Creatinno: a European Creative Industries Knowledge Exchange Project

The objective of the project is to develop the current CCI support policies in partner countries and thus increase the competitiveness and business skills of cultural and creative SMEs on the national and European scale with focus on the Spanish, British and Czech markets. [...] The agency is thus aware of the importance of creativity within the economy and is striving to embrace the potential of the cultural and creative industries. [...] STATE SUPPORT From the perspective of the territory and region, the value and contribution of the CCIs is very important, as these industries are highlighted as one of the opportunity fields by the Smart Specialisation Strategy of the Basque Country RIS3. [...] There are several reasons why the mapping of CCIs and evaluation of the current state of the cultural and creative industries is important: • To understand the dynamics of the cultural and creative industries, to learn more about the sector and to understand the specific needs. [...] That was the beginning of the initial comprehension of the term and of the first mapping of CCIs.