The ECITE project is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye, with Middle East Technical University (METU) as the beneficiary. The project aims to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of Türkiye’s creative industries—focusing on gaming, wearable technologies, and next-generation filmmaking—by supporting entrepreneurs, SMEs, freelancers, and spin-offs.
The consortium brings together academic and research centers, innovation hubs, and sectoral stakeholders to combine expertise in technology, design, and creative industries. Together, they address the transformation needs of the creative economy and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in these fast-growing fields.
Main goals of ECITE include:
- Establishing METU Crea, a sectoral hub uniting creative industries under one platform.
- Providing targeted services to strengthen entrepreneurs, SMEs, and freelancers.
- Boosting R&D and sectoral strategies through METU’s ecosystem (Design Factory, GISAM, ATOM).
- Creating new opportunities for training, mentoring, and networking.
- Supporting the integration of creative industries into manufacturing and service sectors to increase competitiveness.
Within ECITE, METU Design Factory plays a central role by leading interdisciplinary innovation and sectoral collaboration, while working closely with GISAM (film and media) and ATOM (gaming and animation) to ensure impact across the creative industries.
Project Website: https://metucrea.com/
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