The Districts of Creativity. Creativity + entrepreneurship = innovation Technological Know How Societal, economical, market Know How New strategy New.

The Districts of Creativity

Creativity + entrepreneurship = innovation

Technological Know How

Societal, economical, market

Know How

New strategy • New organisation • New process New marketing • New product • New service

New market • New business model • New management • New societal solutions • New education

Creative talent/ability

3

Making entrepreneurial Flanders more creative

Making creative Flanders more entrepreneurial

4

Our believe

Strength=Creativity

Innovation driveneconomy

Pro

speri

ty per

capit

a

Productivity driveneconomy

Strength=Efficiency

Factor driveneconomy

Strength=Low cost

Flanders

5

Not only a believe

Creative industry

Total economy

3%

0,6%Employment growth 1995-2003

6

What we do

Policy makers

Companies

Education

General Public

7

International Collaboration: DC-network

Oklahoma

Québec

Scotland Flande

rs

Shanghai

Qingdao

Catalunya

Rhône-Alpes

Lombardia

Baden-Württemberg

Nord-Pas de Calais

Karnataka

Tampere

8

Big enough to matterSmall enough to care

Regions

9

Objectives > Benefits

• Exchange “interesting” practices• Networking between relevant players• Joint projects to stimulate creativity &

innovation• Joint innovative projects• Enhancing business

10

Some projects

11

SCOTLANDGDP p/c

% KIS jobs

% HT jobs

X/GDP

VC investment

% new companies

EPO patents

GERD/GDPtax w edge (country)

HRST (% pop.)

% pop. sec/tert. edu

% foreign pop.

unemployment rate

employment grow th

GDP grow th

QUEBECGDP p/c

X/GDP

VC investment

% new companies

GERD/GDP

tax w edge (country)

HRST (% pop.)

% pop. sec/tert. edu

% foreign pop.

unemployment rate

employment grow th

GDP grow th

RHÔNE-ALPESGDP p/c

% KIS jobs

% HT jobs

X/GDP

VC investment

% new companies

EPO patents

GERD/GDPtax w edge (country)

HRST (% pop.)

% pop. sec/tert. edu

% foreign pop.

unemployment rate

employment grow th

GDP grow th

LOMBARDYGDP p/c

% KIS jobs

% HT jobs

X/GDP

VC investment

% new companies

EPO patents

GERD/GDPtax w edge (country)

HRST (% pop.)

% pop. sec/tert. edu

% foreign pop.

unemployment rate

employment grow th

GDP grow th

Differences Global, not European

Challenges

12

And the EC?

• Open outlook for network collaboration with regions outside Europe

• Open view on creativity: more than creative sectors

Pascal [email protected]