Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SPECTRA (Stimulating Performance of Ecosystems in Creative Territories and Regional Actors)
Periodo di rendicontazione: 2023-12-01 al 2024-11-30
SPECTRA enhances creative industry ecosystems across four regions, fostering resilience amid economic challenges.
Objectives
Capacity Building – Bridges innovation gaps via collaboration, study visits, and roundtables.
New Methods & Tools – Strengthens ecosystem growth with models, workshops, and best practices.
Investor & SME Engagement – Supports 100+ start-ups via funding access, mentorship, and networking.
Diversity & Sustainability – Ensures female participation, fostering inclusive, adaptive ecosystems.
Collaboration & Impact – Expands outreach via events, policy briefs, and digital engagement.
Impact
SPECTRA builds trust, reduces inequities, and enhances co-creation, ensuring sustainable, cross-border innovation
Objectives
Capacity Building – Bridges innovation gaps via collaboration, study visits, and roundtables.
New Methods & Tools – Strengthens ecosystem growth with models, workshops, and best practices.
Investor & SME Engagement – Supports 100+ start-ups via funding access, mentorship, and networking.
Diversity & Sustainability – Ensures female participation, fostering inclusive, adaptive ecosystems.
Collaboration & Impact – Expands outreach via events, policy briefs, and digital engagement.
Impact
SPECTRA builds trust, reduces inequities, and enhances co-creation, ensuring sustainable, cross-border innovation
During the first reporting period, SPECTRA partners successfully delivered:
WP1 – Project Management & Coordination
WP2 – Capacity Building for Innovator Regions
WP3 – Tools, Systems & Structures for Growth
Key Deliverables
Knowledge Transfer & Study Visits – 4 visits to high-performing regions, documented in a report.
Workshops & Training – Two workshops on creative industry skills and a taxonomy for best practices.
Best Practices & Strategic Vision – Case studies and innovation trends for ecosystem growth.
Creative IP & Inclusivity – ‘Play and Learn’ methodology tested; expert-led IP frameworks workshop.
Regional Promotion & Frameworks – A model for regional engagement shared through training.
Key Initiatives (Month 13–Project End)
WP4 – Access to Finance – Investor mapping, networking events, investment sprints, and e-pitches.
WP5 – Smart, Inclusive & Sustainable Ecosystems – Gender-sensitive business supports, data-driven action plans, and environmental innovation workshops.
WP6 – Collaboration & Outreach – Reverse-pitch challenges, peer-to-peer networks, and policy roundtables.
Final Event – Brussels, December '24
Hosted at the European Commission by Irish MEP Maria Walsh, partners reflected on SPECTRA’s successes and post-project sustainability plans.
SPECTRA has strengthened creative industry ecosystems through collaboration, capacity-building, and innovation, ensuring lasting impact across Europe.
WP1 – Project Management & Coordination
WP2 – Capacity Building for Innovator Regions
WP3 – Tools, Systems & Structures for Growth
Key Deliverables
Knowledge Transfer & Study Visits – 4 visits to high-performing regions, documented in a report.
Workshops & Training – Two workshops on creative industry skills and a taxonomy for best practices.
Best Practices & Strategic Vision – Case studies and innovation trends for ecosystem growth.
Creative IP & Inclusivity – ‘Play and Learn’ methodology tested; expert-led IP frameworks workshop.
Regional Promotion & Frameworks – A model for regional engagement shared through training.
Key Initiatives (Month 13–Project End)
WP4 – Access to Finance – Investor mapping, networking events, investment sprints, and e-pitches.
WP5 – Smart, Inclusive & Sustainable Ecosystems – Gender-sensitive business supports, data-driven action plans, and environmental innovation workshops.
WP6 – Collaboration & Outreach – Reverse-pitch challenges, peer-to-peer networks, and policy roundtables.
Final Event – Brussels, December '24
Hosted at the European Commission by Irish MEP Maria Walsh, partners reflected on SPECTRA’s successes and post-project sustainability plans.
SPECTRA has strengthened creative industry ecosystems through collaboration, capacity-building, and innovation, ensuring lasting impact across Europe.
The SPECTRA project fosters self-sustaining collaboration and innovation, enabling ecosystems to become more adaptive, resilient, and sustainable. By enhancing innovation skills among partners, it creates a continuous cycle of co-creation and collaboration, ensuring ideas progress from inception to implementation.
Building Stronger Innovation Ecosystems
Capacity Building & Exchange – Strengthens collaboration frameworks and innovation partnerships.
Inclusive Innovation – Engages underrepresented groups, including women innovators and financiers, to diversify ecosystem stakeholders.
Trust & Equity – Reduces inequalities, fosters co-creation, and ensures ecosystem-level ownership.
Scalable Initiatives – Moves from early engagement to impactful, large-scale joint actions.
Key Achievements
30+ Workshops & Events – Including forums, huddles, sprints, and e-pitches.
1,000+ Stakeholders Engaged – Strengthening regional ecosystems.
40+ Investors & Financiers Involved – Enhancing funding opportunities.
100+ Start-ups & SMEs Supported – Driving entrepreneurship and innovation.
4 Innovation Ecosystems Connected – Expanding collaboration networks.
300+ Stakeholder Connections Established – Encouraging long-term partnerships.
Overcoming Barriers & Ecosystem Approach
SPECTRA addressed the challenge of ecosystem adoption, guiding stakeholders beyond short-term priorities to recognise systemic benefits. By mapping actors and processes, the project demonstrated that innovation ecosystems thrive through synergy, not just individual efforts.
SPECTRA’s Systemic Impact
Strengthened the Quadruple Helix – Connecting academia, businesses, governments, and citizens.
Enhanced Smart, Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth – Aligning diverse sectoral objectives.
Developed Resilient Innovation Ecosystems – Focusing on:
Robustness – Adapting to disruptions and maintaining continuity.
Productivity – Converting inputs into impactful innovations.
Niche Creation – Encouraging diversity and novel capabilities.
Beyond the State of the Art
Through innovative tools, training, and interventions (WP2–WP6), SPECTRA has driven self-perpetuating, resilient, and sustainable ecosystem growth, ensuring long-term economic, social, and environmental impact
Building Stronger Innovation Ecosystems
Capacity Building & Exchange – Strengthens collaboration frameworks and innovation partnerships.
Inclusive Innovation – Engages underrepresented groups, including women innovators and financiers, to diversify ecosystem stakeholders.
Trust & Equity – Reduces inequalities, fosters co-creation, and ensures ecosystem-level ownership.
Scalable Initiatives – Moves from early engagement to impactful, large-scale joint actions.
Key Achievements
30+ Workshops & Events – Including forums, huddles, sprints, and e-pitches.
1,000+ Stakeholders Engaged – Strengthening regional ecosystems.
40+ Investors & Financiers Involved – Enhancing funding opportunities.
100+ Start-ups & SMEs Supported – Driving entrepreneurship and innovation.
4 Innovation Ecosystems Connected – Expanding collaboration networks.
300+ Stakeholder Connections Established – Encouraging long-term partnerships.
Overcoming Barriers & Ecosystem Approach
SPECTRA addressed the challenge of ecosystem adoption, guiding stakeholders beyond short-term priorities to recognise systemic benefits. By mapping actors and processes, the project demonstrated that innovation ecosystems thrive through synergy, not just individual efforts.
SPECTRA’s Systemic Impact
Strengthened the Quadruple Helix – Connecting academia, businesses, governments, and citizens.
Enhanced Smart, Inclusive, and Sustainable Growth – Aligning diverse sectoral objectives.
Developed Resilient Innovation Ecosystems – Focusing on:
Robustness – Adapting to disruptions and maintaining continuity.
Productivity – Converting inputs into impactful innovations.
Niche Creation – Encouraging diversity and novel capabilities.
Beyond the State of the Art
Through innovative tools, training, and interventions (WP2–WP6), SPECTRA has driven self-perpetuating, resilient, and sustainable ecosystem growth, ensuring long-term economic, social, and environmental impact