INNOvating entrepreneurship policies in the CRAFTS sector

Programme 2007 - 2013 Interreg IVC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The project idea started from the need of several European cities of art and UNESCO World Heritage to explore the values that make up the identity of a sustainable city and in particular, to strengthen entrepreneurship policies in the field of artistic and contemporary crafts (ACC). The promotion of succesful entrepreneurship and sound business environment for SMEs has always been a major concern for the EU. SMEs are the main source of jobs in Europe and make a major contribution to the growth of the employment. In the ACC sector they have an important economic impact to local & regional economies of the partner territories. The overall objective of the project is to promote entrepreneurship and business creation in the ACC sector by improving the effectiveness of regional and local development policies through sharing and exchanging experience and good practices. The project proposal builds on existing experience and networks developed by the partners at their local/regional level and previous cooperation projects. The partnership of the project is composed by: Municipality of Florence as LP; National Association of Italian Municipalities–Tuscany; National Institute of Arts and Crafts (France); Public Foundation The Legacy of al-Andalus; Bistrita Municipality; Regional Association of Municipalities “Central Stara Planina”; Municipality of Burgas; Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona; Budapest Entreprise Agency; Aalto University School of Art and Design-University of Vaasa; Municipality of Riga; Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency; Craft Council Ireland; Municipality of Reims; Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The partnership of INNOCRAFTS includes local authorities and bodies representing cities of art and/or UNESCO World Heritage Sites, worldwide recognized for their unique and very rich cultural, architectural and artistic heritage and assets, that have a potential impact on creative and cultural industries if promoted appropriately. The project, thanks to its EU-wide and well balanced partnership with 7 partners coming from 6 new MS, aims to assure a relevant added-value at European level thus actively contributing to reduce regional / local disparities in Europe. The interregional cooperation will provide the opportunity to learn from successful policy actions implemented by local /regional authorities and relevant stakeholders in the field of ACC comparing different policy experience to improve and enhance local policy measures and plans. The expected results of INNOCRAFTS focus on the sub-theme “Entrepreneurship and SMEs” aiming to exchange experiences in common policy issues concerning the ACC sector: identification and promotion of effective business models, improvement of business support services (business incubators & business parks), access to innovation and financial assistance to SMEs (through non-grant intruments), SMEs internationalisation and support and promotion of young and female entrepreneurs.

Achievements (EN):

The overall objective of the INNOCRAFTS project is to promote entrepreneurship and business creation in the artistic and contemporary crafts sector by improving the effectiveness of regional and local development policies through sharing and exchanging good practices and experiences. The partnership of INNOCRAFTS includes Local Authorities and bodies representing cities of art and/or UNESCO World Heritage Sites, worldwide recognized for their unique and very rich cultural, architectural and artistic heritage and assets, that have a potential impact on creative and cultural industries if promoted appropriately. An intense schedule of exchange of experiences to improve local and regional policies aiming to support entrepreneurship and SMEs creation in the artistic and contemporary crafts sector is being implemented by project partners. The emphasis is put on most successful policy experiences developed in the partners’ territories with a particular regard for those that satisfy specific quality criteria in terms of innovativeness, effectiveness, relevance, transferability, and have already provided tangible and measurable results in reaching their objectives. To assure an effective process of exchange of experiences, partners will involve relevant policy-makers and local and regional stakeholders. The main tools allowing the exchange of experiences and good practices between partners are the Joint Interregional Seminars (JIS), Interregional Training Sessions (ITS), Study Visits and guideline on each policy theme, including an intermediate assessment on potential transfer of good practices and policy recommendations for the further development or improvement of partners’ policies. Project activities got started with a Kick-Off meeting conference held in April 2012 in Florence allowing partners to establish the strategic, operational, financial circuits of the project , as well as to discuss project methodology and indicate their representative in the project’s managing groups. The INNOCRAFTS team met for a Managing Group Meeting in Bratislava in June 2012 to define project implementation timetable, managing and other internal rules. In order to promote and disseminate the project, an official website (www.innocrafts.eu) and an official account on Facebook (www.facebook.com/pages/Innocrafts/545605052132067) have been created, as well as the 1st INNOCRAFTS brochure and 1st project Newsletter were published in the framework of the project Communication Plan (CP). This tool represents the project communication and dissemination strategy, able to set up objectives and goals, activities, tools, contents, outputs, target groups and knowledge transfer methodology. In order to strength the partners’ policy capacity to support entrepreneurship and SMEs, to modernise their economies and improve their global competitive position, the project team is implementing an intensive transfer of experiences, knowledge and know-how on jointly selected best practices and approaches in the areas of a) business models and support services (including business incubators and business parks and other related facilities), b) access to innovation design and financial assistance to SMEs, c) SMEs internationalization, professional networking and information exchange, d) promotion of entrepreneurship among specific target groups such as young and female entrepreneurs.

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Cultural heritage and arts New products and services SME and entrepreneurship

Partners (15)

Lead Partner: Comune di Firenze

Address: Piazza della Signoria, 50122 Florence, Italy

Legal status: n/a

Aalto-yliopiston taideteollinen korkeakoulu

Name: Aalto-yliopiston taideteollinen korkeakoulu

Address: PB31000, 76 Aalto, Finland

Legal status: n/a

Община Бургас

Name: Община Бургас

Address: 26 Alexandrovska Street, 8000 Burgas, Bulgaria

Legal status: n/a

Institut National des Métiers d’Art

Name: Institut National des Métiers d’Art

Address: 23 avenue Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France

Legal status: n/a

VšĮ Vilniaus senamiesčio atnaujinimo agentūra

Name: VšĮ Vilniaus senamiesčio atnaujinimo agentūra

Address: Stikliu St. 4, LT-01131 Vilnius, Lithuania

Legal status: n/a

Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora

Name: Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora

Address: Gorkého 9, 816 03 Bratislava, Slovakia

Legal status: n/a

Crafts Council of Ireland

Name: Crafts Council of Ireland

Address: The Parade, Castle YardKilkenny, Ireland

Legal status: n/a

Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona

Name: Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona

Address: Avenida Diagonal, 452, 8006 Barcelona, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Ville de Reims

Name: Ville de Reims

Address: Hôtel de Ville, 51096 Reims, France

Legal status: n/a

Rīgas domes Izglītības, kultūras un sporta departaments

Name: Rīgas domes Izglītības, kultūras un sporta departaments

Address: K. Valdemara 5, LV-1010 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: n/a

Budapesti Vállalkozásfejlesztési Közalapítvány

Name: Budapesti Vállalkozásfejlesztési Közalapítvány

Address: Rákóczi str. 18., H-1072 Budapest, Hungary

Legal status: n/a

Municipiul Bistriţa

Name: Municipiul Bistriţa

Address: Piaţa Centrală, nr. 6, 420040 Bistriţa, Romania

Legal status: n/a

Регионално сдружение на общини „Централна Стара планина”

Name: Регионално сдружение на общини „Централна Стара планина”

Address: 9 Opalchenska str., 5300 Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Legal status: n/a

Fundación Pública El Legado Andalusí

Name: Fundación Pública El Legado Andalusí

Address: Parque de las Ciencias. Avda. de la Ciencia s/n, 18006 Granada, Spain

Legal status: n/a

Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani Toscana

Name: Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani Toscana

Address: Viale Giovine Italia, 50122 Florence, Italy

Legal status: n/a

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Aalto-yliopiston taideteollinen korkeakoulu

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Община Бургас

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Institut National des Métiers d’Art

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Comune di Firenze

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VšĮ Vilniaus senamiesčio atnaujinimo agentūra

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Slovenská obchodná a priemyselná komora

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Crafts Council of Ireland

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Cambra de Comerç de Barcelona

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Ville de Reims

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Rīgas domes Izglītības, kultūras un sporta departaments

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Budapesti Vállalkozásfejlesztési Közalapítvány

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Bistrita Municipality

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Регионално сдружение на общини „Централна Стара планина”

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Fundación Pública El Legado Andalusí

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Associazione Nazionale dei Comuni Italiani Toscana – ANCI Toscana

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Project name (EN): INNOvating entrepreneurship policies in the CRAFTS sector

Project acronym: INNOCRAFTS

Project start date: 2012-01-01

Project end date: 2014-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 318 400.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 817 300.00

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2007 - 2013 Interreg IVC

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2015-09-01

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204 / 204 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 250 / 2 250 (100%)

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