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Towards a creative Europe: What role for creative industries?

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24 June 2019
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Within the framework of the 2009 European Year of Creativity and Innovation , the Seventh Brussels Debate "Towards a creative Europe: What role for creative industries?" was held on 19 November 2009.  The URBACT Creative Clusters project has been working on this topic for two years. Miguel Silvestre, Deputy Mayor of Obidos, Lead Partner of Creative Clusters project participated in this debate. Watch the short and interesting video produced on the event. 

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The objective of Creative Clusters project is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related to creative clusters in low density urban areas. The starting assumption of this URBACT project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small urban centres and not only of big cities.

The Brussels debate "Towards a creative Europe: What role for creative industries?" focused on the potential of the creative industries for both economy and society. The question of maximising positive links between creative industries, the rest of the economy and their contribution towards the whole society was at the centre of the discussion.
During this period of economic crisis, there is growing political recognition of the importance of the creative industries in the new "experience economy". However, in practice, the potential of this sector as a motor of the economy remains underexploited. This debate took a closer look at how these industries could be better used as a conduit for innovation for society as a whole and what their place could be in the future European innovation strategy.


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