🚀 Our new #ekip newsletter is live!
Fresh insights, new policy area, and a snapshot of how we’re shaping the future of Europe’s innovation ecosystems.
👉Dive in: https://t.co/C3V33jTsq9
#innovation#creativeindustries#ecosystems
We prototype innovation policy in real cities-before it becomes policy.
See how in the ekip Knowledge Bank 👇
https://t.co/wGZVD79KuI
#Innovation#Policy#CreativeEcosystems
Innovation isn’t about unicorns - it’s about swarms.
Europe’s creatives aren’t scattered: they’re agile, connected, responsive.
That’s how we unlock innovation. That’s what ekip builds.
Creatives don’t just make things - they make systems move.
👉 https://t.co/9y817uX1Vt
“Creatives are the missing piece.”
Because they spark how #innovation begins - asking sharper questions, bridging perspectives, and shaping meaning before solutions exist. Yet they’re often left out.
Discover our #ZoneModel 👇
https://t.co/3UUgP7H8kH
#ekip#CCI#HorizonEurope
Europe has plenty of research, funding, and technology. But turning them into impact takes more. It takes people who build trust, translate complexity, and make innovation make sense.
That’s where creatives come in.
That’s where #ekip begins.
#EUInnovation#cci#HorizonEurope
The next ekip Policy Lab is landing in Milan this October and it's all about circularity, eco-design, and the Digital Product Passport.
📅 29 October 2025
🔗 Registration is now open: https://t.co/4gvZJcP9PM
#ekip#FashionTransition#DPP#CircularFashion#InnovationPolicy
We want to strengthen, not flatten, the role of cultural and creative actors in innovation ecosystems.
🧠 Want to know more?
📖 Read our press release: https://t.co/nHSP0dSYfv
#ekip#InnovationPolicy#HorizonEurope
#Creatives are the missing piece. Europe has plenty of #research, funding, and technology. But turning them into impact takes more. It takes people who build trust, translate complexity, and make #innovation make sense. That’s where creatives come in.
That’s where #ekip begins.
How can cultural heritage institutions (museums, archives, libraries to name a few) lead innovation in their communities? Learn more here: https://t.co/emrE86cnVg
💡How does EU cooperation funding drive cultural innovation? Dr. Kristiina Urb shows how transnational projects help cultural actors test ideas, cross borders & align with EU goals 🔗Read more: https://t.co/8tQIe6USfy
#ekip#EUfunding#CreativeEurope#HorizonEU#CulturalPolicy
This workshop brings together local and regional policymakers, craft businesses and creatives, representatives of academy and civil society to explore innovation policies for building the capacities to grow of the regional #crafts sector. #creativeindustrykosice#materahub
The eight ekip policy lab will explore the opportunities and challenges on the role of Cultural Heritage Institutions within open innovation ecosystems, the ongoing policy initiatives, critical factors to be addressed. #policylab#CulturalHeritage#SoundandVision#CreativityLab
#ekip’s knowledge bank is now live!
Designed with policymakers, funders, and ecosystem builders in mind, it puts exchange and Cultural and Creative Industries at the heart of policy transformation.
Explore it yourself: https://t.co/7F9HM90Uje
Your invite
🎫"policy lab for two online sessions of learning, exchanging, and co-creating to shape concrete recommendations enabling cultural heritage institutions to claim an active role in open innovation ecosystems "
https://t.co/9uv3MF60z3
@EkipEngineEU
👀 Behind-the-scenes alert!
At today's Policy Assessment, participants are hard at work creating innovation portfolios centered on AI and CCIs, tailored to their local ecosystems.
🔴 Stay tuned for live updates!
🏛️ What opportunities does it create for sectors like Fashion & Textile and Archaeology & Immersive Tech?
We'll be sharing insights, key findings, and behind-the-scenes highlights throughout the day, right here 👇
Got questions?
Send them our way!
💡 Ever wondered what really happens behind the scenes of policy work?
What exactly do we do?
We’re thrilled to share a key part of the process with you – our first Policy Assessment workshop is happening today in Lund at @FutureByLund.
We'll be diving into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence and Skills.
Our team at @lunduniversity Charlotte Lorentz Hjorth, Katarina Scott and Birgitta Persson will be exploring important questions like:
🌿 How does AI impact our local innovation ecosystem?
🏄♀️ Dive into our story at https://t.co/euRTvaiYOA and see how we are shaping the future of Cultural and Creative Industries in Europe.
Your engagement and support are crucial as we work towards a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.
The ekip project team
ekip is here to support the growth and development of #CCIs, ensuring they become key players in Europe's future.
Over the past year, we've explored countless ways to define and articulate what ekip truly represents. 🤓
With a community-centered approach, we are setting new standards for open #innovation and policy development within CCI ecosystems.
We'll be sharing the diverse views and experiences of our partners, showcasing how ekip is making a difference in their communities and beyond.