The Province of Milan and BIC La Fucina hosted the second study visit of the European project InCompass (Regional Policy Improvement for financially sustainable Creative Incubator Units) financed by the Interreg IV C Programme. The 15 project partners came to Milan to meet the players of the incubation experiences in the field of cultural and creative businesses with the aim of identifying good practices of financial sustainability.
The first InCompass project's study visit took place on 2 and 3 May in the city of Rotterdam. Organized and hosted by the project partner of Delft University of Technology, the partners attending had the opportunity to identify and discuss best practices and models of management regarding the self-sustainability of incubators in creative industries in two referenced centers in Rotterdam - the Creative Factory and RDM Campus.
In April 18th the Coordination Committee meeting groups in Ljubljana representative from the 10 partners of the project to monitor it and to plan the final steps of the project, hosted by the Regional Development Agency of Northern Primorska L.t.d., Nova Gorica (Slovenia). ICT Value Networksis an INTERREG 4C project, leaded by Fundacion Dedalo, with a total of 10 partners representing 8 European Regions, which will finish in December 31st first year.
LDST announces that the project with title “Sustainable Urban Mobility Management Information Technologies” is currently in progress.
LDST announces that the project with title InCompass has been approved by the Monitoring Committee of the INTERREG IVC programme and expected to start at the coming months.
The project Regional Policy Improvement for Financially Sustainable Creative Incubator Units (InCompass project) held its kick-off conference on 22-23 February 2012 in Dundee, Scotland. The meeting counted with the participation of the core project consortium, consisting of 15 partners from 12 European countries: Scotland, Spain, Netherlands, Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Italy, England, Portugal, Sweden, Hungary and Bulgaria.
LDST announces that the project with title "Regional Policy Improvement for Financially Sustainable Creative Incubator Units - InCompass" has been approved by the Monitoring Committee of the INTERREG IVC programme under specific financial conditions.
Main objectives of InCompass project are:
1. To identify existing, innovative good practice that contributes towards the achievement of financial sustainability of incubation units for business start-ups in the creative industries.
LDST announces launching of CNG project's beta testing activities. If you?d like to help us and other TMI players test and help to shape the new CNG free service then all you have to do is visit CNG Beta Testing webpage and click the “Beta Test CNG” button.
LDST announces that the project with title “Development of interactive, multimedia and entertainment software and integration into learning procedures with application in environmental education” in the framework of “Supporting Groups of SMEs for Research and Technological Development” of Nation –Wade Action “Strengthening New and Small Medium Enterprises” has successfully been approved and expected to start at the coming months.
