SERVICES

·         Interdisciplinary research combining economic, legal and public policies expertise

·         Reports, feasibility and benchmarking studies

·         Social and economic impact evaluations of public policies and policy recommendations

·         Corporate and market analysis

·         Comparative analysis of public policies and legislation in Europe

·         Mappings, case studies, best practices, toolkits

 

 

RESEARCH

IEU+KREA offers its clients a wide range of research services and the benefit of its experience in its different areas of specialization. We have produced landmark studies in the field of Culture, Creative industries, Experience Economy, Innovation, Regional Development, Digital Media, Copyright, Digitalization, that have highly contributed to advance research and influence policies for CCIs.

·         Scientific Research

·         Feasibility Studies

·         Impact Evaluations

·         Public Policy Review

 

Strategy Consulting

Based on sound research and analysis IEU+KREA provides strategy advice and strategic planning services.

We have unequalled insights into policy developments and regulatory trends in Europe. This is coupled with a profound understanding of industry evolutions in the sectors we specialise in, the emergence of new (often digital) business models, and knowledge of international best practices.

– Policy Strategy:  support agencies, creative clusters and public institutions to develop strategies to unlock the potential of culture and creative industries.

– Corporate Strategy: developing business plans and feasibility studies for specific projects. This includes assessing and establishing partnerships and alliances as well as the design of new services. It also includes advising on financing opportunities.

– Operational and organisational improvement: analysing operational challenges and evaluating management structures, organisational objectives and change processes.

– International comparative analysis: comparative analysis of trends in various countries, coupled with assessing and evaluating benchmarking results.

–          Feasibility

–          Foresight Studies

–          Communication & Collaboration Strategies

–          Project Development Strategies

 

EVENTS

We connect public affairs and creativity to help you set up memorable experiences and events

IEU+KREA specialises in the organization of events and conferences, with a particular emphasis on the entertainment,  cultural sectors, but not exclusively so. Creathons, Ideathons, Hackathons.

Events – in our perspective – should stand out in order to have a long-lasting impact. It is about sharing views and being surprised, entertained, stimulated intellectually and emotionally with a view to engage your audience and to create trusting relationships. We propose to help you connect with your audience in a more significant way.

With 17 years experience of academic research of Izmir University of Economics, we combine a deep strategic understanding of public affairs, a large network of contacts, and a wealth of creative ideas to deliver memorable social events, including classic workshops, seminars, cocktails and conferences.

IEU+KREA’s role in assisting in event building and management including followup action to add value of event outcomes can be broken down into:

Consultancy and planning Conception of the event, strategy, programme building, corporation, communication and coordination.

Event management Practical, logistical, administrative aspects and onsite management and coordination.

Our team will accompany you from the development stage throughout the event preparation and implementation. Each event is tailor-made to client requirements.

Examples of Events include:

·         Izmir International Creative Economy Congress (Pending)

·         Creathon

·         Hackathon

·         Creative Talks

 

 


PROJECT DESIGN

·         IEU+KREA engineers projects at artistic as well as at policy levels which connect across disciplines such as art, science, technology, business or law and connect different actors (policy makers, international organisations, businesses, academics and researchers, NGOs and civil society).

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·         IEU+KREA supports the conception and development of valuable projects, enabling networking, collaboration and sharing of experience at international level. IEU+KREA has considerable experience of successful project design:

·         Writing project bids aimed at EU funding programmes in particular : H2020, Creative Europe, Urbact, EDF, ERDF, Interreg, ESPON)

·         supporting the inital phases of conception and development

·         building project consortia (taking into account geographical areas, types of actors, specific expertise and talents required, requirements of different funding programmes)

·         gathering project support documentation for the application and submitting the final application, experience of online submission portals and paper-based procedures.

 

Examples of projects include:

·         Regional Development Sectoral projects

·         National Funds

·         H2020 project Sparks

·         Creative Europe initiative Culture for Cities and Regions

·         EU CSI-IPA

·         UNESCO