Open Innovation Factory: Rethinking Policy for the Creative Economy

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) at The University of Edinburgh, brings together creative practices that shape the world around us.

Edinburgh College of Art

Join us for an engaging online event that inspires participants to think about how innovation policy can be opened up.

Join us for an engaging online event that inspires participants to think about how innovation policy can be opened up so that creative practitioners can more effectively and easily leverage what this vital policy area has to offer for their day-to-day work.To quote from ekip’s overview of tools and methods, “In complex areas of innovation and development, growth does not arise from a single point but from interactions between many actors in an ecosystem. To build capacity for and to be able to scale, we need to build strategic competence and strategic partnerships in a multi-stakeholder environment.” How can creative sectors leverage the power of innovation while ensuring that cultural values remain central to policy discourse? How do creatives overcome fragmented ecosystems to realise the benefits of research and innovation funding and other resources? Perhaps most importantly, how do the cultural and creative sectors rise above the ingrained perception that innovation is the sole preserve of science and technology in order to create a more inclusive innovation ecosystem?This Open Innovation Factory event is presented by researchers from the University of Edinburgh as part of ekip, the European Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries Policy Platform, an Horizon Europe funded project. Ekip focuses on how open innovation ecosystems can be leveraged to support diverse and inclusive development of immersive and convergent technologies through a strong network of networks across Creative and Cultural Industries (CCIs) in Europe and beyond. AgendaIntroduction to ekip’s approach to innovation ecosystems.Panel featuring leading research and policy perspectives.Workshop: Explore the skills and languages of open innovation through the lens of the work that the cultural and creative sectors do in their everyday practice. Together, we ask; what skills do creative practitioners bring that could make a positive difference to policymaking, and what could policymakers be doing to make best use of the experiences of the cultural and creative industries?Findings from this participatory workshop will be fed directly into ekip’s approaches to developing and iterating innovation policies for the cultural and creative industries. The aim of the session is to bring the voices of creative practitioners and representative bodies to the table in policy discussions and recommendations, and to ensure that ekip’s approaches reach not only those who make policies but also those who make Europe’s cultural and creative industries happen. Confirmed speakers Jorma Sarv, Creativity Lab Bernard Hay, Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre Izabela Derda, Erasmus University Francesca Barisani, EIT Culture &amp; Creativity AccessWe will provide (automated) captioning throughout the event. Please let us know during registration if you have any other access requirements that would help you to feel more comfortable and able to join this event.Data ProtectionIn providing your completed registration response you are giving explicit consent for us to use this data in our programme monitoring and reporting processes. The data is managed confidentially. Your data will be held and used by the ekip delivery team based at the University of Edinburgh with some data shared with our partners on the programme (further details at <a href="http://ekipengine.eu/partners/" title="http://ekipengine.eu/partners/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://ekipengine.eu/partners/</a>). Your data will only be reported in anonymous aggregated forms and will always be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and therefore also in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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