News & Updates Big Ideas & Perspectives,Formulation,News Cultural and creative industries enabling green transition

Cultural and creative industries enabling green transition

Policy workshop on cultural and creative industries enabling the green transition in Europe.

ekip policy lab on current drivers and barriers in research & innovation projects

Policy workshop on cultural and creative industries enabling the green transition in Europe.

ekip policy lab on current drivers and barriers in research & innovation projects

Invitation | Policy Workshop | April 15, Brussels

The European Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Policy Platform consortium (ekip) launches its second policy lab, bringing together cultural and creative industries and policymakers for a day of learning, exchange, and co-creation to shape concrete policy recommendations supporting the role of CCIs in the green transition.

About This Policy Lab

Over the past decade, the role of cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the green transition has increasingly been recognised by sector organisations and policymakers. The New European Bauhaus is an interdisciplinary flagship initiative that bridges science and technology with art and culture to address complex societal challenges through co-creation.

This policy lab examines how research and innovation funding opportunities involve CCIs as agents of change in driving green innovation across sectors.

Key Questions Addressed

  • To what extent do funding opportunities succeed in mobilising CCIs?
  • Which CCI subsectors are most involved, and what roles do they take in funded projects?
  • Do these roles align with how CCIs see their own contribution?
  • What barriers hinder CCI involvement?
  • What good practices exist to make green programmes more inclusive for CCIs?

Target Audience

  • CCI practitioners and representatives involved in or interested in R&I projects related to the green transition
  • Policymakers at local, regional and EU levels applying New European Bauhaus principles
  • Civil society stakeholders active in the green transition

About ekip

ekip is an EU-funded flagship project applying open innovation principles to develop a policy recommendation engine driven by partners and over 40 CCI networks. The engine supports CCIs in participating in complex innovation processes through continuous policy development and guidance.

How to Take Part

The policy lab takes place in person on April 15, 2024 (9:30–17:00) in Brussels at 40, Rue Joseph II, 1000 Brussels.
Participants are invited to express interest by March 15. Attendance is subject to confirmation due to limited availability.

More Information

For any questions on the policy lab, you are welcome to contact us at ekip.policylab@ideaconsult.be.
More about the ekip-project: www.ekipengine.eu.

Latest ekip News and Updates

View all

February 18, 2026

By Lena Holmberg

Open Innovation: A Game-Changer

At ekip, Open Innovation is more than a principle—it is a strategic principal positioning cultural and creative industries at the forefront of Europe’s innovation cycle....

February 18, 2026

By Bodil Malmström

Boosting Europe’s creative future: inside ekip’s prioritisation phase

In Brussels and beyond, cultural policy is often accused of reacting too late to technological shocks or market shifts. ...

February 18, 2026

By Kelly Hazejager and Bodil Malmström

Bringing communities together to tackle complex challenges

Cultural heritage institutions (CHIs) – such as archives, libraries, museums, and heritage sites – have significant potential to act as drivers of innovation and connectors across sectors....

February 18, 2026

By Bodil Malmström

From Culture for the People to Culture with the People

When approached collectively, cultural heritage can spark conversations not only about what has been, but about how that past shapes us — and how today’s choices will define generations to come....