Call for expression of interest: EU project offers technical assistance to Southern Mediterranean Clusters in Cultural and Creative Industries

SMEs or professional/sectoral public and private institutions representing a cluster initiative or a network in the Southern Mediterranean are offered the opportunity to receive technical assistance over a period of three years to help them improve their performances, through a call for expression of interest launched by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), within the framework of its EU-funded project “Development of clusters in Cultural and Creative Industries in the Southern Mediterranean”. The Call is open to cluster initiatives and networks operating in one of the four main categories of Cultural and Creative Industries: • Cultural media: publishing, multimedia and music • Live culture: performing arts, visual arts and heritage management • Design-based industries: habitat industries, textiles, clothing and accessories • Creative professional services: advertising and architecture The objective of the project, implemented in the framework of the Private sector Development in the Southern Mediterranean Programme, is to foster entrepreneurial co-operation in the cultural and creative industry notably through the promotion of promising pilot initiatives demonstrating contribution to inclusive growth. The deadline for application is 15 October 2014. For more details, follow the link: http://ick.li/cKLIBe