Workshop A2: Creativity and innovation fostered by local and regional authorities: accomplishments and perspectives

Creativity and innovation fostered by local and regional authorities

Dr. Roberta Comunian

Lecturer in Cultural and Creative Industries at King's College, London

Creative Regions Research Network

Soing a Creative Regions Summer School 2013 to link policy makers with what happens in CCI's

Dr. Caroline Chapain

To study the link between creative industries and innovation, there shall be a focus on the contribution of Creative Industries to the economy (the work foundation 2007, DCM S 2008, etc.), but also a focus on creative clusters. As to innovation itself, it will mean first on technical and product innovation but more and more also on innovation in services.

The OECD has revised the definition of innovation as "implementation of a significantly improved product."

Is this innovation or is it creativity?

Enter due to information technologies also a new process of innovation.

need for innovation indicators

there is as well the trademarks and copy right issue in need to be dealt with

Case studies of clusters

the concentration in London (50% of all production, 10% of that in Soho)
south of Oxford street: design orientated industry
Soho: film distribution companies – with a valuorization chain
no innovation strategy in the film industry
close to suppliers – location in Soho: being at heart of industry (work force, clients and suppliers)
a lot of money spend on software and modern technology
universities do not play any role in the innovation but more important are international contacts

Simon Houriez Signes de sens

His presentation is about social innovation in order to give to deaf people access to cultural and educational resources.

When starting out, some basic requirements have to be fulfilled:

identify the need and have an idea;
create a prototype
evaluate the prototype
correct it and spread it.

In museumsm you have rarely visual guides for deaf people. Why do social institutions need to innovate? Because the world is changing and there are many more people with a disability. So this is also a chance to create a new market. Also there has been passed a law for accessibility. It requires of social institutions to have implemented measures to improve accessibility.

there is no R&D department in museum
not facilitated by local authorities
can help social institutions to evaluate by experimentation without necessity to produce something new
spread out of this experience new ideas

Source: www.museo-isf.com

Product of interaction does not need to stay in the museum.

Use of i-pad

Fragility is not behaving like people usually do or not able because of not being adapted in the same way as are 'normal people'.

If you want to innovate just focus on people who are different.

For further contact and information:

s.houriez@signesdesens.org

Marino Moran

Malaga city - company Promalaga - wide range of projects in the city e.g. redesigning football stadium, creation of network of museums in the city, network of incubators with 4 main areas for purpose of business creation

Notes for further reflections:

- study by Phil Cooke as to which regions in Europe are more competitive and his concept of a 'culture of excellance' (values shared) to explain outsourcing of contracts by larger companies to smaller ones who are more innovative.

- experiences made in the Article 10 ERDF project CIED (Cultural Innovation and Economic Development)

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