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The Consolidated Progress Report reviews and assesses the overall actions and progress made by Member States in the European Union in implementing the Recommendation (2011/711/EU) which is one of the main EU policy instruments on digitisation, online access and digital … Continue reading
Text by Caterina Sbrana. John James Audubon (1785-1851) was not the first person who painted and described all the birds of America, but he was one of the youngest “country’s dominant wildlife artist(s)”. We are talking about his seminal Birds of … Continue reading
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Cultural and Creative sectors occupy a significant place in today’s European economy, by contributing to innovation, investment, digital modernisation and cultural tourism. The Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) generate indeed around €509 billion per year, representing 5.3% of the EU’s … Continue reading
WATIFY: Inspire to Transform takes place on 2 May at DNK – Space for Contemporary Dance and Performance, National Palace of Culture (Sofia, Bulgaria) and is organised by WATIFY, an awareness-raising campaign funded by the European Commission to stimulate the … Continue reading
Europe is the second largest Cultural and Creative industries (CCIs or Cultural and Creative sector, CCS) market in the world after Asia. A study by ‘Cultural Times’ estimates that European Union creates 32% of global CCI revenues and 26% of … Continue reading
RMIT University is pleased to host the 20th International Conference on Cultural Economics, presented by the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI). The Conference will be held in Melbourne, Australia, from Tuesday June 26th to Friday June 29th , 2018. The program … Continue reading
Emotive is an EU-funded heritage project that aims to use emotional storytelling to dramatically change how we experience heritage sites. For heritage professionals, the Emotive application will provide a powerful storytelling engine and a set of rich digital media assets … Continue reading
Culture represents an extensive economic asset and a valuable source of creativity and innovation. According to the European Parliament’s report on EU policy for cultural and creative industries (June 2016), Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) have become high-capacity engines for … Continue reading
On December 7th and 8th 2015 the next edition of DISH, the conference about digital strategies for heritage, will take place in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The theme for DISH2015 is Money and Power. Continue reading
The heritage sector seems to struggle to raise its voice, not only in its own interest, but that of the whole information society. Let’s work together to influence your local, regional, national, European and global law maker and sugar daddy. So do you have some spare time this weekend? Write your proposal for DISH2015! Proposals can be submitted until Monday, the 14th of September 2015. Continue reading
The E-Space creative marketing workshop “Digital Culture, Social Media and Innovation for the Cultural Heritage” is taking place in Pisa on 9 October. It will explore different ways of communicating cultural contents with the use of new media and will show how a greater audience can be reached by combining the power of social media and storytelling. The event, hosted by Fondazione Sistema Toscana in cooperation with Invasioni Digitali, is being held in the framework of the Internet Festival. DigitalMeetsCulture is official media partner. Continue reading
The VIEW conference will take place on October, from 19 to 23, in Turin, Italy. The curated conference, which celebrates its 16th year, features talks, panel sessions, workshops, awards for outstanding work and this year four remarkable keynote speakers: Mark Osborne, Randy Thom, Jorge R. Gutierrez, Shannon Tindle. «We are honoured and thrilled to welcome these four amazing artists to Turin for the VIEW conference» Professor Maria Elena Gutierrez, director of the annual conference, declares. «I know their presence will inspire our audience of students and professionals»… Continue reading
