DC Meet up #5 – SHAPING THE METAVERSE
Online Meet up : 3 December, 2-3:30pm CET The Metaverse – the fusion of digital and physical worlds through virtual and augmented realities – holds enormous market potential. It is transforming business models, opening new opportunities for creative applications, while also presenting major challenges for industry, research, and society. A key role in this transformation is…
Reverse mission 2024 Shanghai
In November 2024, the Shanghai – Yangtze River Delta Region invited the other members for a three-day programme to explore how the creative industry can thrive and innovate on the one hand and help in preserving the traditions on the other. Shanghai’s creative industry is poised for continued growth, driven by the city’s commitment to…
DC Network Meet up #4 : The use of AI in the creative sectors – Dec 5, 2023
” Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Arthur C. Clarke For the past few years, we’ve been hearing a lot about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it’s making big paces with new and exciting applications. But for most, AI still feels like a fuzzy idea that’s hard to wrap our heads around. It’s…
Reverse Mission 2023 : TAMPERE
From June 13 till 15, 2023 the city of Tampere hosted the annual gathering of the DC Network during the 2023 Reverse Mission, bringing together cities and regions from Shanghai to Catalonia. The network had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with Tampere’s creative industries and its economic impact on the region. During the three-day visit,…
A look back at the Creativity World Forum 2022
What a relief! After two years of COVID, the Creativity World Forum – our flagship event for creativity, innovation & entrepreneurship – had another great edition in 2022. This edition of the event was hosted by the German region of Baden-Württemberg, and took place online from 18 – 20 July 2022 and as a hybrid…
The Creativity World Forum 2022 is coming to Baden-Württemberg!
After a two-year break due to corona, the flagship event for creativity, innovation & entrepreneurship is finally back!
DC Network Meetup: Technology enhancing sustainability in fashion
Wearable technology, high tech fabrics, AR, VR, data analytics, blockchain, nanotechnology, internet of things, robotics, 3D rendering,… can all have an impact and added value on how we create, produce, experience and consume fashion today and tomorrow. Concrete examples such as smart textiles for second life purposes, RFID tags for traceability or AR/VR sizing for…
Basque country joins the Districts of Creativity Network
The Basque Country may be small but it has a big identity. With over 5,000 years of history, it conserves a unique culture and the oldest language in Europe. Nowadays industry is the driving force of the Basque economy, accounting for 21.7% of GDP. By joining the Districts of Creativity Network the region aims at…
First DC Network Meetup inspires with new creative business models & initiatives that tackled COVID-19
Article by Hanna Schäfer The first edition of the newly established online DC Network Meetups took place on May, 23rd, 2021. More than 50 participants from 13 countries all over the world joined to learn more about inspiring creative initiatives and business models that tackle the COVID 19 crisis. “Creativity doesn’t stop within the borders…
DC Network Meetup: Inspiring creative initiatives & business models that tackle the COVID 19 crisis
All over the world, creative entrepreneurs come up with alternative concepts or methods to get their business through the corona crisis in the best possible way. They are looking for new income or chasing smart savings, which hopefully will continue to work after the crisis. In this online Meetup we will share some of the…
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