Cycle of Workshops and Conferences on the Creative Economy and Creative Cities in Paraná State

Produção das Secretarias de Estado da Cultura e do Turismo do Paraná, do Sesi Paraná e de 11 prefeituras

Tags: City, Creative singularities, Trends

Organization: Secretarias de Estado da Cultura e do Turismo do Paraná, do Sesi Paraná e de 11 prefeituras
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End Date: 31/08/2012
Local: Foz do Iguaçu, Francisco Beltrão, Toledo, Londrina, Cianorte, Paranavaí, Piraí do Sul, Guarapuava, Paranaguá e Araucária e Curitiba.

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Objectives: To promote the understanding of the creative economy and creative cities, turning managers of Paraná State more able to establish a dialogue with public and private institutions; to ignate a reflexion about how these two complementary approaches can contribute to economic, social and cultural development in each city and creative cluster; to inspire the development of a cross-sector policy based on the recognition of local culture as a propeller of socio-economic development; to generate synergies across cultural and creative projects and their interfaces with development, tourism, education, technology, to mention but a few; to foster the acknowledgment of the creative economy potential through entrepreneurship; to contribute to a deeper understanding of the challenges and possibilities of the creative economy; to tease the mapping of economic strengths and cultural singularities in Paraná State and its regions.Structure: The carovan was shaped by a seven-hour workshop and a two-hour conference in each of the eleven cities that joined the programme.