What is the object of the project?
The object of the project is the creation of an integrated online platform for the promotion, visibility and interconnection of Greek crafts and Greek craftsmen.
What are the objectives of the project?
The main objectives of the Project are:
- Mapping of Greek craftsmen and creation of an interoperable registry of professionals, which will have the necessary tools to encourage the active participation of its members.
- Promotion – presentation of the Greek community of craftsmen and their works, as well as of the uniqueness of Greek craftsmanship, with the ultimate aim of covering a wider range of the activity of the crafts ecosystem.
- Intersectoral interconnection among professionals in the broader craft ecosystem.
- Education, familiarisation with relevant business tools and encouragement to engage in crafts.
- Provision of content related to crafts entrepreneurship as well as posting of interviews, articles, studies, announcements, etc.
- Promotion of Greek crafts and handicraft products as export products, and strengthening the extroversion of Greek crafts
- Presentation of relevant actions and interventions as well as support tools from the state and private bodies.
- Promotion of good practices / international awards of Greek professionals.
- Creation of a calendar of actions, activities and events related to crafts.
What is the expected outcome of the project?
The expected results from the implementation of the Project can be indicatively summarised as follows:
- Promoting the old and new generation of craftsmen and their international networking.
- Promoting crafts as part of the Greek brand.
- Mobilising the craftsmen community and encouraging crafts entrepreneurship.
- Strengthening existing and introducing new process models in the design and implementation of products and services.
- Modernising the crafts sector.
- Strengthening local communities through a sustainable and soft development model, based on crafts.
- Strengthening the regional cultural policy of the Ministry of Culture.
- Promoting the cultural and creative sector as a development sector.
