestones
• Expert Presentations 2. Questionnaire of good/bad practices at national/pannational levels
10 plenary meetings 3. Case Studies submitted (104) (wide variety of topics) (22 to 25 member states)
17th April 2008 (Brussels) 02nd July 2008 (Brussels) 12th September 2008 (Brussels) 01st October 2008 (Paris) 13th March 2009 (Brussels) 30th June 2009 (Brussels) 12th November 2009 (Brussels) ‐ 08th February 2010 (Brussels) ‐ 13th April 2010 (Brussels) ‐03rd June 2010 (Brussels)
4. SubGroups (4 themes) 5. Preliminary Report (November 2009) 6. External Experts Comments 7. Draft Report (April 2010) 8. Final Report (June 2010)
(27 policy recommendations)
1. Background (iv) 4 SubGroups
USE AND REUSE
CONTEXT
How to connect culture as a source of innovation for the economy and society?
How to stimulate and facilitate new forms of creativity?