As research and innovation are flagships in the Europe 2020 strategy, networking between the stakeholders in the sector, initially at the Atlantic level then in the longer term at a European level, has become a necessity to increase the potential of the cities in terms of creativity.The ICC is considered as a promising sector, with high potential for jobs creation, economic wealth and territorial image.Therefore, the Conference of Atlantic Arc Cities has launched a working group to put into practice the thoughts around creative territories, innovative sustainable tourism, digitization and dissemination of content.