TRansnational Accelerator for a Cultural and Creative EcoSystem
Traces project aims to promote the creative entrepreneurship in Puglia and Western Greece regions and to strengthen the Creative and Cultural Small and Medium Enterprises, as a key contributor to competitiveness across all economic and social sectors. Traces aims to set-up a transnational accelerator for a Cultural and Creative EcoSystem, intended as a smart environment with customized and integrated incubation services that facilitate the economic exploitation of new ideas and foster the creation of new firms. Well-equipped and trained Local Ateliers will offer co-working spaces and a hands-on acceleration programme through a special academy to access start-up development and management skills. Creatives can find staff with the right mix of managerial and ICT skills and set up creative partnerships with High Education and Research institutions, businesses, public administrations.