Presentation by Carlo Vuijlsteke, Flanders DC at City of Antwerp

1. MAKING
CREATIVITY
HAPPEN
FLANDERS DISTRICT OF CREATIVITY
CARLO VUIJLSTEKE  @CVUIJLST

2. BACK IN
2004...

3. NEW ANSWERS?
Finland?
Prosperity per capita
Flanders
Innovation driven
economy
China & India
Productivity driven
economy
Factor driven Strength= Strength= Strength=
economy Low cost Efficiency Creativity

4. FROM ONE WAY
OF INNOVATION...
Science/Technology New product

5. Science
TO MORE WAYS Technology
OF INNOVATION
Creativity
Creative Society
Industries Market

6. SOME
EXAMPLES

7. NEW
IDEAS...

8. ...NEW
APPROACHES

9. NEW TECHNIQUES

10. ...NEW
WAYS OF
MARKETING

11. ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES IN FLANDERS

12. 121.800 € 7 billion
PEOPLE WORKING IN ADDED VALUE OF
THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

13. WHAT DO
WE DO?

14. MAKE ENTREPRENEURIAL
FLANDERS MORE CREATIVE
MAKE CREATIVE FLANDERS
MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL

15. OUR ACTIVITIES
Research Inspire Activate

16. SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH ON
ENTREPRENEURIAL
CREATIVITY

17. CREATIVE
INSPIRATION

18. CREATIVE
TOOLS

19. DISTRICTS
OF CREATIVITY
NETWORK

20. CAPACITY BUILDING
IN THE CREATIVE
INDUSTRIES

21. 25 organisations
12 creative sectors

22. A COMMON
STRATEGY

23. EUROPEAN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
FOR YOUNG CREATIVES

24. WORKSHOPS & BOOTCAMPS
TO ENHANCE ENTREPRENEURIAL
SKILLS

25. INTERESTED IN MORE?
WWW.FLANDERSDC.BE
THANK YOU!
Carlo Vuijlsteke
Project Manager
carlo.vuijlsteke@flandersdc.be
@cvuijlst