May 29-30 seminar in Tartu (see more >>>)
June 11-14 study trip to Amsterdam, a city which has plenty of experience in developing creative economies. The representatives of the participating cities will visit centres and institutions dealing with creative industries and exchange experience. See more >>>
August – November 2007 Each city works with the action plan and strategy. One of the experts visits each participating city, giving consultancy and assisting in strategy-making process. During the whole project period the expert will be in contact with the city assisting and offering consultancy.
By December 1st we have to have the research results from the three cities for comparative analysis for the textbook. The analysis will be done by Erik Terk and his colleagues.
Deadline for the experts' articles – January 31st, 2008.
October – February 2008 Each city should finish the work with strategy or action plan and reach concrete results. These concrete results should be decided upon and written down during the first seminar it Tartu.
Bergen action plan (pdf, 63 KB)
Tartu strategy (pdf, 286 KB)
Turku strategy (pdf, 37 KB)
March 2008 The textbook must be ready.
March 27-28 The final final seminar of the project will take place in Tartu in the framework of an international conference about creative industries (See conference website at http://www.tartu.ee/kultuurikonverentsid/eng/prog_eng.php).
During the seminar each city will present the results of their work. The project experts will make additional presentations commenting the process of working with strategies. The experts will present the book about the measures for developing creative economy in Nordic countries.
March 27 Parallel seminar for NICe project „Nordic Model for Creative Industries
3 p.m Where are we now and where are we heading – presentations by the three participating cities – Bergen, Tartu and Turku.
3 p.m. Ådne Meling from Bergen (presentation, pdf 50 KB)
3.20 p.m. Ave Anniste from Tartu (presentation, pdf 427 KB)
First Project (presentation, pdf 395 KB)
3.40 p.m. Maarit Keto-Seppälä from Turku (presentation, pdf 718 KB)
4 p.m. Presentation of the project publication „Hands-on Regional Strategies for Creative Industries in Bergen, Tartu and Turku” – experts Colin Mercer, Henrik Sparre-Ulrich and Robert Marijnissen comment the process of working with strategies and present the book about the measures for developing creative economy in Nordic countries.
4.30 p.m. Round-table discussion and the chance to ask questions from the project participants. Guests from other Nordic and Baltic cities will have the chance to join the round-table discussion about regional creative industries strategies.
5 p.m. Conclusion of Day 1 in the main conference room
March 28
10.15 Creative industries at local level in the main conference room
Sustainable cultural policies and strategic planning at local level – Project expert Robert Marijnissen participating in the panel discussion.
12.30 Creative Industries environments in Europe and Estonia – Project expert Colin Mercer participating in the panel discussion.
Download project publication „Hands–on Regional Strategies for Creative Industries in Bergen, Tartu and Turku.
April 2008 follow-up of the project, reporting. Final scientific / expert report. Final administrative report.
Please feel free to distribute this information and contact us for further information at kristiina.reidolv@raad.tartu.ee (project manager Kristiina Reidolv).
