mary mcauliffe & christina koch: concrete actions 4cnw & vinci
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4CNW TALENT VOUCHER SCHEMEAn ECIA concrete action on Innovation Vouchers/Type B
Mary McAuliffe 4CNW Coordinator
4CNW• WHAT WORKED
Brokered Matchmaking Service
Brokered matchmaking built capacity for successful
cross-sectoral collaboration
• THE CHALLENGEWhat happens after the voucher ?
Vouchers have limited impact as the funding is small €1,000 to €5,000 - new ways are needed to build on the initial partnership
What Next - 2014+
Key Focus
Jobs
No duplication of existing
programmes
Show additionality and added
value
Securing funding that is
additional
Delivery
Integrate with mainstream
delivery mechanisms
Opportunity with new LEO
structure
Allow flexibility and fluidity in
delivery
Key Actions
Building capacity and awareness of creative value
Support higher level creative
application and input
Experimental aspects
Build entrepreneurial
capacity and skills
VINCIWhat worked
75% of SMEs see a rise of quality in their project due to cooperation with
Creative Service Provider
75% will continue their cooperation also without the Voucher
Voucher = great stimulus for new cooperations!
Challenges / future expectations
Handle the great amount of applications (>2.000 applications for National
Creative Voucher 2014!)
Future expectations Austria = keep National Creative Voucher as a
permanent Programme
Future expectations Europe = installation of European Creative
Voucher?