Workshop 1 b. Culture for innovation: The role of culture in local and regional development, and its impact on economic growth What is ‘culture’ and how to measure its role in and for society? A pragmatic move towards a broad (anthropological) definition of culture; A traditional cultural institution like a museum is part of the CCI´s; there you also find new elements like film, DVD:s etc. Museums has always been linked to creativity and the society. (F.Mairese)

In the EU steering documents cultural diversity, globalisation and digitization are regarded as key drivers for development

The European level Green Paper (2010), Year of creativity and innovation (2009), Agenda for Culture 2007 and EU Cultural Programme A need for better knowledge about innovation models in the cultural sector. Culture has a value as such, but what about its potential for economic growth? More applied research is needed. Funds are available in the FP7 SSH-programme. Does culture strengthen a social capital that promotes creativity and innovations? (M. Paasi)

EU Regional Policy Support of CCI´s, especially SME´s, can foster innovation in other sectors of a regions´s economy Funding for culture available from ERDF; i.e. heritage, infrastructure, cultural participation etc. Priorities and needs are (best) defined on the regional level Cross-sectoral funding is important (V. Cenacchi)

National initiatives; France New digital Technologies (in the Internet world) challanges issues on copyrights, the situation for the music industry, printed books etc. A need to reinvent new models, not to decrease the support of traditional culture; anti-pirat legislation, positive stimula for legal down-loading, more resources for digitization of the culture heritage, support to SME´s Different VAT-levels between countries a problem (F. Bokobza)

National initiatives: Wallonie, Belgium Establishment of START, a public company for the funding of SME’s, small firms that won´t get financing from banks etc. Performing arts, festivals, videogames, radio etc. New companies; they have to show how to go from ideas to practice Start gives max. 50 % of the budget (V. Civrais)

City - Stuttgart City planning for the future. What comes after the automobile industry? A need for applied research and mapping Who are the CCI´s and what do they produce? In Stuttgart the CCI´s mainly produce services to other economic sectors – so far CCI´s has a big potential for the future. The city facilitates via net-working, match-making, office facilities (B. Hartmann)

In summary CCI’s has a potential to be EU´s salvator…but we don´t really no how; more applied research is needed We have to face the (in some cases negative) effects of the digital revolution in a constructive way; take the opportunities! There is a need for special funding of SME´s among the CCI´s (often micro-enterprizes) Regional support to the CCI´s should be made across sectors; ’industrial’ funds also to culture Mats Rolén, Sept. 9, 2010