departure, the creative unit of the Vienna Business Agency

The creative unit of the Vienna Business Agency offers companies from Viennese creative industries from architecture though to multimedia, a comprehensive service and networking assistance. To this aim departure developed its own formats such as curated by_vienna, the Content Award as well as ideas competitions.

Networking

As networkers, departure is not only central contact and project partners within the creative industries, but also a hub between creative industries and classical business. Cooperation on an equal footing are key concerns.

Visibility

A core task is the visibility of the benefits of Creative City: in part with exhibition „tomorrow is …“,which portrays the creative scene in recent years in Vienna. departure promotes innovative projects, products and services locally and internationally, thereby supporting the positioning of Vienna as a creative hub.

Know-how transfer

As an initiator of topics and an ideas incubator the creative center provides space for the exchange of knowledge and know-how transfer. Room for experimental and open discussion is offered with pulse-generating workshops and laboratory projects on current issues. Studies and publications focus on the central themes of the creative industries.

Furthermore departure mediates the services offered by the Vienna Business Agency specifically targeted at Vienna's creative community.

Initiatives such as curated by_vienna, which coincides with viennacontemporary, are meant to strengthen Vienna’s position as a location for the creative industries.