Employment User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Employment 0|Default projectCRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation) What is CRESSI? The CRESSI Project is a four year project funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme that was initiated in February 2014. The CRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social In… Written by rachel.schonEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial exclusionSocial innovationAustriaFinlandGermanyHungaryItalyNetherlandsUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 05.02.2014 BlogWILCO Final Conference On Friday I attended the WILCO final conference which took place in Brussels. The project has generated some real insights and for me personally, identified a number of issues which are worth furth… Written by julie.simonChildcareCites and communitiesEmploymentEthnicityGenderHousingScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 08.03.2013 BlogDoing capitalism in the innovation economy On Friday the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) hosted a talk by William Janeway on the subject of his new book, ‘Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy’. Janeway was join… Written by william.millershipEmploymentFunding and financePublic sector innovationService innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 13.11.2012 BlogGreek Crisis and Social Innovation: An alternative approach to social problems While in some European countries social innovation flourishes contributing to the creation of new jobs and the sustainable development of local economies and societies, in Greece, the concept of so… Written by ioanna.garefiEmploymentSocial economySocial innovationGreeceRead more 0|Default 27.11.2012 eventFacing New Challenges: How social innovation contributes to active inclusion Facing New Challenges: How social innovation contributes to active inclusion 27 November 2012, 10:00-16:00 EESC, 7th floor, Trèves Building, 74, rue de Trèves, 1040 Brussels This SOLI… Written by robert.patrickEmploymentEngaging citizensHealth and social careService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationBelgiumRead more 0|Default projectPERSE The Socio-Economic Performance of Social Enterprises in the Field of Integration by Work PERSE was a four-year EU funded project aiming to examine the socio-economic performance of 'work integr… Written by robert.patrickEmploymentSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial exclusionRead more 0|Default projectPUBLIN Innovation in the Public Sector PUBLIN was a research project under the EU Fifth Framework Programme. It studied policy learning and technical and administrative innovation in the public sector, an… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentEthnicityGenderHealth and social careHousingPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesIrelandLithuaniaNetherlandsNorwaySlovakiaSpainSwedenUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectINNOSERV Social platform on Innovative Social Services INNOSERV is focusing on identifying the future potential of innovative services including the multifaceted activities of different stakeholders as well… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentEthnicityGenderHealth and social careHousingPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default projectKATARSIS Growing Inequality and Social Innovation: Alternative Knowledge and Practice in Overcoming Social Exclusion in Europe KATARSIS brought together theorists, researchers and practitioners interested i… Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensGovernanceHealth and social careHousingSocial economySocial innovationRead more 0|Default projectWILCO Welfare innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion The effort to strengthen social cohesion and lower social inequalities has been among Europe’s main policy challenges. Local welfa… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEmploymentEthnicityGenderHousingScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 11.10.2015 eventMichael Young 100 Conference: Tackling Inequality in the 21st Century 2015 is the centenary year of the birth of Michael Young (1915-2002), pioneering social scientist, political activist and social innovator. To mark this anniversary, the Young Foundation is hosting… Written by Charlotte HealesCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentNetworksSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 07.09.2015 BlogReport: Exploring ICT-enabled social innovation for the inclusion of young people On the 30th of July, 2015 the report: ‘Exploring the role of ICT-enabled social innovation for the active inclusion of young people’ was released. The report was commissioned by the Eur… Written by Charlotte HealesEmploymentService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesEuropeRead more 0|Default 23.04.2015 BlogCreativity in Public Services Most people would say they are in favour of creativity in public services, but many have struggled to implement this in practice. As part of the Royal Society of Art's (RSA) ‘Power to Cre… Written by rachel.schonEmploymentFunding and financeGovernanceHealth and social careNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 31.12.2014 BlogFirst Social Robot in Poland The Polish scientists headed by Professor Krzysztof Tchoń from the Department of Cybernetics and Robotics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland, have created a social robot that can communicat… Written by Witold KwasnickiChildcareEducationEmploymentSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 13.03.2014 BlogSocial Dialogue in Social Firms Social enterprises tend to favour a participatory management structure, that has until recently been overlooked by bodies which exist to adjudicate disputes between workers and their employees. Rec… Written by rachel.schonEmploymentEngaging citizensSocial economySocial enterpriseRead more 0|Default 20.05.2013 BlogHow well are you being served? Trends and issues in European social services innovation Jeremy Millard (Danish Technological Institute) and Anna Davies (Young Foundation) report back from the INNOSERV international workshop on innovation in social services, 17 May 2013, Brussels INNOS… Written by Jeremy.MillardChildcareEmploymentEngaging citizensHousingPublic sector innovationRead more 0|Default 05.12.2012 BlogWhat is the role of the social partners in social innovation? What is the role of the social partners in social innovation? That is one of the questions that was raised in this morning’s workshop on social innovation hosted by Eurofound. Eurofound have … Written by julie.simonEmploymentEthnicitySocial enterpriseSocial innovationIrelandSloveniaSwedenRead more 0|Default 01.10.2012 BlogNew social innovation competition launched Today, a new Social Innovation Competition was launched by the European Commission in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos. The competition was announced by President José Manuel Durão Barroso… Written by julie.simonEmploymentSocial enterpriseSocial innovationPortugalRead more SI Research Research Home Blog Social Innovation Social Enterprise SI in the Public Sector Social Frontiers 2013 Events About Add project
