CLC South
Bologna, Italy
CLC South
Our Regional Ambition
The CLC South can benefit from a number of initial strengths: an embryonic community of partners which are leading organizations in the sector; the Mediterranean as area of intervention, the cradle of European culture where history meets modernity, expressing a high potential in terms of valorisation of cultural heritage, design and arts through new technologies such as digital technologies and AI; the collaboration with Emilia-Romagna region through ART-ER and the regional ecosystem which stands out for powerful Digital and Supercomputing infrastructures and for the strong support for the CCSI through innovative policies and financing.
Meet our team
Angelica Monaco, MD in International Political Sciences, has been appointed CLC South Director from the 4th of November 2024. With a solid background in innovative entrepreneurship focused on climate change, digital domains, CCSI, social innovation and a long experience in managing European Programmes and Projects, Angelica will ease the access to the territorial assets and to the European network for the CCIS in the region. You are welcome to visit the CLC and meet her with the local team.
Hosted by ART-ER
In the CCIS, recognized among the sectors with a high development potential in the regional smart specialization strategy, ART-ER has been involved for years in supporting the Region and its stakeholders in the systematization of data, initiatives and skills also thanks to tools such as the Observatory and the HUB for culture and creativity. The cultural and creative industry is now worth around 4% of the regional economy and represents an important catalyst for innovation with significant added value for all production sectors, an attractive employment context for talents and a fundamental factor for triggering processes with strong social impact. The stability of this sector is closely related to the ongoing transition processes, primarily the digital one which will see data and AI as an element of strong change for the creative and production processes themselves. The recent signing of the partnership agreement and the establishment of the Co-location Center South in Bologna finally kicked off the activities of the EIT Culture & Creativity in our territory, thus strengthening the support systems in the field of innovation, training and business creation in favor of the CCIS. ART-ER will operate with a view to ensuring the best synergies and the widest participation in these opportunities of regional actors.