This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

What’s up, Europe?

Joke van AntwerpenEuropean Creative Industries Alliance(ECIA)

12 February 2013Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

What is ECIA

• Aim: Increasing role creative industries as a driver of the

European economy• Via policy learning • Open platform with policymakers and business support

practitioners (28 partners and 12 countries).

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

Tasks of ECIA

1) Analyse, benchmark and engage in mutual learning

in areas such as:• Innovation support• Access to finance• Cluster excellence• Spillovers• Demand driven innovation• Internationalization

2) Prepare policy recommendations with concrete masterplans to better support creative industries

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

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How does it work?

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

Role of the Amsterdam Economic Board (previous AIM)

• Coordinator of a consortium of 6 cities• Administratory role for the Policy Learning Platform• Contact point for the European Commission’s DG

Enterprise• ECIA Website• Produce end documents:

– Roadmap for a future policy for the CI– Policy recommendations for the EC

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

What’s in it for you

• To share and gain knowledge on the Creative Industries (CI) in Europe: what’s working and what’s not?

• Constant up to date information from the ECIA website about relecant events and publications

• Website as a portal that provides access to EU platforms and relevant CI networks

• Companies: participation in European networks, EU stimulation of small- and middle sized companies, advice from ‘how to grow’ portal.

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

www.eciaplatform.eu

This initiative is financed under the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) which aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises.

Please visit our website!

www.eciaplatform.eu