Poland User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Poland 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 projectThird Sector Impact The research project Third Sector Impact, which is part of the EU’s seventh framework program, is a collaborative project involving 14 research institutes in Europe. It was launched in Januar… Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensNetworksScaling impactSocial innovationAustriaBelgiumCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsNorwayPolandSpainUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 07.08.2013 BlogHospital Simulator in Poland – the only one in Europe Its official name is ‘Laboratorium Ratownictwa Medycznego i Procedur Medycznych’ (Emergency Medicine and Medical Procedures Laboratory). Such ‘hospital simulator’ is the fir… Written by Witold KwasnickiHealth and social careSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 14.06.2013 BlogIntegrated support system of social economy in Poland One of interesting projects in Poland is the "Integrated support system of social economy” (in Polish: Zintegrowany system wsparcia ekonomii społecznej, ZSWES) which started in the midd… Written by Witold KwasnickiSocial economySocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 17.04.2013 BlogCo-design in Poland: Project Rainbow This is a blog which explores what co-design looks like in Poland, examining the specific example of participation in a project involving children with complex needs. I have posted the first part o… Written by przemyslaw.leszekChildcareHealth and social careSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 20.02.2013 BlogThe first social innovation competition in Poland Research related to innovation is often associated with technical and technological innovations, i.e. new products and services. Modern socio-economic research has led to the emergence of new forms… Written by Witold KwasnickiSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default projectTEPSIE The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe TEPSIE is a research collaboration between six European institutions aimed at understanding the theoretical, empiri… Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationDenmarkGermanyGreecePolandPortugalUnited KingdomRead 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 31.12.2014 BlogEarly capitalism and social economy I have just read an article by Krzysztof Wittels entitled “The era of the social capital. Forgotten achievements of Warsaw enterprises 1864-1939” and published at the leading Polish por… Written by Witold KwasnickiEducationScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationWelfare servicesPolandRead 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 19.10.2014 BlogPostgraduate studies on Social Innovation in Poland One of the most known Polish private university, Kozminski University, organize for the first time postgraduate studies on "Social innovation in the economy". The aim of the study is to p… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 14.09.2014 BlogSocial Economy in Poland Nationwide Meeting of Social Economy (NMSC) is organized in Warsaw, Poland on 23 and 24 October, 2014. It is the eight Meeting and, as in the previous editions of NMSC, organizers invite social ent… Written by Witold KwasnickiEducationSocial economySocial exclusionSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 17.06.2014 eventInternational Conference of Social Innovation The 'Internaional Conference of Social Innovation' is being held at the Lodz University of Technology in mid-June. The aim of the conference is to discuss the latest scientific research and… Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 01.05.2014 BlogSocial Economy education in Poland Problems of Social Economy and Social Innovation become more and more particular in Poland. As a kind of response to demand for knowledge of that matter School of Public Administration at the Unive… Written by Witold KwasnickiEducationEngaging citizensSocial economySocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 28.02.2014 BlogCompetition for Social Enterprise in Poland For the first time in Poland, NESsT and J. P. Morgan are organizing jointly "Competition for Social Enterprise – 2014". The aim of the Competition is to support the development of social … Written by Witold KwasnickiEngaging citizensFunding and financeSocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 31.01.2014 BlogThieves, pirates and social entrepreneurs “What do pirates, terrorists, computer hackers and inner city gangs have in common with Silicon Valley?” It turns out that the two young ladies' project entitled ‘The Misfit E… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 14.01.2014 BlogUMBRELLA and SEKTOR 3 activities in Poland Wroclaw Centre for NGOs Support SECTOR 3 was founded in April 2007. Ii is carried out by the Foundation for the Support of Non-Governmental Organizations UMBRELLA in the form of a public task and i… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesDemocracyEducationService innovationSocial economySocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 30.11.2013 BlogThe most instructive mistakes of social enterprises Polish social entrepreneurs, encountering barriers in their actions, often thought with envy about their colleagues from other European countries. Paulina Wajszczak acquitted the fifteen errors, ch… Written by Witold KwasnickiPublic sector innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 23.10.2013 BlogSocial innovation as municipal activity in Poland Just to promote sustainable city development leaders of Lodz (city in the Central Poland – http://en.uml.lodz.pl/) co-finance activities of non-governmental organizations via Social Innovation Fund… Written by Witold KwasnickiChildcareCites and communitiesEngaging citizensPublic sector innovationSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 09.09.2013 BlogNew Polish PhD Program In Social Innovation This blogpost was written by Witold Kwasnicki. A new Doctoral Research Scholarship Program, called PhD in "Shipyard” ("PhDo w Stoczni", in Polish) is a joint initiative of The … Written by rachel.schonEducationFunding and financeSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 08.07.2013 BlogSocial Innovation at the Eastern Europe Initiatives Congress (EEIC) The second Eastern Europe Initiatives Congress (EEIC) will be held in Lublin (Poland), 1-6 October 2013. EEIC is a meeting of the representatives of local governments, central governments, non-gove… Written by Witold KwasnickiSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 17.05.2013 BlogPoland: Competition for the Best Social Enterprise of the Year The Foundation for Socio-Economic Initiatives (Fundacja Inicjatyw Społeczno-Ekonomicznych – FISE) is organizing the third edition of the competition for the best social enterprise. 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