Diggiloo – Digital Cultural Productions from Youth to Youth


The Diggiloo project operates in the field of digital cultural youth work. In this Erasmus KA+ project, good examples and best practices are developed and spread. First of all how youth work can get youth to participate and drive art and culture projects with youth. In particular, the project is looking for opportunities to utilize digital media, technology and communication in many ways in the field of cultural activities.

Objectives

Objectives of the project are to:
Increase the quality and sustainability of Youth Work; to influence future youth policies
Develop through piloting a new form of international collaboration between Youth Work, Creativity and Culture
Increase skills and knowledge of digital tools for youth workers, cultural managers and the youth
Strengthen active citizenship of the youth by increasing their skills in cultural production, multiculturality, problem solving and learning process
Widen the users and audiences of cultural services, especially among youth
Develop the digital cultural production skills of youth workers, cultural managers and the youth
Identify, develop and share knowledge and good practices related to the objectives listed above
Recommend ways to integrate youthwork, culture production and digital creativity

Duration (päivämäärinä): 01.04.2021 – 31.12.2023
Project manager: Susanna Pitkänen
Email: susanna.pitkanen@humak.fi
Partners: Humak – University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Verke- Finnish National Center for Digital Youth Work
Young Culture – Finnish National Network for Cultural Youthwork
The Youth Work Departments of Jyväskylä and Helsinki City
Finnish Institute in Estonia
Tartu Youth Work Center
Tampere Maja Cultural Centre, Tartu
P60 Culture, Music and Festival Venue in Amstelveen
The Youth Work Department of the City of Amstelveen
Foundation for Future Face- Youth Media Centre, Amstelveen
Funder: EU: Erasmus+, Opetushallitus
Budget: >50 000 – 100 000 euroa