Bologna, 14 June 2024 – Le creative cultural industries and the food sector video games will benefit from a portion of the funds Fesr (European Regional Development Fund) 2021-2027 which also provide for the activation and fulfillment of Bologna Game Farm projects And Incredible! These additional resources are in addition to 10 million already allocated for innovative start-up call and for theCulture and creativity hub.
The role of the Municipality of Bologna
Taking stock of the situation in the ICC sector is Mauro Felicoriregional councilor for Culture: “The sector of Icc in terms of added value in 2022 in Emilia-Romagna it is valid 5.8 billion eurosequal to a share of 4% of the total regional economy (around 146 billion euros again in real terms) and therefore represents a non-secondary sector”. The coordination of financial resources has been assigned to Municipality of Bologna which thus ensures a leading role in the management and organization of projects. The agreement reached between the two parties represents the continuation of theprogram agreement already signed in 2019 and confirms the attention that viale Aldo Moro reserve to smart specialization strategy. He also expresses himself positively on the terms of the agreement Rosa Grimaldimayor’s delegate Matteo Lepore to economic promotion, impact of the technopole, ICC and international attractiveness: “the excellent results achieved were the premise of the new three-year agreement that with 1.2 million euros of regional investment e 300 thousand euros of the Commonarising from ERDF regional program 2021/2027provides for actions to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem, also through the strengthening of tools to support small And medium-sized businesses and theirs supply chains”.
Thematic projects
The support for the gaming industry will also be supported by the project Bologna Game Farm which is always Rosa Grimaldi who defines a “pilot experience in Italy which is finding a lot of correspondence in the European context”. Now in its third edition, BGF will select four teams winners of the tender in order to accelerate video game projects to bring them to the market.
In support of the cultural and creative sector, the commitment to the project continues Incredible!active since 2010 under the directed by municipal administrations and with the collaboration of public and private partners throughout the regional territory. In addition to the periodic funding calls for them sector startupscultural and creative initiatives and related activities will be encouraged orientation activities And professionalization for the development of the various regional artistic, cultural and creative supply chains with the involvement of the fields ofaudiovisual and of performing arts.
