1. Support for Innovation – Unit D2
A place for cultural and creative industries in the European instruments supporting innovation
Dr. Reinhard Büscher
Head of Unit
Support for Innovation – Unit D2
European Commission Enterprise and Industry
Creativity, Culture and Innovation -
Looking for new links; Brussels 8/9/2010 1

2. Creative Industries are
… an important part of economy and growth engine;
… an important asset for attractiveness of cities and regions;
… abundant in metropolitan areas – but not only there;
… characterised by small and micro enterprises;
… the showcase for dynamic entrepreneurship;
… situated somewhere between art and commerce;
… not a homogenous sector and constantly changing.

3. European cluster map
European Cluster Observatory (2010) Priority Sector Report: Creative and Cultural Industries

4. European Creative Industries Alliance
Awareness raising
Cooperation platform
Framework conditions, trends & foresight
Innovation
support
services
Incubation & access to
finance
Cluster excellence & cooperation
Links with other sectors
Information service and guidance
Pilot
action I
Public-private partnerships on vouchers for
innovation support
Pilot
action II
Public-private partnership on
access to finance
Pilot
action III
Public-private partnership on cluster excellence & cooperation

5. The European Creative Industries Alliance will
… intensify collaboration between national and regional initiatives supporting creative industries;
… raise political awareness of the increasing economic importance of creative industries;
… mobilise additional private and public funds in support of creative industries;
… provide better support to innovation in creative industries and create spillovers in other economic sectors;
… strengthen structures in creative industries that generate internationally competitive products, services and jobs.

6. Thank you for your attention
Support for Industrial Innovation Unit,
Industrial Innovation and Mobility Industries Directorate
European Commission, Enterprise and Industry Directorate-General
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