New identity EDC

January 20, 2010. The European Design Centre has a new house style! The Utrecht design agency Dietwee (www.dietwee.nl) has translated the versatility of our projects into a strong new logo and visual style. Read more

DME Award 2010

January 29, 2010. EDC has been elected Secretary of the newly established N-DME consortium. This organization follows the work of the DME partnership, assembled under the ADMIRE project and responsible for the organization of the DME Award.  After the DME Award 2009 edition in Eindhoven, EDC, together with the N-DME partnership is already working on the next edition, which will be hosted by Lisbon in 2010. Keep an eye on the DME website for upcoming announcements and call for entries www.designmanagementeurope.com

New EDC offices in Brussels and Eindhoven

December 1st, 2009: EDC was in a position to add two exceptional office locations to its trusted workstation in Den Bosch. In Eindhoven, we took up residence in the Kennispoort building, the access portal to the TUE ‘land of innovation’. Read more

EDC participates in All4You IT solutions

November 1st 2009. As of November 1st EDC has participated in All4you IT solutions, which specializes in high-end web hosting and Joomla-based website development. All4you IT is developing web based software solutions for logistics, cloud computing, network security, remote back-up, content management and collaborative working. All4you is hosting and developing various websites for EDC and its spin offs. www.all4you.nl
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New staff at EDC

December 1st, 2009. Six new people joined our team in the last months of 2009. Read more

How to Grow, new platform for creative industry

October 1st, 2009. The objective of the new EU project HowtoGrow, initiated and managed by EDC, is to streamline different innovation support mechanisms for SMEs in the creative industry in Europe, in order to create closer links between knowledge creation, incubation, finance and clusters. Read more

Innovation Festivals to stimulate regional excellence

October 1st, 2009: The European Design Centre takes the lead in the new European project ‘Innovation Festivals’ that recently has been approved under the Pro Inno programme. It aims to promote and stimulate regional excellence. Read more

Minister van der Hoeven opens MedSim

On Thursday 10 December 2009, Minister of Economic Affairs Maria van der Hoeven, Mayor of Eindhoven Rob van Gijzel and Member of the Provincial Executive for Noord-Brabant Lily Jacobs assisted during a virtual Caesarean delivery. Read more

Innovation Festival Barcelona

September 10, 2009: Barcelona will kick off the European Innovation Festivals, an initiative led by European Design Centre and launched by the European Commission as part of the PRO INNO Europe programme. Read more

DME Award 2009 in Eindhoven

October 22nd 2009. At the DME Award Ceremony on the 22nd of October, an international public of business representatives, members of the international design and design management community and policy makers gathered in De Machinekamer at Strijp S - a hot spot for the post-industrial creativity which Eindhoven embodies - to award and celebrate the DME Award 2009 winners and honourable mentions. Read more

Creative Industry Conference Amsterdam 4th-5h February

On 4th and 5th February 2010, the European Commission, in cooperation with European Design Centre, City of Amsterdam, Dutch Designers Association BNO and IIP-Create are holding the workshop “Towards a Pan-European initiative in support of innovative creative industries in Europe”. The seminar will present and further discuss empirical evidence on the economic importance of creative industries for growth and innovation; creative industries are not only an important economic factor in itself but also fuelling the economy with knowledge and dynamism.
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KIS Partnering Forum 11-12 February

EDC will participate in the upcoming KIS Partnering Forum will be held in Rome on 11- 12 February 2010 to discuss the latest trends and developments in Knowledge Intensive Services (KIS). During the event, EDC will present and discuss one of its European projects BCreative together with other innovation practitioners, policy makers, companies and investors involved in projects within the Europe INNOVA initiative. Topics such as “what can regions do for KIS companies?” and “What new ways are there of providing innovation support or of promoting user-driven services innovation?” will be will be discussed during this forum that will bring together some of the most active European organizations dealing with knowledge intensive services. The event will be hosted by BIC Lazio, at the ITech Incubator of the Polo Tecnologico Tiburtino, organized by the KIS Platform, a European Initiative funded under Europe INNOVA.

Design Management Europe 14 April 21-22  London

This conference, organized by Design Management Institute (DMI), will explore the connections and transformation capabilities of design management in the areas Social and public sectors, New products and services and Business innovation. Design is now recognized as an enabler of business transformation, because design leads change, which is critically needed to save and solve our future. It is a solution that addresses problems, and problems behind problems. Design connects businesses to their customers, and customers to new products, services and experiences. Design is a process tool, an innovation tool, a tool to build experiences, and a transformation tool. Transformation is as much a way of thinking as it is a result. Website