The Bureau of European Design Associations
Budget
€144,000
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.25 FTE
EU Grants
€41,226
Mission & Goals
BEDA’s vision is for design to be embraced in Europe as a strategic driver of sustainable growth and prosperity. Representing over 50 members from more than 25 countries across Europe, BEDA maintains on-going dialogue with the EU Commission and other relevant institutions influencing where it can, policy creation and development in three key areas aligned with the EU's own policy agenda: Climate Change, Digitalisation and European Values. Members can be design promotion centres and other publicly funded organisations that promote design nationally or regionally, as well as professional and trade associations for designers, and design businesses from across Europe.
EU Legislative Interests
A Europe fit for the digital age A European Green Deal An economy that works for people A stronger Europe in the world European Industrial Strategy European Cultural and Creative Industries New European Bauhaus Intellectual Property and Design Rights
Communication Activities
BEDA Design Forum, May 2024: Discuss the creative sector’s current challenges and looked for solutions. SACCORD project 101132841, Erasmus + Looking Forward Project Co-leading the Pact for Skills for CCIs, BEDA works for collaborations between the different creative fields and the other sectors. Cross sector innovation is one of the LSP CCIs working group. BEDA Design Forum, June 2023: Discussed and identified which skills are required for the future design sector. BEDA Wide Open Door Dialogue, January 2024: A public event to learn which new perspectives of design members of BEDA are exploring and what might be the future of design professionals. The event raised a significant question: Are designers superheroes? This rhetorical question implies that designers play a crucial role in addressing current and future challenges related to sustainability and inclusivity. BEDA Design Forum, October 2022 BEDA Design Forum, May 2022: Discussing the position and ambitions of “Design in European Policies and beyond” with members and representatives of the European Commission. BEDA Design Forum, December 2021: A conversation and co-creation session for BEDA members to exchange with the European Commission, the Directorate-General Research and Innovation (GD RTD) and the NEB team. BEDA Design Forum, May 2021: Integrating policy fields of Industrial Strategy, New European Bauhaus and Cultural and Creative Industries EU Commission's New European Bauhaus Conference, April 2021: BEDA President panel speaker BEDA Design Forum, December 2020: Dialogue between BEDA Members (60 participants) and the NEB Team (specifically the European Commission’s Presidential Advisory Board I.D.E.A. & Policy Analyst, JRC’s Policy Lab). First partner of the New European Bauhaus Fortnightly BEDA Open Doors Dialogues, which are online meetings for BEDA Members and was initiated in March 2020 as a response to the Covid pandemic. Still ongoing in 2024 taking place once per month. Ongoing participation in EU Consultations including: Submissions on HERA (European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority); Eco DesignDirective and Design Legislation Reform. 'How can Design Serve' - BEDA Design Policy conference, Helsinki, December 2019 (100 attendees) 'Design Europe 2021' project, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the EU. Publications include European Design Report 1 and 2; BEDA – Measuring Design Value as a key factor of successful innovation (2017) and European Design Forum Reports.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
NA
Organisation Members
https://beda.org/about-us/our-members/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.