Flanders DC

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.

[edit] Goals

Research: analysis of the role of creativity in the economic growth of a region, and how companies/organisations can get to more creativity and innovation (Flanders Knowledge center in collaboration with Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School).
Creating awareness: stimulating policy makers, general public, companies & schools to tap into their creative potential
Internationalization of creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship through collaboration with 11 other Districts of Creativity. Besides Flanders, these DC's are Catalunya (Spain),Lombardy (Italy), Québéc (Canada), Rhône-Alpes (France) Karnataka (India),Scotland (UK), Baden-Württemberg (Germany),Oklahoma (US),Shangai (China), Nord-pas-de-Calais (France),Qingdao (China).

Creativity World Forum (The DC's meet @ the CWF)
GPS For Entreprises (free idea generation tool)
Flanders DC Fellows (50 entrepreneurs, managers testify on creative entrepreneurship in schools)
De Bedenkers (TV Show in collaboration with Flanders DC)
The Future Summit (Event on trends)
TriO (schoolkids go to companies to brainstorm with them about their products/services)
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