London: Mecca for creative lateral thinkers
The places for 2020 have already been allocated.
IoT Tech Expo Global 2020, Get Creative Festival, Brand Film Festival, London Tech Week, London Book Fair and more are waiting for you!
The 10 million metropolis of London is associated with exuberant creativity, originality and diversity. For the capital of Great Britain has always been considered one of the most vibrant creative metropolises in the world and is a trendsetter in many areas - from art to fashion, film and television, music and more.
London is considered a Mecca for creative lateral thinkers, only one or two hours by plane from the European mainland. Especially characteristic for London is the openness for new, modern ways of thinking but also, and this is not contradictory, the preservation of tradition. The multicultural population is an important factor in the city's creative spirit. With over 160 different nations, many different perspectives come together - and it is precisely this mix that makes London so unique, colourful and inspiring.
The creative industries in London are diverse and constantly changing. The largest sectors of the creative industries are IT, software & computer services, film, TV, video, radio & photography, publishing, music, performing & visual arts, advertising & marketing, architecture and design: product, graphic & fashion design.
Great Britain's capital is home to many advertising and communication agencies. London is also home to many world-famous fashion houses such as Burberry, Stella McCartney and many more. Especially London's East, Shoreditch, is considered the undisputed hotspot of the tech start-up scene. A well-known representative is for example the e-commerce platform for designer furniture made.com. Stars in the creative sky are also the Artificial Intelligence Company loop me or the award winners of Culture Trip. In the film & TV sector, the well-known BBC is of course a major player. In addition, many other channels are based in London, such as Channel4 or Sky.
Photo 1: Unsplash/Anthony Delanoix, 2: Unsplash/Mike Stezycki, 3-4: Foreign Trade Centre London, 5-7: The Ministry/James Jones
The creative industries are an influential and important sector, which is why the British government has launched the "creative industries sector deals" project in 2018. The aim is to invest more than £150 million to enable creative businesses to grow even faster, gain a global competitive advantage and create new jobs. the UK creative industries are already worth more than £100 billion, employ over two million people and are growing twice as fast as the rest of the UK economy. Almost half of the sector's total gross value added is generated in London alone. The capital is therefore by far the most important location for the British creative industries.
More than 11 per cent of all businesses in the UK are in the creative sector, or a total of 284,000, and since 2011 jobs in the creative sector have risen by almost 30 per cent, meaning that one in eleven professionals is now working in the creative industries. That's 700,000 more than in the financial sector as a whole.
Your coworking space:
The Ministry is a coworking space in a Victorian print shop in the hip London district of Elephant & Castle. A multi-storey factory building from the 19th century has been lovingly renovated. The Ministry brings together exclusively coworkers from the creative industries. Members of The Ministry are part of a dynamic community that inspires and supports each other. The Ministry regularly hosts events and has a garden, cinema, bar and more for networking.
In The Ministry there is a fixed desk for you
https://theministry.com/
Your partner in London:
Foreign Trade Centre London
45 Princes Gate (Exhibition Road)
SW7 2QA London, UNITED KINGDOM
+44 20 75 84 44 11
+44 20 75 84 79 46, 75 84 25 65
london@wko.at
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Austrian Research Promotion Agency FFG invites you to exchange and inform yourself about the latest developments, focal points and news in Horizon Europe. Become part of the Horizon Europe Community Austria and use the opportunity to network and meet new partners for the implementation of your projects. Around 130 actors of cultural and creative industries already joined this community.
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Photo: Bernd Fesel EIT C&C_Pia Sandvik by Malin Grönborg EIT Culture & Creativity joins forces with RISE Research Institutes of Sweden in support of the Creative and Cultural sectors! In the context of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2023, EIT Culture& Creativity interim CEO, Bernd Fesel, and Pia Sandvik, CEO of RISE Research Institutes of Sweden & member of the EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology Governing Board reached the agreement during the #ECIS23 Assembly in Umeå, Sweden to push and join Swedish innovation funds and activities and cooperate for a European Design Agenda. Read more here.
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In 2024, the Viertelfestival NÖ will make a stop in the industrial quarter. As of now, art and cultural projects from all disciplines can be submitted. The submission phase runs until June 5, 2023, the festival period is from May 17 to July 15, 2024.
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Companies can still register for the Open Call of the Circular Design Week Tirol until March 15.
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The #ECIS23 will discuss and deepen the retraining and upskilling of European talent and professionals in two main events. It will kick off with the #ECIS23 Assembly on February 15.
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Business Upper Austria as partner of a EUROCLUSTER project is offering a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® workshop on the topic: "How can we make companies more resilient to unexpected global events?" in Linz on February 9 and is informing on the funding vouchers for solving challenges in the construction and furniture industry.
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Two years after its launch, the New European Bauhaus (NEB) has become a catalyst for the European Green Deal transformation. With over 600 official partner organizations ranging from EU wide networks to local initiatives, the NEB reaches millions of citizens. The initiative is bringing together people from various backgrounds - from art and design, cultural and creative industries, cultural heritage institutions, to educators, scientists and innovators, businesses, local and regional authorities, and citizen initiatives.
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EIT Culture & Creativity, the new Innovation Community for Europe's Creatives is looking for external expertise in Creative industries to evaluate, monitor and review the submitted proposals for the first European Open Call for Creative Industries, which will be launched soon. Hungry and experienced to be part of the team to select outstanding projects to shape Europe with creativity? Apply until 31 of March 2023.
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March 6, 2023 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and March 7, 2023 from 1-5 p.m., ONLINE.
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We like to draw your attention specially to Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe, Cluster 2 "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society", which aims to meet EU goals and priorities on enhancing democratic governance and citizens participation, on the safeguarding and promotion of cultural heritage, and to respond to and shape multifaceted social, economic, technological and cultural transformations. This is a big chance for Creative Industries to be an active agent in for a socially just and inclusive European green and digital transition and post-COVID 19 recoveries.
