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PROSPERO – Culture and Creativity driving prosperous development

PROSPERO – Culture and Creativity driving prosperous development

Duration

01.05.2025. - 31.07.2029.

Budget

1.766.451,00 EUR / 3.454.877,86 KM

Project Description

The PROSPERO project is implemented within the Interreg Europe 2021-2027 programme, with a focus on culture and sustainable tourism. Focused on the cultural and creative industries (CCI), the project is engaged in improving public policies in this sector so that they become more relevant, applicable and strategically oriented. Special emphasis is placed on including CCIs in broader development strategies and policies, as well as on establishing sustainable models of cooperation and learning between different levels of government and cultural actors. In this way, project activities aim to create policies that respond to the real challenges and potentials of the regions.

OBJECTIVE

The main objective of the project is to strengthen the capacities of public institutions to design and implement policies that recognize cultural and creative industries as drivers of smart, inclusive and sustainable growth. The project promotes an approach in which culture is an integral part of social and economic development, with partners working together to develop and test improved policy instruments and monitor their impact during the final phase of the project.

RESULTS

PROSPERO is expected to result in concrete improvements of public policies in the field of cultural and creative industries across the partner regions. Through interregional cooperation, knowledge exchange and the analysis of good practices, partners will identify opportunities for intervention in existing strategic documents and work on aligning them with current development priorities. In each region, working groups will be established with representatives of public authorities, cultural institutions, the creative sector and local communities, tasked with developing solutions adapted to the specific needs of each region. These processes will strengthen institutional capacities and enable better integration of cultural and creative industries into development policies.

Partners

Lead partner:

  • Mentana City Council, Italy

Project partners:

  • Regional Council of Päijät-Häme, Finland
  • Regional Development Agency South-West Oltenia, Romania
  • South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency, Hungary
  • Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Sarajevo Economic Region Development Agency SERDA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Middlefart Municipality, Denmark
  • Cork County Council, Ireland
  • European Regions Research and Innovation Network ERRIN, Belgium (advisory partner)

Contacts

Contact in BiH

Ajla Isović, e-mail: ajla@serda.ba

Official website: PROSPERO website

LinkedIn page: PROSPERO LinkedIn

Instagram page: PROSPERO Instagram

The project is financially supported by the European Union through the Interreg Europe programme.