On April 10th-12nd 2018, KEPA’s European Programmes Department executives, together with 1 member of the National Stakeholder Group, participated in 4th partner meeting of the project in Valletta, in order to explore non-financial support initiatives for Design.
With the Valletta Capital of Culture programme there was an opportunity for Design4Innovation to feature in the programme of events and host a networking event showcasing case studies of small companies successfully using design to innovation from across the partner regions. The event was attended by over 80 people including local stakeholders from small businesses, the design sector, business support organisations and government agencies as well as the Design4Innovation partners and their guest policy-makers.
The knowledge exchange workshop was hosted in the historic Fort St Angelo overlooking Valletta and the partners shared their experiences of developing, implementing and evaluating non-financial support programmes supporting companies of various profiles to build capacity for design. After presenting a series of good practices to the group, the participants explored the critical success factors and potential pitfalls associated with design programmes.
Based on sharing the insights from programme delivery across eight countries, the attendees identified the lessons and activities they could bring back to their own regions. They also used a ‘Design Support Canvas’ tool, to plan and visualize design support programmes that are needed in the participating regions.
For more information on the project “Desing4Innovation”, please visit the official website of the project. For KEPA’s activities in the context of the project, please click here.
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