Urbact – unic – Local Action Plans

Status:
Confirmed??
Benchmark:	Pécs 2010 European City of Culture
Schedule:	2010
Outputs:	Nº of visitors, nº of participating companies

Action:	Tourism promotion — Feasibility study for a possible Museum of Porcelain / or at least temporary exhibitions – contacts with private collector, owner of IRIS heritage are on-going
Area:	Valorising the cities' cultural heritage for tourism (WG4)
Status:	Confirmed??
Benchmark:	Limoges Museum, Faenza Museum, Royal Deft Museum Factory, Pécs Zsolnay Museum
Schedule:	2010
Outputs:	Nº of exhibitions, nº of visitors

Action:	University – Industry relations — Promotion of a o Cluster of SMEs part of the former IRIS ceramic factory; organisation of a seminar / conference to link them together
Area:	Industry Strengthening (WG2)
Status:	Confirmed??
Benchmark:	Limoges European Ceramic Cluster
Schedule:	2012??
Outputs:	Nº of companies, nº of projects started, economic return?

Action:	University – Industry relations — Promotion of a scheme of internships from the Faculty of Design to SMEs (former ISIS factory cluster) within the context of “people to people” actions
Area:	Promoting Innovation (WG1)
Status:	Confirmed??
Benchmark:	Mobility schemes
Schedule:	2010??
Outputs:	Nº of internships

ANNEX 1 – Overview of the most relevant actions per area (1/3)
Area (WG)	Sub-area	Limoges	Delft	Aveiro	Pécs	Stoke	Faenza	Sevilla	Castellón	Cluj	Other (Benchmark)
Promotion of Innovation (WG1)	Creation and development of innovation and technological centres	European Ceramics Centre		Applied Research body	3D prototyping and design studio	Centre for Enterprise and Innovation in Ceramics		Innovarcilla	Instituto de Tecnología Cerámica (ITC), Castellón
	Innovation Awards		Cultural and design innovation award						Innovation award
	Promotion of cooperative projects Univ - Industry				Science Building Programme		Stimulate local R&D	Stimulation of RTD projects	City Lab initiative	Internships schemes	Open Living Labs
Industry Strengthening (WG2)	Training schemes for industry			ERDF Training programme for jobs preservation		Ceramic Skills Academy
	Protection of brands, denomination and designs	DPO “Porcelaine de Limoges”			Zsolnay as Hungaricum						“Schneidwaren aus Solingen”
	Promoting clusters and associations	Limoges Exhibition Centre		Park of Sustainability – Public Procurement initiatives	South-Transdanubian Porcelain and Ceramics Cluster	Ceramic Development Council		Ceramic Map	Convention Centre (for industry exhibitions)	IRIS Ceramic Cluster

ANNEX 1 – Overview of the most relevant actions per area (2/3)
Area (WG)	Sub-area	Limoges	Delft	Aveiro	Pécs	Stoke	Faenza	Sevilla	Castellón	Cluj	Other (Benchmark)
Promoting ceramics traditions as drivers of urban renewal (WG3)	Use of ceramic in public space	Ceramic Street	Ceramic Route		Zsolnay image in Pécs 2010 public areas renovations			Maria Luisa - Plaza de España “ceramic route”
	Open exhibitions and events in public spaces				PlasztIkon urban public sculpture symposium		Open Air Ceramics Museum in Torricelli Park
	Creation or development of Museums		Museum Factory “Royal Delft”	Museum of Ceramics and Glass	Gyugyi Collection			Museum of the Ceramics		Museum of Porcelain (Feasibility study)
	Large scale events	International Ceramics Exhibition	Delft Festival and Manual		Porcelain-Pécs-Zsolnay Art symposium + Hungarian Ceramics Biennal	British Ceramic Biennal	ARGILLA’ – festival			Traditional Ceramics Fair “From Roman tradition to innovation”
	Tourism promotion			Ceramic Tourism route guide (CENFAL)	Zsolnay Design Studio	Ceramic Visitor Economy Development Programme			Ceramics Tourism Route Guide

ANNEX 1 – Overview of the most relevant actions per area (3/3)
Area (WG)	Sub-area	Limoges	Delft	Aveiro	Pécs	Stoke	Faenza	Sevilla	Castellón	Cluj	Other (Benchmark)
Urban Identity (WG5)	Developing City Marketing activities	Marketing activities at the urban level	“Delft Blue, image and identity, strengthen the local ceramics climate 2010– 2013”						“Castellón Image”
	Communication products				“Sponsoring the Lover Of The Earth biographical film on Vilmos Zsolnay”
	Brands, products				Zsolnay Art Café franchise
Horizontal Activities	Sustainability of the network	Facilitating the network, searching for new opportunities, supplying and maintaining a resource centre
	Products	Book for strengthen the visibility of UNIC as a European Network in each city (Leader: DEFLT)

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