DIGTCOM was part of the European Culture & Creativity Days in Helsinki where the Co-Location Center North was opened. It was two days filled with expert talks, artistic performances, and panel discussions as well as countless dialogues. People came together to drive a network that envisions culture and creativity leading sustainable value creation and growth towards a green, digital, and social transformation in Europe.
The European Culture & Creativity Days took place on 24 and 25 October 2023. They were a part of the EIT Culture & Creativity Knowledge and Innovation Community programme. EIT Culture & Creativity is a Knowledge and Innovation Community designed to strengthen and transform Europe’s Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). The aim is to connect creatives and organisations to Europe’s largest innovation network. The event location was the Cable Factory cultural centre and it gave the latest insights on the sector’s emerging narratives, changing ecosystems, and initiatives in sustainability with more than ten speakers and several artistic performances. The event was organised by the Co-Location Centre North and Kaapeli.
The first day of the event focussed on the intersection of art, science, creativity, and technology. The topic of artificial intelligence, its potential for creative ecosystems, and its responsibilities played a key role. But the European games industry also took centre stage.
On the second event day was focused on topics related to art and sustainability as well as innovation and entrepreneurship. In that sense, Adriënne Heijnen and Marianne Ping Huang from DIGTCOM gave a talk on nurturing creative and cultural ecosystems. The event audience also had a look into the future to 2026, when the city of Oulu, in the North of Finland, will be the European Capital of Culture. We from DIGTCOM have diverse experience with supporting and living in a former capital of culture since Aarhus had the honour of taking the title in 2017. Together with people from the city of Oulu and colleagues from Umeå in Sweden, another former capital of culture, we discussed the impacts of a nomination as European Capital of Culture on local and regional CCSI Ecosystems.
EXPLORE THE PRESENTATION Nurturing creative and cultural ecosystems
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WATCH THE PANEL DISCUSSION Impacts from a European Capital of Culture on local and regional CCSI Ecosystems
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