Cross Innovation Southern Sweden enables collaborations between small and medium-sized companies and experts from the cultural and creative industries. The collaborations aim to develop new products, processes and business models. Cross Innovation Southern Sweden contributes resource-efficiently to the implementation of the smart specialisation strategies in Skåne and Blekinge by applying skills and knowledge in new ways, across industry boundaries. The project is also expected to have effects that strengthen the regional innovation ecosystems in Skåne and Blekinge.