Context and objectives

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1 Interactive workshop Study visit EUROCITIES and EFA (European Festivals association), Leeuwarden, July #EUCreativeCities Online tool: Context and objectives The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (CCCM) is a new tool designed and developed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission to help national, regional and municipal policy makers identify local strengths and opportunities and benchmark their cities against peers based on similar population, income and employment using both quantitative and qualitative data. The CCCM s quantitative information is captured in 29 indicators. These are grouped into 9 dimensions reflecting major facets of cities cultural, social and economic vitality: Cultural Vibrancy, Creative Economy and Enabling Environment (see also the Annex). Qualitative evidence helps illustrate what cities are good at. This is integrated in the main report as well as on each city page of the accompanying online tool. 1

2 The interactive workshop tanking place on 19 th July as part of the Study visit organised by EUROCITIES and EFA in Leeuwarden aims at: Introducing the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor, with focus on the major challenges emerging from the analysis of the scores of the cities attending the workshop 1 but that are certainly of concern for many other cities across Europe; Facilitate the share of knowledge, experience and ideas on how these challenges have been addressed (or could be addressed) by the cities taking part in the workshop. The overall purpose of this working session is to show how the CCCM s data can be used as valuable inputs to policy-relevant discussions, knowledge exchange and match-making sessions. Method In order to have informative and constructive meeting, the meeting will combine a frontal presentation and group work: Frontal session: The Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (15 min.) The JRC team will introduce the Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor focusing on (1) the policy rationale, methodology and data sources, (2) key findings and challenges for European cities (see also below) () next steps, including the development of the Cultural gems app. Group session: What s in it for my city? Exchange of knowledge and practice (25-0 min.) Participants will be asked to gather in four groups of 6-7 people, each one focusing on one of the main challenging areas that will have been introduced in the previous session, namely: Group 1: Culture & Citizens From the analysis of the CCCM data, it appears that, on average, medium-sized cities have more cultural venues and facilities per inhabitant than bigger cities, among which European capitals. For instance, Edinburgh comes first in the group of cities with inhabitants between 250,000 and 500,000 due to its very good performance on Sights & landmarks (4.7 over 100), Museums (55.1 / 100) and Concerts & Shows (halls) (47 / 100) per inhabitant, among other indicators, where it scores considerably higher than its peers. Our currently ongoing analysis also shows that cultural venues and facilities are likely to be concentrated in a few areas in bigger cities (mostly the city centre), while they seem to be more wide-spread in smaller towns. Is this an issue? How does the spatial distribution of cultural amenities affect participation of local inhabitants? Has your city adopted any relevant initiative trying to improve the outreach of local cultural players across different city areas and neighbourhoods? 1 The following eight cities are among the 168 European cities selected for the first 2017 edition: Edinburgh, Gdansk, Klaipeda, Leeuwarden, Ljubljana, London, Vilnius, and Zaragoza. 2

3 Group 2: Culture & Tourism The indicator Tourist overnight stays per inhabitant also seems to reward more medium-sized cities, as these record higher scores than bigger cities. For instance, Leeuwarden scores very well on this indicator (49.0 / 100) and considerably better than its peer cities based on similar population (average score: 25.6), income (25.5) and employment rate (19.7). However, many other European cities still need to enter the tourism market. How can less known cultural heritage help increase cities attractiveness for tourists? And, at the same time, how can tourism strategies take into account (actual or potential) sustainability concerns? Which interesting experiences or strategies can you share in this respect? Group : Culture, Innovation & the Creative Economy As we could probably expect, capital cities mostly lead on Creative Economy indicators. For instance, Vilnius excels on the number of jobs created annually in newly created cultural and creative enterprises. The Lithuanian capital gets the maximum score on Jobs in new arts, & entertainment enterprises (100) and scores considerably higher than its peer cities on Jobs in new media & communication enterprises and Jobs in new enterprises in other creative sectors. Still, such dynamism is not the norm, especially after the crisis. Can cities contribute to improving the entrepreneurial and innovation skills or the employability of cultural professionals and creative individuals? What kind of relevant initiatives have been undertaken in this respect in your cities? Group 4: Culture, Diversity & Openness Acceptance of diversity is crucial to facilitating the flow and translation of novel ideas. An open-minded city is able to attract skilled individuals from different fields, welcome people with different cultures and enable the exchange and undertaking of creative endeavors. Various cities included in the first edition of the CCCM, such as Edinburgh, London, Klaipeda, Vilnius and Zaragoza count on a high (reported) level of tolerance of foreigners. However, populism and racism are challenging the lives of our cities. Cultural diversity is often seen as a threat more than as an opportunity. What kind of initiatives have been (or should be) undertaken to improve openness, tolerance and trust towards diverse communities in your cities? And how can we unleash the creative potential of people having different cultural backgrounds and experiences? Session III: (Not) To conclude (15-20 min.) The rapporteurs (one per group) will synthetize the ideas/initiatives discussed and cooperation opportunities emerged, if any. For each idea/initiative/cooperation opportunity, they will put a post-it with the name of initiative/key word on paper sheets attached to the wall. These will have been previously prepared by the JRC team (one per challenge).

4 Proposed organisation of space 1 4 removable paper sheets (from the flipchart) Screen Laptop and beamer Flipchar 4 Four paper sheets will be attached to the wall with some adhesive gum - each one reporting the name of the addressed challenge; Each group of 6-7 people will gather around a paper sheet to exchange ideas; The participants will write the names/keywords of the ideas/initiatives discussed on post-its and attach them to the paper sheet; One rapporteur per group will take notes and summarise the discussion to all the participants. 2 Chairs for frontal presentation and report session Suggested materials - Post-its of four different colours (one per group/challenge) - One flip chart - Coloured pens (we ll bring some) - Adhesive gum (we ll bring it) 4

5 Annex: Indicators description and data sources Variable name Sub-Index 1 Dimension Sights & landmarks 2. Museums Short explanation Geo level Reference period Cultural Vibrancy Mode year Availability Source Cultural Venues & Facilities Points of historical, cultural and or artistic interest, such as architectural buildings, religious sites, monuments and statues, churches and cathedrals, bridges, towers and fountains, amongst other things, City % TripAdvisor divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Number of museums that are open to the public divided by the total population and then multiplied City % TripAdvisor by 100,000.. Cinema seats 4. Concerts & shows 5.Theatres Number of cinema seats in the city divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1,000. Number of theatres and other music venues (concert halls, clubs, etc.) and current shows divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Number of theatres in the city divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. City % (Urban Audit) City % TripAdvisor City % (Urban Audit) Dimension Tourist overnight stays 7. Museum visitors 8. Cinema attendance 9. Satisfaction with cultural facilities Sub-index 2 Dimension Jobs in arts, culture & entertainment 11. Jobs in media & communication 12. Jobs in other creative sectors Total annual number of nights that tourists/guests have spent in tourist accommodation establishments (hotel or similar) divided by the total population. Total number of museum tickets sold during the reference year divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1,000. Total number of tickets sold, referring to all films screened during the year, divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1,000. Percentage of the population that is very satisfied with cultural facilities in the city. Cultural Participation & Attractiveness City % (Urban Audit) City % (Urban Audit) City % (Urban Audit) City % Flash Eurobarometer 66 by TNS/EC (Survey on 'Quality of life in cities') Creative Economy Creative & Knowledge-based Jobs Number of jobs in arts, culture- and entertainmentrelated activities such as performing arts, museums and libraries, divided by the total population and City % (Urban Audit) then multiplied by 1,000 (NACE Rev. 2, R-U). Number of jobs in media and communication-related activities such as book and music publishing, film production and TV, divided by the total population City % (Urban Audit) and then multiplied by 1,000 (NACE Rev. 2, J). Number of jobs in professional, scientific and technical, administrative and support service activities such as architecture, advertising, design, and photographic activities, divided by the total City % (Urban Audit) population and then multiplied by 1,000 (NACE Rev. 2, M-N). 5

6 Dimension ICT patent applications 14. Community design applications Dimension Jobs in new arts, culture & entertainment enterprises 16. Jobs in new media & communication enterprises 17. Jobs in new enterprises in other creative sectors Sub-index Dimension Graduates in arts & humanities 19. Graduates in ICT 20. Average appearances in university rankings Dimension Foreign graduates Intellectual Property & Innovation Three-year average number of ICT patent applications (including: consumer electronics, computers and office machinery, and telecommunications) filed to the European Patent Office (EPO) by priority year divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1 million. Three-year average number of Community Design applications filed to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1 million. New Jobs in Creative Fields Number of persons employed in the enterprises established in the reference year in arts, culture and entertainment activities such as performing arts, museums and libraries, divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Number of persons employed in the enterprises established in the reference year in in media and communication activities such as book and music publishing, film production and TV, divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Number of persons employed in the enterprises established in the reference year in professional, scientific and technical activities such as architecture, advertising, design, and photographic activities, divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Enabling Environment Human Capital & Education Number of tertiary education students (ISCED 2011 levels 5-8) enrolled in arts and humanities courses in the reference year divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Number of tertiary education graduates (ISCED 2011 levels 5-8) enrolled in Information and Communication Technologies courses in the reference year divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. Average number of universities' appearances in four different university rankings: QS, Shanghai, Leiden and Times. Openness, Tolerance & Trust Number of foreign graduates enrolled in tertiary education courses in the reference year divided by the total number of tertiary education graduates City (ISCED 2011 levels 5-8) in the same academic year. City City Average 95% Average 82% 201 4% % 201 4% Average 88% ETER project Average 88% ETER project City % 201 QS, Shanghai, Leiden, Times rankings % ETER project 22. Foreignborn population Percentage of the total population who is foreign-born. City % (Urban Audit) 2. Tolerance of foreigners 24. Integration of foreigners 25. People trust Dimension. 26. Passenger flights 27. Potential road accessibility 28. Direct trains to other cities Dimension Quality of governance Percentage of the population who very strongly agrees with the statement: 'The presence of foreigners is good for this city'. Percentage of the population who very strongly agrees with the statement: 'Foreigners who live in this city are well integrated'. Percentage of the population who very strongly agrees with the statement: 'Generally speaking, most people in this city can be trusted'. Local & International Connections Number of passenger flights per day, accessible within 90 minutes of travel by road, divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. City % City % City % Flash Eurobarometer 66 Flash Eurobarometer 66 Flash Eurobarometer 66 City % DG REGIO Computed indicator based on road network data. City % DG REGIO Average hourly number of departures between 6:00 and 20:00 of direct trains to other cities / greater cities divided by the total population and then multiplied by 1 million. Quality of Governance Computed indicator measuring the quality of government in three areas of public services: education, healthcare and law enforcement. City % DG REGIO 2, 1 and % DG REGIO 6