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ICT work programme 2014-2015 ICT 18 – CALL 1 Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs Philippe Gelin ( Unit G.2 – Creativity). Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 – 2014 – Call 1. This is a new action. Rationale
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ICT work programme 2014-2015 ICT 18 – CALL 1 Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs Philippe Gelin (Unit G.2 – Creativity)
Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 – 2014 – Call 1 This is a new action • Rationale • SMEs represent 85% of all actors in the creative industry sector. They co-exist with global players and often face difficulties in adopting state of the art ICT technologies and accessing finance. • Objective • Stimulate the adoption and deployment of innovative ICT solutions by the creative industries SMEs.
Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 a) – 2014 – Call 1 • Innovation Actions. • Small projects: EUR 0.5 <-> 1 million; 6 <-> 18 months • (does not preclude the submission and selection of proposals requesting other amounts or durations) • Consortium: • Driving seat: creative industry SMEs • Contributors: Research and innovation centres • Target: • Leveraging emerging ICT technologies for the development of innovative products, tools, applications and services in the creative industries. • Technologies exemples: 3D, augmented reality, advanced user interfaces, visual computing, … • Requirements: User-needs driven, Existing market demand, Cost-effective, Market-ready, Target international markets.
Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 b) – 2014 – Call 1 • Coordination and Support Actions. • Target: • To stimulate the take up of advanced ICT in the European creative industries on a broad geographical coverage. • Will provide: • Investor readiness support • Connect creative industries SMEs with • appropriate sources of funding • international business networks • Increase the international market access of the creative industries SMEs. • Expected impact: • An sustainable network of ICT-driven innovation multipliers active in the creative industries sectors. • Fruitful businesses relations enabled by the network.
Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 – 2014 – Call 1 2. Is this new or has it been called before? • This is a new action • 4. What do we NOTwant? Repeat history • 5. Who are the leading players? SMEs6. Relevant ETP? NEM (www.nem-initiative.org) • 7. Are there any additional / background documents? • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/creativity/creativity-projects-fp7_en.html