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Flanders District of Creativity or Flanders DC is a non-profit organization founded by the Flemish government, on 7 May 2004, to make the Flemish economy more competitive through creativity, entrepreneurship, and further internationalization.

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Goals

  • Research: analysis of the role of creativity in the economic growth of a region, and how companies and organisations can get to more creativity and innovation (Flanders Knowledge center in collaboration with Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and Antwerp Management School).
  • Creating awareness: stimulating policy makers, the general public, companies and schools to tap into their creative potential.
  • Internationalization of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration with 13 other Districts of Creativity (DC). Besides Flanders, these DCs are Baden-Württemberg (Germany), Catalunya (Spain), Central Denmark (Denmark), Karnataka (India), Lombardy (Italy), Nord-Pas-de-Calais (France), Oklahoma (US), Qingdao (China), Rhône-Alpes (France), Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Scotland (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China), and Tampere (Finland).

    • Projects/events

  • Creativity World Forum (The DC's meet @ the CWF)
  • GPS brainstorming kit (idea generation tool)
  • Flanders DC Fellows (50 entrepreneurs, managers testify on creative entrepreneurship in schools)
  • De Bedenkers (TV Show in collaboration with Flanders DC)
  • SOS Idee (free first-aid service for people with an idea or invention)
  • The Future Summit (Event on trends)
  • ...

    • References

    Flanders DC Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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