Presentation made at WEAR Sustain Open Call Support Event supported by Brussels Creative, Creative Ring, MAD and DataScouts on May 17th 2017 in Brussels, Belgium
Alain Heureux, Brussels Creative - Ecosytem as a Service
1. Brussels Creative,
A platform for the Brussels based Creative
and Cultural ecosystem gathering political,
academical and business leaders helping our
Region towards cross-over innovation, and
economical growth
2.
3. Who is supporting the initiative?
23 members
VUB
ULB
St-Louis
iMEC
Innoviris
Bozar
Egg
Cabinet Minister Gosuin
Cabinet Minister-President Vervoort
Cabinet Minister Gatz
Cabinet Minister Greoli
Eggsplore
Prométhéa
BRA
Smart.be
Screen.Brussels
Unizo
Izeo
Beci
Perspective.Brussels
ACC
Creative Belgium
Software.Brussels
VisitBrussels
ARiB
MAD Brussels
PressClub Creative District
VRT SandboxStartups.be
IAB-STIMA-BDMA
Creative Ring
State Secretary Debaets
La Presse
RAB-BKO
B-Sprouts
Creatis
BetaCowork
Molengeek
BeCentral
Oasc
Enoll
MediaPark
Citroën Musuem
European Commission
FabLabs
Makers Fair
VO
4. What is our Vision?
Cross-over Innovation will fuel the
future growth of the economy
creating new services and
experiences for citizens and
customers. Our DNA is creativity
and by focusing on cross-overs, we
will energize our own industry as
well as inspire other industries.
5. Main Missions?
• Building bridges within the Region amongst the CCI
• Building bridges with other Regions and their ecosystems
• Building bridges with European Institutions and Programmes
• Initiate a culture of Cross-over Innovation and position the Brussels
Ecosystem-as-a-Service (EaaS)
• Identify new sources of revenues for the CCI Industry as the current
economic climate is still challenging the ecosystem
6. Phases?
• Phase 1 : Q1, 2017
• Mapping Innovation in the Brussels Region
• Clarify and Promote our Vision
• Set-up an Action plan
• Find a Business model and build a plan
• Phase 2 : Q2-Q3, 2017-2020…
• Validation and Support
• Deployment
• Measurement and Kpi’s
• Install a Culture dedicated towards Cross-over Innovation