CREAConnect is a three-year initiative funded by the Creative Europe Programme, bringing together organisations from France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Serbia to address shared challenges in the artistic and creative sectors. The aim is to transform third places into incubators of ideas, contributing to the European innovation ecosystem and stimulating reflection on global social and environmental issues. Through a collaborative and transnational approach, CREAConnect seeks to strengthen cooperation, promote sustainability, and foster inclusion.
The project is structured around three main actions:
- A training and skills development pathway designed to encourage collaboration and innovation among participants;
- Hackathon tematici: five international events where multidisciplinary teams tackle urgent challenges with the support of European mentors and experts;
- Promotion and capitalisation: a dissemination strategy designed to showcase the results and ensure their long-lasting impact.
LAMA brings to the project its experience in community engagement and social innovation, contributing to skills development and knowledge exchange among the partners. It will provide expertise on cooperative platforms and professional skills, as well as design, implement, and evaluate the mentorship programme. It will play a leading role in the inaugural hackathon in Florence, dedicated to the theme “Third Places Redefining Cities – Visualising Data-Driven Tourism Transformation”, exploring the role of data in rethinking urban tourism through third places. It will also play a key role in communication and in showcasing the results, and will host the final event in Florence, creating an opportunity for international exchange and future development for the project.
Duration: 36 months
Role: partner
Partners:
pali pali (BE)
B.Creative (BE)
La Friche Belle de Mai (FR)
PAU (ES)
LAMA (IT)
Nova Iskra (RS)
