Innovative cultural and creative clusters in the MED area
Cultural and creative industries (CCIs) represent highly innovative SMEs.For participating regions CCIs is a strategic sector of development as underlined in their RIS3s,but this potential is hampered by a gap of information on CCI local environment,innovation and market barriers and a lack of tailored support to stimulate innovation,internationalization and cross fertilization.ChIMERA main objective is to improve innovation capacities of CCI public and private actors through strengthened cooperation among companies, research bodies,public authorities and civil society.Thanks to ChIMERA,CCIs key actors will improve their innovation capacities, regions will strengthen innovative CCIs clusters,cooperating in a transnational network, clusters members will benefit of tailored services to meet innovation needs and regions will concretely pursue innovation strategies on CCIs.
Main outputs: 10 Strategic action plans,1 transnational operational to develop innovative CCIs clusters; 10 clusters business plans; 12 internationalization services to fill CCIs innovation gaps;20 financial tools; 10 innovation projects.Regional and local authorities, research&education centres, SMEs, CCIs clusters, investors, civil society are outputs end users. 
ChIMERA follows an integrated approach to support RIS3s and development of CCIs Clusters. Transnational approach is necessary to find synergies among regional CCIs specializations and to promote internationalization of CCIs innovative clusters.