Virtual Museum of Quality of Food (V.M.Q.F)

AIM:The aim of the project is to create an on-line brand of Museum of Quality of Food.

All the museum that will take part to this new international organization (association) must:- sign a contract where they declare that they respect the conditions of the brand - use interactive systems (app on tablet/smart phone, QRcode.,..) to educate people who visit the

museum- connect a lot of local corporates that produce “quality food” - suggest to the visitors a “virtual guide” to visit other M.Q.F- create opportunities for local students to visit the museum with this brand in other countries to

improve knowledge of the local museum that must be a “living museum” - the concept of a “living museum” is a museum where corporates and citizens find together to

improve the product- the virtual museum has the aim of educating local people and to involve tourists in “an exciting

experience” at home to induce the will to go abroad to see the territory with their own eyes.

CONTRIBUTION:Financial contribution from the European Union (hereafter "the EU") cannot exceed 80% of the totaleligible costs of the project. The remaining amount shall be secured by the applicants.

DEADLINE: 19 March

TIME AND BUDGET:To support the activities of those networks whose activities are in line with the objectives andpriorities of the Creative Europe Culture Sub-programme, the network scheme will be implementedthrough framework partnership agreements2 to be signed in 2014 and in 2017 of respectively 3 yearsand 4 years. The maximum grant per specific agreement awarded under the framework partnershipagreement will be EUR 250 000 per year.

ACTIVITIESPurely illustrative examples of the activities that can be supported within projects, if they contribute to the above objectives and priorities, include the following (please note this list is not exhaustive):- The organisation of meetings, conferences, workshops and/or the development of tools,including digital tools to foster information exchange, exchange of practice and informal peerlearning which are important to strengthen the capacity of the sectors, in particularinternationalising and professionalising them.- Facilitating multilateral exchanges, professional networking and partnership and projectdevelopment. Exchanges may be among professionals, or multi-layered, for example withartists, policy-makers, etc.- The analysis and comparison of policies, programmes and impediments to the development ofculture at European, national, regional and local levels. The dissemination of accessible andre-usable knowledge to cultural operators, decision-makers, investors and public opinion.- The collection of quantitative and qualitative data on sector developments and thedevelopment of methodologies for collecting comparable data and their interpretation by thesenetworks where possible. This will help to address the current lack of comparable quantitativeand qualitative data on various sectors.- The preparation of newsletters and the maintenance of professional databases to assist culturalprofessionals, artists or audiences.

PARTNERS: 10 – 15

ELEGIBLE COUNTRIES

Applications from legal entities established in one of the following country categories are eligible aslong as all conditions referred to in Article 8 of Regulation No 1295/2013 establishing the CreativeEurope Programme are met and the Commission has entered into negotiations with the country:

1. EU Member States and overseas countries and territories which are eligible to participate in the Programme pursuant to Article 58 of Council Decision 2001/822/EC3;

2. Acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates benefiting from a preaccession strategy, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective Framework Agreements, Association Council Decisions or similar agreements;

3. EFTA countries which are parties to the Agreement on the EEA, in accordance with the provisions of the EEA Agreement;

4. The Swiss Confederation, on the basis of a bilateral agreement to be concluded with that country;5. Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy in accordance with the procedures

defined with those countries following the framework agreements providing for their participation in EU programmes.

An updated list of countries that fulfil the conditions referred to in Article 8 of Regulation No1295/2013 and that the Commission has started negotiations with can be found at:http://ec.europa.eu/culture/creative-europe/documents/eligible-countries.pdf