Do you live in Enschede and want to contribute to the Developing Inclusive and Sustainable Creative Economies (DISCE) research project? Then we are very pleased to invite you to take part in our Community Forums in October! We are working with ten cities across Europe, including Enschede. The aim of the research is to understand how Continue Reading
Members from the King’s College London DISCE team will be presenting this week at the third annual CAMEo (the Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies) conference held at the University of Leicester. The conference, titled ‘Re-Futuring Creative Economies’ brings together academics, policymakers and practitioners interested in the possible social and economic futures of the Continue Reading
How was the concept of the DISCE project first born? Looking back retrospectively, this all was like a ‘hand book version’ of how to write a successful bid. After having decided to bid for H2020 we went carefully through the calls in order to find the most suitable one for us and our competences and expertise. Continue Reading
Starting from February this year, Managing Director of Trans Europe Halles, Mieke Renders has visited a number of events where she presented the projects, its objectives, and potential outcomes. She participated in the annual meeting of international networks in Malta where she talked about the projects that the organisation is part of, including DISCE. In Continue Reading
Principal investigator Jarna Heinonen from University of Turku introduces DISCE project during the kick-off event in Dresden, Germany on May 17th, 2019. “We want to be involved in creating better, more inclusive and more sustainable creative economies in Europe“ Have a look at the video to know more!
Researcher Paola Proietti from Gran Sasso Science Institute presented the DISCE project during the Summer Academy on Cultural and Creative Industries and Local Development, organized by the OECD, Trentino School of Management and European Creative Business Network in Trento 16th – 20th June, 2019. The Academy involves policy makers, representatives of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) and researchers from Continue Reading
On May 17th meet us at the kick-off event of DISCE – DevelopingInclusive & Sustainable Creative Economies! The project, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme, aims to reassess the role of CCIs as contributors to growth, quality employment, competitiveness, and to the attractiveness and social cohesion of cities and regions across Continue Reading
What can happen when 40 different stakeholders in the field of the cultural and creative industries get together to work on best strategies for the sector? DISCE will make this possible during the Co-Creation Labs, participatory workshops where practitioners (artists, cultural managers, cultural and creative workers etc.) and relevant stakeholders (public administration, business, academia) will Continue Reading
The DISCE introduction video is up! This short video serves as a brief summary of the objectives and research approach of this extensive and ambitious project that intends to improve and enhance the growth, inclusivity and sustainability of the CCIs in the EU. This is just the first bite. Please, be our guest and discover Continue Reading
The DISCE Project (Developing Inclusive & Sustainable Creative Economies), funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Programme, aims to reassess the role of CCIs as contributors to growth, quality employment, competitiveness, and to the attractiveness and social cohesion of cities and regions across the EU. DISCE’s objectives are designed to unlock the potential Continue Reading