🤖 The Deep Tech Talent Initiative Call: An Opportunity for CCSI Organisations 🤖
New technological developments come with new opportunities. Cutting edge and disruptive technologies, known as deep tech, could help usher in a new era for the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) — an era of innovation, and facing the challenges of the future head-on.
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 The EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative (DTTI) can help organisations get there through its latest call for proposals. Here is a chance for organisations in the creative industries to integrate deep tech training into their programmes.
 The Deep Tech Talent Initiative Call: An Opportunity for CCSI Organisations
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The Call is now open for organisations looking to expand or enhance deep tech training programmes, including those within CCSI. This is a unique opportunity to integrate cutting-edge technology into creative fields and foster cross-sectoral upskilling.
Deep tech spans a wide array of fields, offering training in 15 areas, including:
- 4D Printing – transforming design
- Internet of Everything – connecting creative industries in unprecedented ways
- Generative AI & Artificial General Intelligence – reshaping content creation, digital arts, and storytelling
- Proof-of-Stake Blockchain – enabling transparent and secure creative economies For a comprehensive view of these technologies, check the Deep Tech Radar.
For a comprehensive view of these technologies, check out the Deep Tech Radar.
Why should the creative industries participate? Â
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By integrating CCSI training programmes into this call catalogue, organisations can strengthen their connections within the broader EIT innovation ecosystem, creating new collaborations and expanding their network. This inclusion also enables them to create synergies with other industries that leverage deep tech, driving cross-sector innovation. Furthermore, it equips professionals and students with future-proof skills in emerging technologies, ensuring they remain competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
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What is the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative?
The EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative is a pioneering programme led by the European Institute of Technology and Innovation (EIT) with the ambitious goal of training one million people in deep tech by 2025. Deep tech—rooted in advanced science, technology, and engineering—has the power to revolutionise every industry, including the creative industries.
EIT Culture & Creativity is proud to contribute to this initiative, alongside other EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), through the EIT Community Strategic Education Cluster. Our goal? To ensure that professionals and students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to navigate and lead in the deep tech era.
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Ready to take CCSI innovation to the next level? Submit your proposal!Â
