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Use Case
Industry, Innovation And Infrastructure
Sustainable Cities And Communities
There are around 1,500 creative industries in Perth and Kinross, many of which are small scale but with huge potential to grow. With ERDF and business support, Perth and Kinross Council (PKC) has introduced an Innovation Hub - branded as the Famous Grouse Ideas Centre (FGIC).
A key aim for the FGIC is to support creative business incubation, development and growth. This will be achieved This will be achieved through an innovative suite of dedicated support programmes. These have been developed by creatives for creatives with an emphasis on innovation. The FGIC will also see enterprises, projects and individuals working to find solutions to commercial and civic challenges.
Nested within the Perth Creative Exchange, and branded as the Famous Grouse Ideas Centre (FGIC), this facility was formally opened on 26th February 2020. The Creative Exchange is a £4.5 million creative hub which is helping to boost the local Perthshire arts economy and was developed as a partnership project between Perth and Kinross Council and WASPS (Scotland’s largest provider of creative studios space) and other stakeholders.
The development of an Innovation Lab was identified early on as one of the 8th City projects in Perth. This became a £625,000 project for Perth & Kinross Council (PKC) - of which £250,000 is ERDF and £100,000 was allocated via the SCA Cities Investment Fund. The FGIC occupies 150m² of space within Creative Exchange and is making a positive economic, social and cultural impact not only in Perth but across the Tay Cities Region.
The Perth Famous Grouse Ideas Centre (FGIC) project was delivered as part of the 'Scotland's 8th City - the Smart City' ERDF programme. All seven cities involved are committed to 'community and citizen stakeholder engagement' as an additional programme output - with engagement required pre-, during, and post-project delivery. For this project an extensive Stakeholder Engagement strategy and action plan was implemented with engagement taking place with internal and external partners at the planning and delivery, phases, with further engagement planned as part of post-project activity.
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Log inPlanning time: 6 months to 1 year
Implementation time: 6 months to 1 year
Perth & Kinross Council (PKC)
Perth & Kinross Council (PKC)
Perth & Kinross Council (PKC)