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EIT Culture & Creativity is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). We are a Knowledge and Innovation Community designed to strengthen and transform Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) by connecting creatives and organisations to Europe’s largest innovation network. For the next 7 years, EIT Culture & creativity will:
empower and connect creatives and innovators across Europe and contribute to a more resilient, more sustainable, and transformational sector.
unlock latent value from a multitude of small cultural and creative stakeholders through technology transfer, improved cross-sectoral collaboration and their effective integration in production value networks.
strengthen artistic driven innovation as an indispensable part of the European Innovation Ecosystem.
reinforce the appreciation and anchoring of European values, and identities.
harness the unique position of the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries to facilitate Europe’s Green, Digital and Social transitions.
EIT Culture & Creativity will run its operations under the following five Strategic Objectives:
Education
We will create and deploy interdisciplinary education programmes for future-proofing the skillsets of students and professionals in the creative and cultural industries, and cross-fertilising other sectors with creativity and design as transversals skills.
Innovation
We will translate Europe’s leading knowledge, technologies and innovations into products, services and experiences leveraging collaborations across domains by creative stakeholders, researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs, while driving the Green, Digital and Social transitions of and with cultural and creative industries.
Creation
We will co-create Private and Public Value by working to connect startups with the market, and implementing innovative solutions that open new opportunities for diverse creative players, paving the way for sustainable ecosystem growth and consolidation.
Society
We will unleash the potential of cultural and creative industries for social Innovation. By fostering values-based cultural entrepreneurship, we will increase social cohesion, the well-being of communities, sustainability and anchor EU values in cities, regions and rural areas across Europe.
Systems
We will consolidate an Europe-wide Innovation Ecosystem leveraging the data and deep insights required for an evidence-based decision and policymaking that will unleash the full potential of creative and cultural industries to improve their own competitiveness, and contribute to Europe’s triple transition.
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