About Kreanord

KreaNord is a Nordic initiative designed to improve the growth prospects for the region's cultural and creative industries. The work is conducted by the Nordic Council of Ministers and serves as a Nordic platform for exchange and development. The cultural and creative industries mean industries that provide jobs, growth and exports, which is an important future asset for the Nordic countries. It includes fashion, music, publishing, design, architecture, animation and film. KreaNord is about supporting the Nordic countries' individual and joint development potential in the cultural and creative industries. Within KreaNord conducted various activities such as projects, profiling activities and development of policy recommendations.

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Background

Kreanordinitiativets origin city Ministerial Punkaharju 2007 where countries agreed on enhanced Nordic cooperation in globalization issues. Work KreaNord began in 2008 on behalf of the Nordic cultural and economic ministers. Content and terms of reference KreaNords activities are recommendations from the report, Green Paper for the Nordic creative economy (2008) prepared by the Nordic Innovation Centre (NICe).

Assignment

KreaNords long-term goal is to be a rallying point for experience, knowledge and development vision that covers both the business and cultural sectors.

The initiative connects their domestic efforts as well as the leading development actors and initiatives. This seeks to highlight and create a continued positive development of the Nordic creative economy. KreaNord will help to position the Nordic region as a globally leading region in the context of the cultural and creative industries.

What do KreaNord?

Under KreaNord run a number of activities and projects aimed at meeting the need for a joint Nordic development and policy work in the field of creative industries. These areas of interest are networking, development initiatives, policy recommendations, and profiling activities.

What does not KreaNord?

KreaNord is no source of funding for various projects and initiatives. The tasks and projects that are in KreaNord is need-based and derived from the participating countries and their representatives.

For information on materials or project, contact project manager Therese Johansen thjo@norden.org