CURE: Creative Urban Renewal

Creative Zone Innovator: Conceptual Framework, Criteria and Indicators

Rene Kooyman 22 NovDublin

Indicators: definition

An indicator can be defined as:

'a characteristic or attributewhich can be measured to assess an intervention in terms of its outputs or results'.

Why Indicators for CURE ?

Indicators are:• relevant to the monitoring or evaluation of a

programme• linked to a policy goal, objective and/or target• measured regularly (state of affairs)• steps are taken to ensure data gathering is

reliable

EU DG Regional Development since 1995 systematic evaluation of socio-economical development

Core Indicators: Core values

A. DIMENSION Learning labSUB-VALUE Expand entrepreneurial capacities; innovative creative results1 Development of entrepreneurial capabilities creative professionals

Examples: inventory of educational needs, training and schooling initiatives, entrepreneurial training and support. Description of changes in quality assessment, entrepreneurial capabilities

2 Create flexible working spaces Co-creation areas Examples: Description and inventory of spaces (number and/or m2), ateliers, exhibition spaces, conferences, performances, multi-media accommodations, etc.

SUB-VALUE Individual and networked learning3 Number of platforms, networks or events for learning

Examples: courses, trainings, mentorships, apprenticeships, supervisory and support facilities, etc.

4 Cooperation with knowledge institutions and/or educational institutions

Examples: contacts and interaction with schools, trainers and teachers, educational support

B. DIMENSION Cultural Value Chain

SUB VALUE Enhancing the infrastructure

5 Getting the stakeholders involved and committed

Examples: identification and description stakeholders, the process of creating and sustaining their involvement and commitment

SUB VALUE: Sustainable entrepreneurial development; positioning and profiling6 Number of cultural events

Examples: number (quantitative statistics) and/or qualitative identity of events, cultural profiles, strategic market positioning

C. DIMENSION Flow of DiversitySUB VALUE Combining commercial and not for profit entrepreneurs7

Number of collaborative working contacts and projects

Examples: nr and types of conferences, symposiums, festivals, multi-disciplinary events, visitors, publications, etc.

SUB VALUE Stimulating new and spontaneous encounters8

Diversity in disciplines, business categories, target groups, cultural activities, events and practices

Examples: description and analyses of different cultural actors involved, count target groups, type of participants, type of cultural activities

9 Involvement of community representation

Examples: participation of local actors, organisations, representatives and inhabitants, participants (numbers or description)

D. DIMENSION Cultural Business Modelling SUB-VALUE Combine urban planning and creative entrepreneurial development10 Create an integrated development; combine the 3 p's: people, places and pounds (€)

Examples: integration of the three aspects, the social, the territorial and financial aspects

11 Achieve a return on investment on the real estate development

Examples: financial paragraph, describing investment and financial prognoses and/or results

SUB-VALUE Accelerate entrepreneurial development12 Number and Employment figures of creative firms, especially SMEs

Examples: statistics regarding firms, creative entrepreneurs (individuals), joint ventures, strategic alliances

13 Improve the use of urban space for creative entrepreneurs; (re)use of buildings

Examples: development, renovation and/or re-use of urban spaces (nr and/or m2), re-use of urban space and collective facilities

Note: These are the indicators that all partners will use and implement.Each city can add its own relevant and important indicators!

CURE:Creative UrbanRenewal

European Research and Training Centre for Cultural Entrepreneurship ERTCCEUtrecht School of the Arts (HKU), Art and EconomicsUtrecht University (UU) , Art and Economics