The Creative Cities Amsterdam Area (CCAA) program, in the Netherlands, is an initiative with thirteen partners. It includes seven counties, two companies of economic development, the Chamber of Commerce and the State. The Amsterdam Innovation Motor and the Innovation Work Group of the Utrecht region are responsible for the implementation of this program. (http://www.ccaa.nl/page/57068/nl) In 2011, twenty-two companies linked to the creative sector established themselves in that metropolitan area, some of which were linked to the field of high-technology sports, having moved their facilities from the United Kingdom to Amsterdam.
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