CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE SOCIETY
«Together with the Society
for the Society”
ASSOCIATION’S SHORT PROFILE
CONTENTS
ASSOCIATION’S DETAILS............................................................................ 3
VISION.................................................................................................................. 4
MISION ................................................................................................................. 5
EUROPE 2020 STRATEGY................................................................................... 6
GOALS ................................................................................................................. 7
SERVICES ............................................................................................................ 8
STAFF ................................................................................................................ 10
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ASSOCIATION’S DETAILS
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LEGAL NAME:
SHORT NAME:
LEGAL STATUS:
ADDRESS:
Creative & Innovative Society
C&IS
Non Governmental Organization (NGO)
9 Thessalonikis St., Agios Ioannis Renti, Attica,
Athens
Greece
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TEL.:
FAX:
EMAIL:
URL:
+30 2114100215
+30 2114100215
info@cinnosociety.eu
www.cinnosociety.eu
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Creative & Innovative Society (C&IS), a non-profit making
association, is located in Athens, Greece.
Vision
The vision of our Organisation is to advance, improve, enhance, support
and promote individual creativity, a new productive model of economic and
social development, and the relevant culture and behaviour, based on the
principles of innovation and production of new knowledge that will be
created and will add value for the benefit of the individual and society, with
justice, without discrimination and with impartiality.
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Mision
Our mission includes the following main axes, based upon the respect of
the European Union’s strategy for our common future:
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To improve and enhance the "smart" development, networking and
cooperation focusing on knowledge production, green business and
respect
for
the
environment;
to
promote
new
models
of
development, and to align with regional and inter-regional European
Union policies; to improve and to strengthen the education system
and to reveal the significance of the role it can play.
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To promote innovation across borders, national / regional and local
level.
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To provide support to access and / or incorporation into society of
weaker social strata (equality in knowledge and professional /
business creativity) directed by the cost-benefit principles.
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To promote investment competence, readiness and culture and
impact investment activity with social impact and dimensions.
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The planning, development, promotion and support of open access,
effective use of any kind of ancient Greek texts kept at the premises
of Universities of Cambridge, the Oxford and other institutions
worldwide and their disposal to the global scientific community and
every citizen internationally without obstacles.
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Europe 2020 Strategy
Our country's growth prospects as a whole and, consequently, the society
and the individual in particular, is the pharos that guides all activities and
actions of our organization.
The European Union, wishing to look to the future at the macro level of
nations, has drawn up and already started the implementation of the
Europe 2020 strategy which has as the main axes the following:
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Smart growth through the transformation of the classical structured
European Union economies towards knowledge creation and
innovation.
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Sustainable development through the strengthening of competition
and the intensity of the green economy.
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Cohesive and inclusive economy, that embraces and pushes each
individual citizen and provides social and territorial cohesion.
In the above mentioned context, the full compliance and common
navigation with Europe 2020 strategy, is the foundation on which we build
our vision.
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Goals
Taking into account the critical situation experienced by the society and
the country itself, but also conscious of the need to overcome in all levels
and especially those related to current attitudes, practices and reasonable,
the Creative and Innovative Society proceeds to the following
categorization of our organization's goals contributing effectively towards
the development at all levels
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Innovation
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Youth
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New Technologies – Internet
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Environment – Sustainable Development
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Industrial Policy – Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
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Employment – New and improved competences
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Social unity - Equality - Respect for diversity
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Creativity and Personal Improvement – Promotion of Mental Health
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Services
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Creation of the necessary infrastructure to facilitate the participation of
enterprises in European Programmes.
PROMOTION OF GROWTH
of Greek regions, via the transfer of technology and innovation, aiming at
the creation of an environment that will encourage the investments and the
expansion of the market.
INFORMATION AWARENESS
for the exploitation of alternative forms of communication and collaboration
with the use of information technology and broadband (e-Collaboration).
TRANSFER OF INNOVATION
Development of stable cooperation axes between Enterprises and
Universities, so that, among other benefits, is promoted the transfer of
technology between Greece and other European member states – in
sectors like: Research, Technological Growth, Education and Training,
Information
Technology,
International
Relations
and
Regional
Development.
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Preparation and development of programs for initial vocational training and
lifelong learning.
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INFORMATICS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Promotion of new, innovative forms of education and employment with the
use of new technologies and of ICT (e-Learning, Teleworking)
SOCIAL COHESION
Promotion of intercultural and social dialogue, encouraging the respect of
the diversity and a sense of stability, safety and reciprocal comprehension.
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Staff
C&IS’s personnel consists of experienced Executives who all are in
constant contact with a team of specialised Consultants so that the main
policy areas should reflect the widest range of views, opinions and needs
within the local and business communities. Staff members consist of highly
qualified, multi-lingual university graduates, with professional experience
in European affairs, research and project management as well as
technical background.
All members of staff have worked together in various combinations. As far
as C&IS’s activities are concerned, they have come together to form a
knowledgeable, motivated and powerful team capable of accomplishing
the expected goals.
In response to the complex requirements of the various E.U. programmes,
in which the staff of our Organisation has been actively involved, its
personnel is further supported by External Consultants, specialised in
certain domains of science.
C&IS’s members have been involved in all phases of the project
management cycle including project identification, fact-finding, planning,
fundraising, appraisal, coordination, monitoring and evaluation, as an
integral part of carrying the project responsibility or as separate tasks with
investigative missions.
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