Smart Incentives for Berlins

Creative Industries@

Cross Innovation Final ConferenceA workshop organised by Cross Innovation and KEA

Birmingham, October 16th 2014

initiative of Economic Department of Berlins Senate since 1997.

optimise growth conditions and to stimulate innovation for the creative and digital industries

developing and implementing policies

www.projektzukunft.berlin.de

broad range of services from networking via competitions up to communication for the industries.

managing the cluster „Communication, Media, Creative Industries“, largest cluster in Berlin

to facilitate access to design services for Berlin SMEs

to link companies within Berlin's design industry with scientific institutions like universities and more

to support the transfer of design know how into wider economy.

support early and application oriented integration of design expertise into innovation processes within Berlin companies and scientific institutions

to open up new markets and to provide instruments to address new clients for Design companies

covers costs for staff, material and further fees.

70% of the contract's volume could be granted – the max. volume is up to 15.000 Euro

project duration up to six months Relevance of

innovation focus.

aggregator portal devoted to exploring and promoting crowdfunding and crowdinvesting in Berlin

showcases Berlin-based crowdfunding and crowdinvesting projects currently underway in the creative, media and ICT industries

more than 100 Berlin-based crowdfunding and more than 20 crowdinvesting projects got funded

key information, current trends and all important events, contacts for all relevant crowdfunding and crowdinvesting portals

www.crowdfunding-berlin.com