CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOR NEW URBAN ECONOMIES IN THE DANUBE REGION

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

Date of latest update: 2024-03-22

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Description (EN):

The revitalisation of urban areas, especially inner city areas is a key challenge for social cohesion and competitiveness in the DR. Many inner city areas suffer from desertion as result of industrial transformation, changing consumer habits, suburbanisation, etc. The creative industry (CI) is a cradle of innovation and underestimated economic asset with high potential to contribute to the revitalisation of town centres and regeneration of urban areas. CINEMAs objective is to improve the innovative framework conditions for creative industries and urban regeneration in the Danube Region, by developing and testing innovative model, tools and services based on cross-fertilisation and start-up actions among CI and the urban economy sectors like retail and small businesses. CINEMA will build capacities and foster the cooperation of all actors and stakeholders in order to sustainably improve the framework conditions for innovation for CI and urban economies. The CINEMA quadruple helix partnership will act as a policy driver to improve transnational dialogue and cooperation on institutional & policy level, especially among municipalities & city administration in the DR. CINEMA partnership of municipalities, BSO, SMEs, creatives and NGOs will - develop a three roadmaps to support the shaping of new & restructuring of old urban economies meeting environmental & social challenges of the DR like revitalisation of abandoned buildings and deserted city centres, - develop tools & services for BSO & policy makers to improve the capacities for innovation among CI and urban economy sectors with strong focus on start-up activities, - pilot all tools to bring creative spirit & innovation to urban economy sectors and initialise 5 cross-sectoral collaboration projects and establish 3 CI support centres, - build a sustainable network of key actors in urban develeopment, - prepare a set of transnational policy recommendations including 8 local action plans.

Achievements (EN):

URBAN RENEWAL THROUGH CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH MILKA KEHAYOVA ON THE CINEMA PROJECT: In the pursuit of urban revitalization and the restoration of city centers, innovative approaches are essential to address the challenges posed by industrial transformations, shifting consumer behaviors, and the impact of suburbanization. One beacon of hope in this endeavor is the CINEMA project, a transnational initiative for urban regeneration in the Danube Region. To shed light on the project's journey and its remarkable impact, we had the privilege to interview Milka Kehayova from Gabrovo Municipality in Bulgaria. 1. WHAT WERE THE MAIN OUTPUTS OF THE PROJECT IN BULGARIA? During the pilot activities conducted within District 6 of Gabrovo city under the CINEMA project, we tried to apply comprehensive approach that encompassed the region's most significant issues and hurdles. Our focus was on tackling several key needs: fostering a greater presence of retail businesses and services, promoting cultural and creative initiatives, and creating an engaged community dedicated to revitalizing the locality. The pilot actions in District 6 started with its analysis resulting in establishing contact with owners of vacant properties. As a result, we successfully identified four unoccupied floor spaces ideally suited for the establishment of retail ventures, small businesses, and creative industries. As the next phase, an open call for project proposals was launched, aiming to select initiatives to occupy these four vacant spaces over a two-year period. The outcome of the open call resulted in three of the four vacant spaces in District 6 being occupied by new businesses. At the same time the CINEMA team prepared a 10-day cultural programme which took place in District 6 in June 2022. Different cultural producers, creative organizations and independent artists, local and foreign cultural institutes took part, offering a variety of art events, creative workshops, exhibitions of local and foreign artists, a public discussion on design and fashion, visual transformations in the pilot location, theatrical performances, and literature city tours. The aim was to show off the hidden potential of District 6 for small and retail business and for creative industries and to transform it into an art and tourist hot spot. Parallel to these activities, textual and illustrative material was collected on the history, buildings and inhabitants of District 6 to be used to promote it as a suitable place for small business development, cultural events and tourism. 2. HOW HAVE THE PROJECT RESULTS BEEN USED? By the conclusion of the CINEMA project, Gabrovo Municipality had taken initial actions to ensure the sustainability of the project outcomes. During the Gabrovo Innovation Camp 2022, a challenge titled "Bauhaus in Re/Co-designing the Cities” was organized, focusing on urban revitalization through both financial and non-financial incentives. The challenge was to develop feasible ideas for urban revitalization of District 6 encompassing all specific features of the place and combining the aspects of design of the urban environment, sustainability, inclusion of all stakeholders and affordability of measures. Additionally, the Municipality successfully executed the "Christmas in District 6" initiative from December 18-23, 2022. The event featured 6 handmade creative workshops, a bazaar, live musical performances, a painting exhibition, a presentation of a book, a treasure hunt, a photo contest, a contest for best Christmas decoration, a Christmas DJ party. The initiative involved SMEs, NGOs, freelancers/creatives, local businesses and residents as direct participants. Finally, initial steps towards the establishment of a shared space were made. At the end of 2022 discussions were initiated between Gabrovo Municipality and Technical University - Gabrovo and a site was identified in District 6 with mixed ownership - a two-storey building owned by the Technical University and an adjacent yard owned by Gabrovo Municipality. The parties agreed that the site needed to be functionalized to become a shared space for work, community building, meaningful contact and sharing of ideas, collaboration and creativity. In addition, the Cultural Programme of Gabrovo Municipality 2023 gave priority to projects for development of District 6 and we are considering to apply with a project for integrated territorial investments in District 6 under the EU operational programme “Regions Development 2021-2027”. 3. HAVE THE PROJECT RESULTS INFLUENCED POLICY DECISIONS OR LED TO ANY CHANGES IN THE FIELD? As a result of the pilot actions, what we managed to achieve as intangible results is that we got to know better the resources of District 6. The dedicated work for enlivening the area allowed us to make a thorough analysis of its residents and their attitude, as well as its infrastructural, economic and social problems. Thus, we have a more clear vision on the future steps needed to revitalize District 6 and the established cooperation with various local stakeholders has become a prerequisite for them being future co-creators of policies. We managed to activate to some extent the house owners and local businesses and built trust towards new revitalization projects. We also brought public attention to a long-forgotten and a little bit forlorn central place in Gabrovo. By temporarily saturating its streets with a variety of cultural initiatives we hoped to activate a constant interest and curiosity towards the area and bring more businesses and visitors to its streets. We highly appreciate the contacts and partnerships we established with other public authorities, NGOs, BSOs and creative districts in the country while implementing the CINEMA project. The collaboration among us created an informal network which promises a lot of future joint projects in all aspects of the urban development. The most important lesson that we learned is that the strongest engine for the development of a place are the ordinary people/the civil society and their awareness and willingness to make changes. No local authority could achieve any transformation without the support and active inclusion of the people. That is why we still need to motivate the local community to accept the revitalization of District 6 as its own cause and embrace its role as a driving force even after the project ended. 4. WAS THERE ANY RESISTANCE OR CHALLENGES IN INCORPORATING THE PROJECT RESULTS INTO YOUR WORK? The implementation of the pilot activities was a long process, involving hard work and mediation between all stakeholders. The CINEMA team was faced with the personal stories, hardships, discontent and desires of the locals, administrative obstacles and disagreements of all kinds. At the same time, we were motivated by the entrepreneurial spirit and dedication of young and creative people and their ideas, as well as by the support and encouragement of other creative districts, NGOs and public authorities in the country. The pilot activities demanded a lot of expert work and during the various implementation phases we expanded our team with architects, historians, IT experts, designers, sociologists, urbanists, etc. They all accepted District 6 as a challenge and gave their best to contribute to the achievement of the CINEMA project goals. And we surely see them as one of our most serious allies in our action plan for District 6 after the project ended. Raising awareness in the local community is the key instrument for achieving tangible results. It was the driving force and it is something to be worked on in the future. 5. WHY DO YOU THINK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT FOR THE TOPIC YOU WERE SOLVING IN THE PROJECT? The exchange of expertise and experience in the frame of transnational cooperation resulted in finding common touch points and challenges. Thus, partners could come up with other ways and approaches to tackle their problems – more efficient and integral. Working in a network is actually a policy learning exercise, it broadens and enriches the ability of institutions to work for the benefit of society. The shared best practices, as well as the various problems at the project pilot locations presented new approaches to tackling the identified problems in the field of urban regeneration and offered different perspectives to society involvement.

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Expected Results (EN): Intensity of cooperation of key actors in the programme area in order to improve framework for research and innovation (composite indicator)

Expected Outputs (EN):

Many regions in the Danube area lack not only a vision or strategies on how to utilise the potential of creative industries in the urban context, but also knowledge/awareness on the potential of CI and the respective tools and concepts. CINEMA will develop roadmaps, tools and concepts of cross-fertilisation to support the shaping of new and restructuring of old urban economies meeting the environmental and social challenges of the Danube region. Business support organisations (BSO) have a limited offer to CI. CI itself, but also other industry sectos only slowly recognise CIs value for fostering innovation processes in different economic areas. CINEMA will develop tools and services for BSO and policy makers to improve the capacities for innovation among Creative Industries and urban economy sectors with focus on revitalisation of empty floor space in urban areas, the revitalisation of retail and small businesses in city centres and the establishing of CI support centres. A strong focus will be on strengthening entrepreneurship among CI. The tools will be piloted in different regions of the DR, CINEMA will bring creative spirit & innovation to urban economy sectors and will revitalise creative urban economy in 5 locations and establish 4 new CI support centers. CINEMA will intensify transnational dialogue and cooperation on institutional & policy level, especially among municipalities in the DR. Based on policy dialogue with a wide range of stakeholder in urban revitalisation, and lessons learnt, we will prepare transnational policy recommendations and 9 local action plans for urban regeneration. CINEMA will create a network able to support cross-fertilisation of CI and urban economy sector. The CINEMA partners commit to 9 urban revitalisations projects to reduce abandonment, re-establish economic activities and support & service infrastructure (retail and small businesses) in city areas. CINEMA will improve the competitiveness and livebility in DR towns.

Thematic information

Urban development Regional planning and development

Specific Objective: Improve framework conditions for innovation (short title). Improve the institutional and infrastructural framework conditions and policy instruments for research & innovation to ensure a broader access to knowledge for the development of new technologies and the social dimension of innovation

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (17)

Lead Partner: Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije

Address: Dimičeva ulica 13, 1510 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.gzs.si

Total budget: EUR 303 557.80

ERDF budget: EUR 258 024.13

Regionalna razvojna agencija Bačka d.o.o. Novi Sad

Name: Regionalna razvojna agencija Bačka d.o.o. Novi Sad

Department: Department for Project Management; Department for Municipal and SME Development

Address: Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 20/2, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rda-backa.rs

Total budget: EUR 74 675.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 63 473.75

Grad Sombor

Name: Grad Sombor

Address: Trg cara Uroša 1, 25000 Sombor, Serbia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sombor.rs

Total budget: EUR 73 495.00

IPA2 budget: EUR 62 470.75

CIMA Beratung und Management GmbH

Name: CIMA Beratung und Management GmbH

Address: Johannesgasse 8, 4910 Ried im Innkreis, Austria

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.cima.co.at

Total budget: EUR 70 726.90

ERDF budget: EUR 60 117.86

Agenția de Dezvoltare Regională Nord

Name: Agenția de Dezvoltare Regională Nord

Department: Department of Regional Policies and International Cooperation

Address: Vasile Alecsandri square 8-A, 3100 Balti, Moldova

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.adrnord.md

Total budget: EUR 50 000.00

Primăria Municipiului Bălți

Name: Primăria Municipiului Bălți

Address: Piata Independentei 1, 3100 Balti, Moldova

Legal status: public

Website: http://balti.md/

Total budget: EUR 50 000.00

Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart

Name: Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart

Department: Institute for Creative Industries and Media Society (CREAM) and Startup Center

Address: Nobelstraße 10, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.hdm-stuttgart.de/hochschule/forschung/forschungsschwerpunkte/cream

Total budget: EUR 182 557.00

ERDF budget: EUR 155 173.45

Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH

Name: Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH

Department: Creative Industries Unit

Address: Friedrichstrasse 10, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany

Legal status: public

Website: https://wrs.region-stuttgart.de/

Total budget: EUR 178 109.40

ERDF budget: EUR 151 392.99

Regionalna razvojna agencija Ljubljanske urbane regije

Name: Regionalna razvojna agencija Ljubljanske urbane regije

Department: Regional Creative Economy Centre

Address: Tehnološki park 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.rralur.si/sl

Total budget: EUR 166 725.00

ERDF budget: EUR 141 716.25

Creative Industry Košice, n.o.

Name: Creative Industry Košice, n.o.

Address: Kukučínová 2, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.cike.sk

Total budget: EUR 161 141.00

ERDF budget: EUR 136 969.85

Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Name: Business Upper Austria – OÖ Wirtschaftsagentur GmbH

Department: Investors Location

Address: Hafenstraße 47-51, 4020 Linz, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.biz-up.at

Total budget: EUR 157 521.00

ERDF budget: EUR 133 892.85

Stadtgemeinde Leonding

Name: Stadtgemeinde Leonding

Address: Stadtplatz 1, 4060 Leonding, Austria

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.leonding.at/

Total budget: EUR 151 671.00

ERDF budget: EUR 128 920.35

Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Vest

Name: Agenția pentru Dezvoltare Regională Vest

Department: Directorate for Regional Policy and Internationalisation

Address: Proclamatia de la Timisoara st. 5, 300653 Timisoara, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.westregion.ro

Total budget: EUR 146 071.00

ERDF budget: EUR 124 160.35

Municipiul Reșița

Name: Municipiul Reșița

Address: Piata 1 Decembrie 1918 1A, 320084 Resita, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.primaria-resita.ro

Total budget: EUR 127 911.00

ERDF budget: EUR 108 724.35

Agentúra na podporu regionálneho rozvoja Košice, n.o.

Name: Agentúra na podporu regionálneho rozvoja Košice, n.o.

Address: Strojarenska 3, 04001 Košice, Slovakia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.arr.sk

Total budget: EUR 121 141.00

ERDF budget: EUR 102 969.85

Студио Комплект ООД

Name: Студио Комплект ООД

Address: Vitosha Blvd 74, 1463 Sofia, Bulgaria

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.studiokomplekt.com

Total budget: EUR 118 021.40

ERDF budget: EUR 100 318.19

Община Габрово

Name: Община Габрово

Address: pl. "Vazrazhdane" 3, 5300 Gabrovo, Bulgaria

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gabrovo.bg

Total budget: EUR 115 750.00

ERDF budget: EUR 98 387.50

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Chamber of Commerce of Slovenia

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Regional Development Agency Bačka ltd Novi Sad

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City of Sombor

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CIMA Consulting and Management LLC

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North Regional Development Agency

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Balti City Hall

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Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart

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Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH (WRS)

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Regionalna razvojna agencija Ljubljanske urbane regije

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Creative Industry Košice, n.o.

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Business Upper Austria – Upper Austrian government’s location agency

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City of Leonding

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West Regional Development Agency

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Resita Municipality

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Agentúra na podporu regionálneho rozvoja Košice, n.o.

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Studio Komplekt

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Gabrovo Municipality

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Summary

Project name (EN): CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOR NEW URBAN ECONOMIES IN THE DANUBE REGION

Project acronym: CINEMA

Project start date: 2020-07-01

Project end date: 2022-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 249 073.50

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 911 712.48

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 700 767.98.
IPA/IPA II/IPA III: Amount, EUR 125 944.50.

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Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Danube

Latest month of project-partner-call data publication

2023-09

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

155 / 155 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

1 582 / 1 582 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://www.interreg-danube.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-10-06, 2023-01-10 and 2024-01-30.

The financial data featured in keep.eu for this programme, it's projects and its partners is not exact and should be taken as a reference only.

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