ICT work programme 2014-2015ICT 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

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.

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This is a new action

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.

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Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 a) – 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.

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Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 b) – 2014 – Call 1

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2. Is this new or has it been called before?

• This is a new action

4. What do we NOT want? Repeat history5. Who are the leading players? SMEs

6. 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

Support the growth of ICT innovative Creative SMEs ICT 18 – 2014 – Call 1

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Thank you!

ICT 18 - Philippe.Gelin@ec.europa.eu