Introducing SPECTRA... #innovationecosystems #creativityandculture #stakeholderengagement #inclusivity

New year, new events! We're excited to invite you to our cultural and creative industries series🎭 Join us to discuss their unique potential & how to: ♻️ accelerate their transition towards green & digital transitions 🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏻 contribute to a social Europe 👉 bit.ly/3WPyAOe

The SPECTRA Irish partners WesternDevelopment.ie CREW | Creative Enterprise West Atlantic Technological University Galway 2020 @WestREP24 are looking forward to hosting our European partners from BIC Innobridge Media Deals UG @cbc_cup 10th-11th January in Galway, to undertake a deep dive into the #westofIreland #creativeecosystem

Thank you to Galway Chamber for hosting our SPECTRA-EUProject EU partner meeting @cbc_cup BIC Innobridge Media Deals UG - delighted to welcome you to Galway. #creativeecosystem

We had a fantastic 2 days of introducing our European SPECTRA partners BIC Innobridge, Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Media Deals + Creative Business Network to our creative and cultural #innovationecosystem in #Galway #WestofIreland, and planning future activities.

Sharing highlights from our first meeting with partners, incorporating a #studyvisit featuring the #westofireland #creativeecosystem: canva.com/design/DAFYBb0… Galway Culture Company Atlantic Technological University CREW | Creative Enterprise West WesternDevelopment.ie BIC Innobridge Galway Chamber @cbc_cup Media Deals

We were delighted to participate today in the workshop “PROJECTS UNDER THE EUROPEAN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS WORK PROGRAMME IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW EUROPEAN INNOVATION AGENDA” with Commissioner Mariya Gabriel and EISMEA learning about many important projects & initiatives.

🤝EIT Culture & Creativity signs Start-Up Grant Agreement regulating it's setting up year A consortium of 29 organisations, coordinated by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, will cooperate under the Agreement to get EIT Culture & Creativity set & running by 2024. Learn more: eit-culture-creativity.eu/eit-culture-cr…

Galway City Council is delighted to announce that we have been successful in securing a €1 million grant as part of the European Union NetZeroCities Pilot Cities programme. Galway is the only Irish city participating in the programme.

SPECTRA has built a peer-to-peer and community exchange space for ecosystem stakeholders. SPECTRA is all about supporting growth of innovation eco-systems and knowledge sharing! Join our SPECTRA community space here: thisis.cbnet.com/landing?from=h…

SPECTRA partners will test a new methodology within a serious game, to tackle the issue of more inclusive, diverse ecosystem growth. This Creative Business Network activity will be supported by a lead expert in Play and Learn methodologies – Kim Holflod! spectraproject.eu/playnlearn-met…

‘The Big Reveal’. Beautiful, autumnal morning as the CREW Creative Enterprise & Innovation Hub begins to unveil itself to the world 🙌 With thank to Enterprise Ireland ATU Galway City WesternDevelopment.ie Ardán our voluntary board and our many supporters & partners

Counting the days until the next SPECTRA study visit, when partners are going to take a deep dive into the Berlin #creativeecosystem. Looking forward to finding out about key initiatives and meeting local stakeholders. #interconnected #ecosystems #innovation #inclusivity

We have partnered with CREW | Creative Enterprise West on an exciting new project focused on creative entrepreneurs. CREW have been selected as national partner for the Creative Business Cup an annual global competition organized by Creative Business Network Read more 👇 westerndevelopment.ie/2023/10/26/new…

Rasmus Winstedt, CEO of Creative Business Network, Denmark, is sharing insights into past entrepreneurs of the global Creative Business Cup - an impressive group of changemakers and innovators - we are so pleased to connect our Irish finalists to this impressive alumni network.

Congratulations to Grá Chocolates ♡, winner of the Irish Creative Business Cup 2024. Company founder & CEO Gráinne Mullins now goes forward to represent Ireland in the Global Finals taking place in Copenhagen in June. Read more crewdigital.ie/winner-announc… #cbcireland24

SPECTRA partners met last week at brand new CREW | Creative Enterprise West HQ in Galway, Ireland. SPECTRA partners indulged in networking, project planning activities and the inaugural Irish Creative Business Cup powered by WesternDevelopment.ie Creative Business Network - read all about it! lnkd.in/e2ZrCjUC

Delighted to work with the selected companies through SPECTRA Sprint & Pitch programme, connecting start-ups and investors and facilitating investment readiness with the aim of strengthening the entrepreneurial and innovation #interconnected #ecosystems.

A SPECTRA workshop took place in Ruse, Bulgaria on 12th April, combining #innovation, #creativity and #sustainability, using #LEGO for problem-solving under the Work Package 5 'Building Smart, Inclusive, Sustainable Ecosystems' - find out more: lnkd.in/ef74M5YZ #fundedbyEU

Thrilled to share insights from the "Green Transformation" event in Ruse, Bulgaria. Industry experts, leaders, and students united to discuss reducing the fashion industry's carbon footprint, exploring circular economy solutions: spectraproject.eu/green-transfor… #SPECTRA #Sustainability