Pilot phase 2019-2021

Finance, Learning, Innovation, and Patenting was a pilot project co-funded by the EU whose main objective was to support healthy and sustainable ecosystems for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) with respect to these four key policy areas.

Through different activities, such as research, stakeholder consultation, and preparing and testing guidelines, the consortium aimed to improve the finance and patenting ecosystem to strengthen CCIs’ capacities for growth and development through improved access to finance and value recognition, as well as their capacities to capture value from IP. To achieve the cross-sectorial benefits of the CCIs, the development of cultural and creative skills for CCIs was put in the European context of competences, qualifications, and occupations. The goal was to develop models for identifying and addressing skills mismatches and to connect CCIs with other sectors by demonstrating the transversal relevance of skills and expertise related to creative thinking. 

Simultaneously, the project strengthened support structures for the CCIs by organizing mutual learning opportunities between Creative Hubs themselves, as well as between them and formal and informal education institutions.

During the project, Covid-19 pandemic hit society and further emphasized the pre-existing underlying problems and the necessity of strengthening CCSIs to make both the sectors and society more future-proof.

The consortium comprised the Goethe-Institut as lead partner, the European Creative Hubs Network, IDEA Consult, VVA Economics and Policy and Intellectual Property Institute Luxembourg.