Category: International relations

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International relations Internationalisation Local grants

INTERKOOP Chamber of Commerce of Alava– support to the internationalization of SMEs

Interkoop is an initiative of the Chamber of Commerce of the province of Alava, in the Basque region of Spain. This programme aims to support internationalization and cooperation for businesses and organisations. Under its umbrella I have provided local companies such as Teklak, a communication agency, with technical assistance to analyse their internationalization strategy in the sector of audience development. For one year we have worked on the international positioning of the brand, the identification of potential partners and relevant topics in Europe. This also brought a reflection on the evolution of Teklak’s services and the analysis of local effects of international efforts in terms of credibility and innovation capacity.

https://egoitza.araba.eus/es/-/interkoop

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Cross-sectoral innovation Cultural and creative industries CCIs EU funding Event production Innovation International relations

New European Bauhaus

On behalf of the innovation agency Conexiones Improbables (Spain) in 2021 I gave support to their application as a member of the New European Bauhaus, the interdisciplinary platform for innovation and sustainability of the European Commission. After ensuring their spot in the partnership, I contributed to the production of a cycle of international events to define the role of cross-sectoral innovation in different sectors of the economy and the society.

https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/index_en

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Academic research International relations Regional Development

Compendium of Cultural policy Council of Europe

As a project manager for international relations as the Culture service of the Government of Catalonia, in 2009 I helped the production of the first Compendium for cultural policy in Catalonia, an initiative of the Council of Europe in cooperation of the Ericarts institute. A tool usually dedicated to countries, Catalonia was the first regional government to produce its own Compendium overviewing the evolution of culture and creative industries in Barcelona and its surrounding areas. 

https://www.culturalpolicies.net/database/regional-and-local/
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Academic research EU funding Event production International relations

First Congress on Smart Cooperation

“Territorial Cooperation Fostering European Integration: Cities and Regions Linking across Borders” was the title of the first congress of Smart Cooperation taking place in A Coruña (Spain) in 2012.

My role was to support the organisation and the logistics of the event. More than 400 delegates from all over Europe enjoyed the knowledge sharing and networking programme on how to improve practices for effective cooperation between public authorities.

https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/fr/newsroom/events/2012/06/1st-congress-on-smart-cooperation

http://www.espaces-transfrontaliers.org/en/the-mot/evenements/first-congress-on-smart-cooperation/

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Academic research Cultural and creative industries CCIs Event production International relations

Gala Dinner – European Academy of Design

“Crafting the future” was the theme of the conference, which focused on designers’ practical knowledge. How can the specific knowledge of designers be brought forward, articulated, made visible, and be understood and used in contexts like innovation, business development and social change?

The main hosting organisation, the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), hired TILLT, the innovation agency where I was working in 2013.

As part of the team taking care of international relations, my role was to support the action conceived by TILLT to promote the networking and the reflection of the delegates from all over Europe.

During the Gala Dinner, each table had a box with everyday household materials (such as sponges, tape, thread…) and the delegates sitting at the same table were asked to create, during the meal, a collaborative sculpture by using the objects provided and by representing their common feature.

In a night that was dedicated to the hybrid nature of each human, it was the perfect scheme to make the designers engage in a conversation about commonalities and roots.

http://www.craftingthefuture.se/

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Academic research EU funding International relations

University of Barcelona – Master in Cultural cooperation

For five years I had the chance to share my expertise as a guest teacher and virtual campus coordinator of the Master in Cultural Cooperation of the University of Barcelona(Spain).

My experience in European Union funding and in project coordination and financing proved to be a valuable resource for the students from Asia, Europe, and South America enrolling to this higher education programme in the Catalan capital.

The experience was extremely rewarding, thanks to the quality of exchanges with colleagues, and the interest of the students for an aspect that was often overlooked by other master degrees.

http://www.ub.edu/cultural/postgrau-en-cooperacio-i-gestio-cultural-internacional/?lang=en

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Academic research Cultural and creative industries CCIs Innovation International relations

University of Chicago – Cultural policy center

In 2014, I was working at SAMOA, an Agency for urban regeneration on the Isle of Nantes (France). My colleague, Hélène Morteau, was finalising her PhD study on creative clusters and urban redevelopment while we were involved in the European Creative Industries Alliance. Among the tasks to perform, we had to exchange good practices and share the knowledge we were producing with our partners beyond the European continent.

We got in touch with the University of Chicago and its Cultural Policy Center , and we discovered that they were planning to expand their network in Europe, and namely in France.

This mutual interest resulted in the organisation of the 2015 Paris Convening of the University of Chicago on Urban Cultural Projects: Research, Practice, Policy.

During this time, world renowned experts met to discuss their findings about cultural projects in the urban environment.

My role, in addition to supporting the organisation, networking, and logistic effort, was to promote the urban redevelopment project of Nantes. This was a very good opportunity to reinforce its brand development.

https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/461

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Academic research Innovation International relations

Université de Nantes – Plateforme RFI Alliance Europa

The Regional Council of Pays de la Loire (France) built a strategic partnership with several universities, the University of Nantes among others, to create 13 thematic platforms working on Research, Training, and Innovation.

While working as a coordinator for the local Europe Direct Information Centre in Nantes (France), I was part of the Innovation programme devised by Alliance Europa, the platform devoted to the studies on the European Union and citizens’ rights and roles.

It supported their network, communication, and field studies throughout their first years of activities.

https://alliance-europa.eu/fr/

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Cultural and creative industries CCIs International relations Regional Development

Culture commission of the Euro Region Pyrenees-Mediterranean

In 2008, I was hired by the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya). My mission was built around the participation of the Catalan government to the cross-border cooperation framed as “Euro Region Pyrenees Mediterranean”. Two regions of France and two autonomous communities of Spain were structuring their interests and needs starting from concrete projects financed by the Interreg programme of the European Union. For example, the construction of the cross-border hospital of Cerdanya, and the transnational theatre production between Perpignan and Salt.

The cultural cooperation was on the forefront of the scheme, and my role was to support the creation of the first call for Euro Regional cooperation projects in the cultural and artistic sectors.

As a member of the Catalan delegation, I was part of the permanent Commission for Culture of the Euro Region, an initiative that was instrumental in the creation of the EGTC (European grouping of territorial cooperation) that allowed the partnership to become a legal entity.

http://www.euroregio.eu/fr/espace-culture/projets-culturels

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EU funding International relations Regional Development

Euroregion Baltic – Capacity Building Programme

In 2009, I developed a connection between the Euro Region Pyrenees Mediterranean and the Euro Region Baltic. This was made thanks to the enrolment in the Capacity Building Programme for local authorities of the South Baltic area, as an expert of access to EU funding.

At that point, the Euro Region Pyrenees-Mediterranean was already an established player for cross-border actions in the field of culture. On the other hand, the Euro Region Baltic was a relevant actor in the field of environmental sustainability.

The partnership promoted a set of joined events in France and Sweden, as well as a project application to the Interreg Europe programme.

http://www.eurobalt.org/