A Good Practices Guide on the use of creative and cultural industries as instruments for urban regeneration was published last April, 2011 by the CITIES - Creative Industries in Traditional Intercultural Spaces project (INTERREG IVC, EC). INTELI, as a partner of the project has contributed with case studies from the City of Braga (Portugal). http://www.eucreativeindustries.eu/contents/downloads/index/downloads      all news>  

INTELI will participate in the seminar "Creative Regions in Southern Europe: Challenges and Opportunities" organized by RSA - Regional Studies Association and the University of Barcelona. The event will take place in Barcelona (Spain) next May, 5-6. INTELI will present a communication on "Creative-based Strategies in Small and Medium-sized Cities in European Intermediate Regions: the Case of Portugal".   http://www.creative-regions.eu/first-research-seminar-barcelona.html final_programme.pdf  ...

6.7 APRIL 2011 OPEN CONFERENCE MUNICIPAL THEATRE MUNICIPAL LIBRARY FREE REGISTRATION More information www.alcobaca.pt Contacts: Municipality of Alcobaça - Communication and Public Relations Department gcrp@cm-alcobaca.pt  +351 262 580844 6 APRIL. 6 MAY EXHIBITION CERAMICS IN ALCOBAÇA FROM 1875 UNTIL CeRamlCa PLUS TEMPORARY EXHIBITION GALERY - MONASTERY OF ALCOBAÇA POSTER.pdf    all news>

The 8th Newsletter of the Creative Clusters network was published! The objective of the Creative Clusters - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" project, supported by the URBACT Programme of the EU, is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in low density urban areas. The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small and medium-sized urban centers and not only of big cities. creative...

  The fourth and last thematic workshop of the URBACT network on Creative Clusters will be devoted to discuss on events and cultural agenda as catalysts in promoting creative-based strategies in local development. The range of sub-themes to be tacked will cover issues such as: re-thinking big events: new aims, new formats, and the post-event; linking cultural policies to economic development policies: practical cases; local strategies in events and cultural agendas; giving heritage a new life: linking heritage to the contemporary; public marketplaces for cultural...

The 7th Newsletter of the Creative Clusters network was published! The objective of the Creative Clusters - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" project, supported by the URBACT Programme of the EU, is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in low density urban areas. The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small and medium-sized urban centers and not only of big cities....

The 6th Newsletter of the Creative Clusters network was published! The objective of the Creative Clusters - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" project, supported by the URBACT Programme of the EU, is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in low density urban areas. The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small and medium-sized urban centers and not only of big cities....

  INTELI was invited to present a communication in the "X International Forum on Innovation and Creativity". The event, under the organisation of the Creative Brasil Foundation will take place in Aracaju - Brasil next November, 18-20. Around 1,000 participants from different parts of the world attended the last edition of the forum. This year, the event will have the participation of 22 Brazilian experts and 6 experts from USA, Canada and Portugal as speakers. INTELI's presentation will be centred on theoretical issues and case studies related to creative urban...

The workshop "The Space of the Creative Class: Urban Facilities and Strategies for Creative Entrepreneurs" will take place next October, 10-11 in the city of Hódmezóvásárhely (Hungary) within the URBACT Creative Clusters project. INTELI will make a presentation on the topic: : "Spaces for Creative People: Concepts, Trends and the European Kaleidoscope". The_space_of_the_creative_class_HMV_Programme_(2).pdf       all news>

INTELI is going to participate in the ERSA (European Regional Science Association) Congress "Sustainable Regional Growth and Development in the Creative Knowledge Economy" that will take place in Jönköping (Sweden), next August, 19-23. Elisabete Tomás will present a communication on "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas: A Case-study Approach". http://www.ersa.org/ersa-congress/        all news>  

The European Commission, through the Directorate-General for Education and Culture, launched a public consultation on the Green Paper "Unlocking the Potential of Cultural and Creative Industries". The objective was to gather views on various issues impacting the cultural and creative industries in Europe, from business environment to the need to open up a common European space for culture, from capacity building to skills development and promotion of European creators on the world stage. The responses to the consultation will inform the Commission and help it ensure that EU...

The 4th Newsletter of the Creative Clusters network was published! The objective of the Creative Clusters - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" project, supported by the URBACT Programme of the EU, is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in low density urban areas. The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small and medium-sized urban centers and not only of big cities....

INTELI - Intelligence in Innovation Centre and the Municipality of Braga are organizing an Inter-regional Workshop designated "Creative Braga: Fusing Knowledge from Arts and Science" that will take place next June, 30 in the City of Braga (Portugal). The objective of the event is to enhance the debate between local, regional and European players on the opportunities and challenges associated with the development of the creative industries in Braga, promoting the concept ‘Blurring Boundaries' between art, culture, science, technology and innovation. The workshop is an...

  On 17th May 2010, after more than 18 months of international activities and success stories the initiative European Interest Group on Creativity and Innovation becomes an official network. INTELI is one of the founding members of the formal association. The first General Assembly met in Stuttgart in order to accept the Official Statute and Strategic Plan of the association and to elect as Chairman Mr. Klaus Haasis (MFG Baden-Württemberg) and as Deputy Chairman Mrs Michela Pollone (CSP - Innovazione nelle ICT). The European Interest Group on Creativity and Innovation is a...

INTELI and the Municipality of Alcobaça, partners of the European project "Ceramics and CRafts Industries' Increased Cooperation", are going to receive a European delegation of politicians, ceramic companies and craftsmen to visit relevant institutions of the Ceramics and Crafts Sector of the Western Region. The study visit will take place next May, 24-25. The Ceramica project aims to provide strategic recommendations for regional and local development directed towards de support of the ceramic and crafts industries at the European level. These recommendations seek to...

The workshop "Creative Education: Incubating Future Talent" will take place in Reggio Emilia (Italy) in 6-7 May 2010, in the framework of the URBACT Creative Clusters network. INTELI, as a partner of the network, will make a presentation on "Creative People: Profiles, Training Challenges and Mobility". The objective of the URBACT Creative Clusters network - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in...

The 3rd Newsletter of the Creative Clusters network was published! The Newsletter contains a brief summary of the conclusions of the European Forum on Cultural Industries that took place in Barcelona in 29-30 March 2010. The general lines of the Green Paper on Cultural and Creative Industries were presented in the event by the European Commission. The objective of the Creative Clusters - "Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas" project, supported by the URBACT Programme of the EU is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal...

  INTELI and the Municipality of Óbidos attended the European Forum on Cultural Industries that took place in 29-30 March 2010, in Barcelona (Spain). The objective of the event was to discuss the importance of cultural industries within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union. There were also presented the general lines of the Green Paper on Cultural and Creative Industries. The forum was structured around five key lines of discussion: the financing of the cultural industries (financial intervention mechanisms, sustainability of SMEs); the professionals of...

On 4 and 5 March, will be held in Lisbon a mission of European Municipalities , in order to promote the exchange of experiences and good practices in cultural and creative sector. Participants will have the opportunity to meet spaces, institutions and flagship projects of the capital, as induscria - Platform for Creatives Industries, LX Factory, Santos Design District, Factory Braço de Prata, Parque das Nações - Expo, ETIC - School of Communication and Image of Lisbon, etc... The event is part of the European project CITIES - "Creative Industries in Traditional Intercultural...

From 21 to 22 January Inteli is going to participate in a visit to Tampere - Finland. The aim of this visit is to exchange experiences and good practices on creative industries and urban creative. This visit comes within the Project CITIES - "Creative Industries in Traditional Intercultural Spaces", supported by the INTERREG IV C of the EU. The initiative includes a visit to different institutions and creative spaces, and the presentation of programs and projects related to the development of culture and creative industries. Besides INTELI, the Council and the Economic...