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Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture

Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura

Reference
UIDB/04057/2020
Project Start Date
2020-01-01
Project End Date
2024-12-31
Principal Investigator
Scientific Area
Humanities
Funding Program
Concurso de avaliação no âmbito do Programa Plurianual de Financiamento de Unidades de I&D (2017/2018) - Financiamento Base

Abstract

10.2 Summary in English for general dissemination purposes ID + is a research unit centered on the area of Design extended to other creative areas of Art and Culture. Since its foundation in 2007, ID + has been focusing its activity on the following strategic guidelines: (1) to actively intervene in the production and application of knowledge, enhancing the cultural mediation function that characterizes Design, along with the social questioning and the poetic innovation that Art allows; (2) demonstrate the structuring importance of Design and Art in the definition and multidisciplinary implementation of credible scenarios for sustainable growth, where quality of life is a prerequisite for prosperity; (3) validate Design and Art as ethical agents of a demanding, critical and participative citizenship, cultivating its appropriation and translatability on a social, cultural and economic level; (4) to scrutinize the contemporaneity of cultural heritage in its dynamic relationship with the new technological and media paradigms. For the period 2018-22, ID + proposes to increase its social, economic and cultural impact, in particular through the symbolic valorization of the territories. An organization based on seven groups will be the epicenter from which ID + will establish the following operational fronts: - Systematic observation of the Portuguese Design ecosystem and the needs and expectations of social and economic agents in relation to design and cultural production. Promotion of Think-Tanks with partners in these areas. - Implementation of the set of national and international projects already defined (several already detailed in applications for funding) or in execution, which extend to different themes: health, aging and inclusion; social innovation; territory, identity and brands; strategic management and vertical integration of design; media and experience; history of Portuguese design and museography; art, culture and education. - adequacy of ID+’s response to new areas of intervention that are expected to grow in relevance and impact. They are listed: design for the subjective well-being and the transition of Portuguese industry and territories to a 4.0 version. - Consolidation of ID+’s relationship with the doctoral program in design (UA + UP) and other relevant programs (Visual arts / FBAUP), promoting the involvement of the UPTEC / UATEC incubators, and the Design Factory, a core component of the Creative Science Park - Aveiro Region, in hosting research. - Development of an editorial body already started, concerned with the validation of research according to the scientific canons as well as with the translation and impact of this research among more diverse and broader publics. - Reinforcement of internationalisation, both for the implementation of the scientific events already predicted, as well as for the support to the communication in international conferences of reference, both for the participation in networks and consortiums that translate into new R& D opportunities. 10.3 Summary in English for evaluation The strategic program for the next five years is made up of three pillars: Science, Education, Outreach. These pillars will be translated in an articulated plan of activities as follows: Science: 16 R&D projects; 7 annual conferences; 3 biennial conferences; 5 think-tanks; Education: PhD Program in Design; Editorial front; alignment with Masters courses and PhD networks in the field; Outreach: 6 knowledge transfer projects; 8 consortia;8 participation in international networks or association memberships; 4 social engagement projects. Research through Design and Art that characterizes many of these projects will also impact on design, artistic and cultural production. These results will translate into curating and holding national and international exhibitions as well as lectures and other dissemination actions. The above map of activities, detailed below partially at 11.1, includes the consolidation of existing activities and partnerships as well as the implementation of new fronts. The overall goal is to have these converge around the proposed motto of ID+: (1) to actively intervene in the production and application of knowledge, enhancing the cultural mediation function that characterizes Design, along with the social questioning and the poetic innovation that Art allows; (2) demonstrate the structuring importance of Design and Art in the definition and multidisciplinary implementation of credible scenarios for sustainable growth, where quality of life is a prerequisite for prosperity; (3) validate Design and Art as ethical agents of a demanding, critical and participative citizenship, cultivating its appropriation and translatability on a social, cultural and economic level; (4) to scrutinise the contemporaneity of cultural heritage in its dynamic relationship with the new technological and media paradigms.

Institutions

Main Institutions

  • Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura (ID+)
  • Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

Other Institutions

  • Universidade Politécnica do Cávado e do Ave (UPCA)
  • Universidade do Porto (UP)

Funding 991.250,00 €

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) - Portugal

991.250,00 €