Participation of the PABSEC International Secretariat in the Online Workshop – “Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3)”, 14 October 2020
In the framework of the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities an online workshop titled “Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3)” was organized on 14 October 2020.
Mr. Miltiadis Makrygiannis, PABSEC Deputy Secretary General attended this virtual event which brought together a panel of distinguished experts and EU officials who underlined that Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI), through the use of new technologies, may contribute to innovation and job creation and provide sustainable solutions to peripheral territories, making them more attractive for economic activity.
Cultural and Creative Regional Ecosystems (CCRE-S3) is a newly supported thematic area under the S3 Platform for Industrial Modernisation. It aims to stimulate new insights and opportunities related to cultural and creative experiences for local communities and residents, through public-private investments involving related groups of professions that use, apply and implement new technologies for the sector. As the panelists pointed, this process has the power to improve lives, transform communities and local/regional economies, and generate growth and skilled jobs.
Special emphasis was put on the role that Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) could have in the post-crisis recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak and updated priorities for the short- mid- and long-term future.