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European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
Social innovation:
How innovation policy can empower people,
entrepreneurs and society
Henriette van Eijl,
European Commission, DG Enterprise ([email protected])
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« The Europe I believe in »
“The financial and economic crisis makes creativity and innovation in general,
and social innovation in particular
even more important to foster sustainable growth, secure jobs and boost competitiveness.”
President Barroso at the BEPA Workshop on ‘Europe and Social Innovation’, 20 January 2009
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Social innovation produces innovations that meet a social need by:
Workplace innovation: empowering people
Connect social economy, social entrepreneurs, business, charities, public sector
Strong link to public sector innovation
Street-corner, local, regional, national to EU levels
European CommissionEnterprise and Industry From the 2010 SIX social innovation study commissioned by the EC
Social innovation comes in many forms:
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Social innovation
What are businesses doing here?
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Social innovation in EU companies:In the period 2006-2009:
• 50% of European companies innovated
• 50% used training as a source of innovation
• 46% of EU enterprises collect ideas for innovation from their employees
Innobarometer 2009 study
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Companies see opportunities in social innovation:
1. Increased demand for sustainable or energy-efficient products and services: 32%
2.New services and products for older consumers: 15%
3.Education, social- or health services: 12%
Innobarometer 2009 study
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“We propose a broader sense of innovation: from business to social innovation.
Business Panel Future EU Innovation Policy, October 2009
EU Business Panel:
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Many actions support social innovation in the EU already:Innovation Teams and Units:MindLab, Denmark, The 27e Region, France
Innovation brokers and intermediaries:Innovation Exchange, UK, Social Innovation Park, Spain, Flanders Synergy (BE)
Social Innovation Funds: Estonian Development Fund, Social Enterprise Investment Fund, UK
Innovation Agencies:TEKES and SITRA (Finland), VINNOVA (Sweden)
European Funds:European Social Fund: LV, PL, DE, NL, MT , FI, SI, BEOther Structural Funds: ERDFResearch Framework Programmes
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Growth of social innovation in EU is hampered by:
• Insufficient knowledge of user needs:
social entrepreneurs, grass roots organisations, public sector, citizens
• Fragmentation of efforts and resources
• Poor diffusion and little scale-up of good practices
• Poor evaluation of actions and policise
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Smart Smart
GrowthGrowth
developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation
Sustainable Sustainable GrowthGrowth
promoting a more efficient, greener and
more competitive
economy
Inclusive Inclusive
Growth Growth
fostering a high-employment
economy delivering social and territorial
cohesion
Social innovation & Europe 2020
Innovation Union Flagship: adopted 6 OctoberNew actions on social innovation
Other Flagships to come!
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Actions announced in Innovation Union:
• European Social Innovation pilot Spring 2011 kick-off: expertise and a networked 'virtual hub' for
social entrepreneurs and the public and third sectors across EU
• Support experimentation: 2010-2012: EC support pilots, capacity building and learning
networks in Member States (ESF and PROGRESS) From 2013: Mainstream social innovation in ESF
• Support research and evaluation: From 2011: EU FP7 research programme on social innovation and
public sector From 2011: pilot European Public Sector Innovation Scoreboard
• Integrate social innovation in “Innovation Partnerships”
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Thank you for your attention and looking forward cooperating with you!