The Creative FLIP project has launched Creatives unite, the platform mapping cultural and creative sector working conditions in the EU. This tool is a unique EU-wide knowledge resource providing concise and factual information and allowing for comparative mappings and issue-based analysis.

How did this come about?
The development of this platform is part of the EU Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026. The creation of this knowledge resource is based on the recommendation of the Open Method Coordination Group, which consisted of expert representatives from the 27 Member States of the EU.

What does it offer?
This will be the one-stop-shop resource to access concise and user-friendly information on key aspects of working conditions in the cultural sector in the 27 EU member states: regulatory status, social security, labour relations, learning and skills, and artistic freedom. The platform will, in the future, host analytical pieces and case studies on the topic, produced with the help of its key per-country material and external contributions. The platform also includes:

• Mobility search tool: an interactive searching tool for mobility schemes between makers, creative hubs and fab-lab communities that focus on exchanging experience and practices between makers across Europe and its neighbouring countries.
• My intellectual property tool: Intellectual Property (IP) is at the heart of the cultural and creative industries, and there are many tools around Europe to help creators provide information about IP. The platform collected such tools in one place.
• So you need money: This tool provides information on regional, national and specific project calls and finance providers for the creative and cultural sectors. 

The platform will focus solely on the issues of working conditions for artists and cultural professionals. It does not aim to replicate existing platforms on cultural policies or knowledge repositories on social security and labour relations for all workers.