We participate in the European project S+T+ARTS in the city

HacTe has been a beneficiary of the last call of the European Union S+T+ARTS Regional Centers program with the STARTS in the City project, with which it participates through a consortium with five other entities.

The S+T+ARTS programme aims to link technology and artistic practice more closely to address the social, environmental and economic challenges facing Europe. Among the different ways to support projects, STARTS created Regional Centers (CSRs) in 2018 to offer funding to cultural institutions, innovative companies, foundations, universities and research institutions that co-develop digital projects for a more sustainable future. This modality gives special emphasis to the fact that regional ecosystems are much closer to people than States and, therefore, constitute a privileged space for social innovation and centered on human beings.

Among the three winning projects of the last call is STARTS in the City, which has been the result of a candidacy led by Gluon (Brussels), together with Meet (Milan), Ars Electronica (Linz), Inova+ (Matosinhos), Kersnikova (Ljubljana) and Hac Te.

The S+T+ARTS in the City project will run from April 2023 to October 2024. During this period, it will promote eleven artistic residencies where co-creation must solve a specific problem in each region. In the case of Hac Te, it will seek to provide solutions to three challenges through three residences. The project is also characterized by the desire to strengthen links with the academic world to promote a new curricular approach to teaching in art, science and technology. Once the residencies have been concluded, the business potential of the results will be explored, ensuring that the prototypes produced are viable and provide specific solutions to the market. Likewise, the results of the residencies will be exhibited in different European festivals and competitions, reaching audiences from all over Europe.