PARTICIPATION AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR THE EUROPEAN PROJECT AI-SECRETT – AI SUPPORTED AND ENHANCED CREATIVITY FOR THE TRIPLE TRANSITION
Cink Venturing is actively involved in the AI-SECRETT project, a key initiative within the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme. The project aims to foster advanced digital skills and human-centred innovation through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
TitleParticipation and project development support for the European Project AI-SECRETT
Client: European Union (Digital Europe Programme – Call DIGITAL-2024-ADVANCED-DIGITAL-07)
Project duration: 48 months (October 2025 – September 2029)
DESCRIPTION
The AI-SECRETT project is co-funded with €7.2 million under the Digital Europe Programme. The initiative is designed to train a new generation of professionals with the advanced digital skills required to drive Europe’s triple transition: digital, green and social.
AI-SECRETT’s main objective is to design and deliver an online Master’s programme on AI applied to creativity. This training programme will be offered in two annual editions and is based on a modular structure using the concept of micro-credentials. The training is strategically targeted at seven EU vertical industries, including sectors such as energy, agriculture, transport, cultural industries, waste, housing, and non-tourism social services.
Cink Venturing, headquartered in Spain, is a specialised innovation and entrepreneurship partner, actively participating in several essential work streams for the project’s development and sustainability. Through this involvement, Cink Venturing strengthens its European positioning in the areas of training, entrepreneurship and innovation.
OPPORTUNITY
AI-SECRETT represents a key opportunity for the development of European talent. The goal of this initiative is to help the EU reach 20 million ICT specialists by 2030, while also promoting gender balance and digital inclusion.
Participation in this international consortium enables Cink Venturing to engage with a network spanning university academic expertise and the practical know-how of cultural institutions and regional governments. This strategic collaboration is uniquely positioned to generate broad cross-border impact and help set a new standard for AI education in Europe.
METHODOLOGY
Cink’s contribution is structured around hands-on management and implementation support, ensuring that project outputs have real-world application across the focus sectors and facilitating community building.
- Strategic analysis and co-creation: contributes to the analysis of key sectors and leads the organisation of co-creation activities carried out across several European countries.
- Management of grants (FSTP): takes on responsibility for managing Financial Support to Third Parties (FSTP), covering everything from the initial call phase through to monitoring and the subsequent justification of funds.
- Support for dissemination and sustainability: supports communication activities, the dissemination of project progress, and the development of the long-term sustainability strategy.
IMPACT
AI-SECRETT’s main educational impact is the creation of the AI-STREAM Network, designed to connect all relevant stakeholders, provide access to thematic information, and serve as an innovation-generation platform and a distributed learning community.
AI-SECRETT is positioned as a leading project that uses the convergence of AI and creativity as a transformative tool for Europe’s critical industries. Cink Venturing’s involvement in key areas such as co-creation, dissemination and grant management strengthens its ability to operate at European scale and its commitment to fostering entrepreneurship and advanced training, consolidating its reputation as an essential partner for cross-border innovation.
