URBACT II - Creative Clusters - Launching Conference
The European project “Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas”, co-financed by the URBACT II programme, is organizing the launching Conference of the project in Óbidos (Portugal) on 22nd January 2009.Simultaneously, a “Creative Mayors’ Summit”, which will be attended by Portuguese mayors and by the mayors of the partners networks of cities will be held in order to discuss the issue: “Small Urban Economies in the Globalization: the Role of Creativity-based Models” and to sign a “Covenant for Creativity”.
These events are being organized within the European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009) launched by the European Commission.
The participation is free but the participants should contact Fátima Franco from INTELI (fatima.f(at)inteli.pt) and Anabela Santana from the Municipality of Óbidos (secreatariado(at)cm-obidos.pt) in order to make their registration.
Please find below the preliminary programme of the conference.
What is the project “Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas”?
The starting assumption of the project is that creativity can act as a driving force for economic development of small and medium-sized urban centres and not only of big cities. The objective is to promote the exchange of experiences and best practices and the proposal of policy recommendations and action plans related with creative clusters in low-density urban areas.
One of the intentions of our work is also to promote the inclusion of the vision by middle-sized towns and small villages into European mainstream developments related to creative clusters and the creative city.
Under the coordination of the Municipality of Óbidos (Portugal), the partnership is also integrated by seven cities from Spain, Italy, UK, Romania and Hungary
Found out more on Creative clusters' website
