Design & Creativity Working Group Leaders

Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of Design & Creativity Working Group.

Design & Creativity WG Leader
Giulia Chiarel

Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol

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Marie-Laurence Com
Marie-Laurence Com

Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Design & Creativity

The Design & Creativity WG aims to raise awareness of design and creativity as tools and drivers for innovation in different sectors and across Europe. Our objectives are the following: To present challenges; especially in relation to sectors that do not yet work with design (thinking) and creativity; to showcase the importance of design & creativity through good examples and concrete cases; to create a strong and vital community among our stakeholders across Europe through a bottom-up approach; to connect designers, thinkers, business, policy and society interested in finding common solutions for different challenges and to create opportunities for the WG members to develop project proposals, share their ideas, stories and ongoing activities with the EU community.

Last Working Group Meetings

Previous Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings

ICT and CH&T WG: Understanding the European Data Space for Cultural Heritage[and Cloud for Cultural Heritage]

Cultural Heritage & Tourism/ICT WG meeting: Unlocking the Power of AI for Cultural Heritage

Francesca Pozzebon

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group, in collaboration with the ICT Working Group, is organising a meeting for ERRIN members to explore the transformative potential of Artificial

Unlocking potential, regional perspectives on knowledge valorisation 

SEFS Working Group meeting: Unlocking potential, regional perspectives on knowledge valorisation 

Astrid Hannes

In the 2022 Council Recommendation, knowledge valorisation is referred to as the process of creating social and economic value from knowledge by linking different areas and sectors and by

EU Design Day 2024

EU Design Day 2024

Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha

The 12th edition of EU Design Day will happen in Brussels on 17 September 2024, gathering key stakeholders from the design and creativity sectors for a networking opportunity with familiar and new

WG Related Events

WG Related Events

The Polish Council Presidency 2025 - Priorities and Challenges

The partner regions Wielkopolska and Hessen are organising a lunchtime event: The Polish Council Presidency 2025 – Priorities and Challenges on 23 January 2025 at 13:00 (light lunch as of 12.30) at the Multiple Regions House, 21, Rue Montoyer in Brussels.

IGLO Open on the Polish Presidency: programme and R&I priorities

The 'IGLO Open on the Polish Presidency: programme and R&I priorities' will take place on Wednesday 22 January 2025. The event, hosted by the PolSCA PAS Office in Brussels, will be held at the NCBR/BSP Office in Brussels.

Opening up R&I Processes: Who to Engage, and How?

REINFORCING project is organising the workshop 'Opening up R&I Processes: Who to Engage, and How?". This crash course will explore strategies for aligning research and innovation (R&I) with societal needs through meaningful stakeholder engagement. This workshop provides practical tools and actionable insights to help researchers, innovators or professionals working in R&I to identify and collaborate with the right audiences, ensuring more inclusive and impactful outcomes.

PIONEER Alliance: Iuav and New Research Perspectives for European Cities

The Università Iuav di Venezia, in collaboration with the Veneto Region, is organising an event called 'PIONEER Alliance: New Perspectives for European Cities' which will take place in Brussels on December 10.

Autumn General Meeting 2024

ERRIN’s 2024 Autumn General Meeting will take place on 5 December from 16:30 at the ERRIN premises in Brussels. The meeting will be followed by a networking reception with keynote speeches from a representative of the Cabinet of Ekaterina Zaharieva, the new Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation, as well as from Magdalena Kula, Research Attaché at the Polish Permanent Representation in view of the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU.

Cultural Heritage & Tourism/ICT WG meeting: Unlocking the Power of AI for Cultural Heritage

The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group, in collaboration with the ICT Working Group, is organising a meeting for ERRIN members to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the cultural heritage sector. The meeting will take place on December 4 at 15.00–17.00.

EU Design Days 2024

The only Brussels-based event dedicated to European Design. Check more information here.

WG Related Content

WG Related Content

Looking for Higher education institutions with focus on physical experiences and learning for Erasmus+ cooperation.

The project proposal aims to make better learning environment through using sensor-based data to understand environments and user reactions while they experience a physical space and adapt the physical environment based on this feedback. This technology can be integrated into existing classrooms or used to create new learning environments to tailor the experience based on students' reactions. For example, it can help educators identify when students are losing focus or feeling disengaged, allowing them to adjust the environment or lesson flow accordingly.

The Competitiveness Compass for the EU is out

On 29 January the European Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass is composed of three transformational imperatives - innovation, decarbonisation and security - to boost competitiveness, and five horizontal enablers necessary to underpin competitiveness across all sectors.

New European Bauhaus opportunity for small municipalities

The European Commission has launched two opportunities for 2025 under the New European Bauhaus initiative, including the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities and the New European Bauhaus Prizes. The application deadline is 14 February 2025.

KID'S CLUSTER is loking for partners for the next EUROCLUSTERS call

KID'S CLUSTER is looking for partners in the creative and cultural industrial ecosystem.

ERRIN's Autumn General Meeting 2024

On 5 December, ERRIN hosted its Autumn General Meeting, where members reflected on 2024’s accomplishments, endorsed the 2025 budget and welcomed four new Management Board members. The meeting provided a platform to celebrate achievements, discuss priorities for the year ahead, and prepare for a new EU political cycle.

Looking for partners for Erasmus+ KA2 Call for projects on Fabrics and Fashion for the future

Looking for partners for the Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnerships in School education call. The project aims to increase young people's knowledge of and interest in the textile industry's potential in relation to sustainable production, sustainable entrepreneurship and service.

WG Related Content

WG Related Content

Looking for Higher education institutions with focus on physical experiences and learning for Erasmus+ cooperation.

The project proposal aims to make better learning environment through using sensor-based data to understand environments and user reactions while they experience a physical space and adapt the physical environment based on this feedback. This technology can be integrated into existing classrooms or used to create new learning environments to tailor the experience based on students' reactions. For example, it can help educators identify when students are losing focus or feeling disengaged, allowing them to adjust the environment or lesson flow accordingly.

The Competitiveness Compass for the EU is out

On 29 January the European Commission presented the Competitiveness Compass, the first major initiative of this mandate providing a strategic framework to steer the Commission's work. The Compass is composed of three transformational imperatives - innovation, decarbonisation and security - to boost competitiveness, and five horizontal enablers necessary to underpin competitiveness across all sectors.

New European Bauhaus opportunity for small municipalities

The European Commission has launched two opportunities for 2025 under the New European Bauhaus initiative, including the NEB Boost for Small Municipalities and the New European Bauhaus Prizes. The application deadline is 14 February 2025.

KID'S CLUSTER is loking for partners for the next EUROCLUSTERS call

KID'S CLUSTER is looking for partners in the creative and cultural industrial ecosystem.

ERRIN's Autumn General Meeting 2024

On 5 December, ERRIN hosted its Autumn General Meeting, where members reflected on 2024’s accomplishments, endorsed the 2025 budget and welcomed four new Management Board members. The meeting provided a platform to celebrate achievements, discuss priorities for the year ahead, and prepare for a new EU political cycle.

Looking for partners for Erasmus+ KA2 Call for projects on Fabrics and Fashion for the future

Looking for partners for the Erasmus+ KA2 Cooperation Partnerships in School education call. The project aims to increase young people's knowledge of and interest in the textile industry's potential in relation to sustainable production, sustainable entrepreneurship and service.

Latest Updates

  • By Teresa Vio

ERRIN is looking for a Project and Policy Manager (Culture and creativity)

ERRIN is looking for a Project and Policy Manager to join its Secretariat! The successful candidate will continue the work to position ERRIN and its members at the forefront of key R&I initiatives related to culture and creativity. Apply by 17 December!

  • By Ewa Chomicz

Management Board elections 2024 – results

Following the call for nominations for ERRIN Management Board held between 3 and 17 October, we are happy to announce the nominated Management Board members. The four nominees will be approved as new Management Board members at the ERRIN Autumn General Meeting on 5 December.

  • By Maria Bostrom

Call for expression of interest: Clusters Meet Regions

The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, invites national and regional authorities, cluster organisations, and economic development agencies to apply to host one of the 10 ‘Clusters Meet Regions’ workshops planned for 2025. The next deadline for making your application is 20 December 2024.

  • By Ewa Chomicz

A look back at the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2024

The XIII edition of the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) conference took place on 13-14 November 2024 in Budapest. The event focused on regions as catalysts of European RDI competitiveness and brought together over a hundred regional stakeholders from across Europe, including ERRIN, for two days of intense discussions and networking. Find out our key takeaways from the multiple topics covered.

  • By Maria Bostrom

Have Your Say on the Future of Regional Innovation Valleys

The European Commission invites all regions – whether selected as RIVs or not – to share feedback on the RIV initiative to help shape future calls and align them with regional needs. Deadline to answer the questionnaire is 15 November.

  • By Elena Nielsen

Partner search: Co-creating entrepreneurship education in sound

Denmark's Silicon Valley of Sound is searching for partners to develop a Erasmus project focused on co-creating off-campus innovation and entrepreneurship teaching in a regional educational hub for sound