Social innovation
The "Inova Juntos" project explores the nexus between civic participation and innovation in public policies across 30 territories in Brazil, Portugal, and Latin America. It stresses the importance of inclusive and transformative participatory processes in addressing structural inequalities and fostering genuine innovation through international cooperation.
Reis highlights the significance of international collaboration within the third sector, particularly between Catalonia and Portugal, to address shared challenges such as social inclusion and housing issues. It emphasizes the need for fostering meaningful dialogue and collaboration to effectively tackle these pressing societal concerns.
Gorgi Krlev, co-author and editor of 'Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives' talks about the book and the necessity of the multi-actor and multi-sector interaction in the field of social innovation.
Social Innovations all over the Globe show new Practices for a better Future. An Atlas mapped 1,005 social innovation initiatives worldwide to get a better understanding of their drivers and impact.
This initiative arises from the intention to support innovative solutions that have the potential to make a major social impact.
It is a unique knowledge repository of social innovation to create new practices for a better future.
The initiative, promoted together by several European states, had as a goal to implement social innovations in the community by getting senior citizens to work together with youths facing exclusion.
Specialisterne is a company with a social purpose that collaborates with third sector entities to work with talented people with ASD.
ITSSOIN (Impact of the Third Sector as Social Innovation), a major 3-year research project funded by the European Commission, has investigated this question.
Gorgi Krlev addresses how to better assess entire service fields and third sector activities.
We submit 8 innovations from all over the world that are helping philanthropy to grow, by better channelling resources.
According to a report by the IGOP (Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques), solidarian and civic answers help to tackle the crisis. The report identifies more than 500 initiatives on social innovation.
