Culture as Innovation - The Search for Creative Power in Economies and Societies

9th International Conference of Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy

 

6-8 June 2007, Turku, Finland

 

Deadline for abstract submission: 31 January 2007.

 

The conference Culture as Innovation - The Search for Creative Power in Economies and Societies, which is the 9th International Conference of Finland Futures Research Centre and Finland Futures Academy organised in collaboration with Turku 2011 – Finland’s Candidate for the European Capital of Culture 2011, will bring together people from universities, research institutes, companies, regional authorities, municipalities, governmental and non-governmental organisations.

 

The idea is to meet, share and discuss new ideas concerning culture, the creative economy and innovativeness. The conference committee encourages all those who are interested in these questions and futures studies to participate and/or present a paper or poster at the conference. The aim is to generate multidisciplinary, lively and productive discussions and promote networking between people from different backgrounds in the arts, business and science.

 

Themes of the Conference:

-Innovativeness and creative processes in economies, cultures and societies of the future
-The future of creative clusters and industries
-The role of cultural industries in economic development and competitiveness
-The power of creativity and culture for the sustainable development
-Case studies of culture, innovation and entrepreneurship
-Futures research methodology in the study of the creative economy
-Theoretical approaches for the future interaction of culture, society and the economy

 

The conference program will consist of keynote lectures, parallel workshop and poster sessions and panel discussions. Deadline for abstract submission is January 31, 2007.

 

For more information and Call for Papers, please visit conference website:

www.tse.fi/tutu/conference2007

 

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