4CNW TALENT VOUCHER SCHEMEAn ECIA concrete action on Innovation Vouchers/Type B

Mary McAuliffe 4CNW Coordinator

4CNW• WHAT WORKED

Brokered Matchmaking Service

Brokered matchmaking built capacity for successful

cross-sectoral collaboration

• THE CHALLENGEWhat happens after the voucher ?

Vouchers have limited impact as the funding is small €1,000 to €5,000 - new ways are needed to build on the initial partnership

What Next - 2014+

Key Focus

Jobs

No duplication of existing

programmes

Show additionality and added

value

Securing funding that is

additional

Delivery

Integrate with mainstream

delivery mechanisms

Opportunity with new LEO

structure

Allow flexibility and fluidity in

delivery

Key Actions

Building capacity and awareness of creative value

Support higher level creative

application and input

Experimental aspects

Build entrepreneurial

capacity and skills

Higher Level Creative Input

From VINCI TO The National

Creative Voucher

→

20 300/600

VINCIWhat worked

75% of SMEs see a rise of quality in their project due to cooperation with

Creative Service Provider

75% will continue their cooperation also without the Voucher

Voucher = great stimulus for new cooperations!

Challenges / future expectations

Handle the great amount of applications (>2.000 applications for National

Creative Voucher 2014!)

Future expectations Austria = keep National Creative Voucher as a

permanent Programme

Future expectations Europe = installation of European Creative

Voucher?