A ‘grand tour of social innovation in Europe – in 6 minutes and 20 seconds’
By Henriette van Eijl and Liesbet de Letter
Gdynia 22-11-2011
SIE/SIX Winter school
(disclaimer: opinions presented here do not commit the EC)
• Diverse• Same common elements – adapted to
local needs• Diversity leads to problems with
definition• How to assess value – and who pays?• How to upscale benefits?
What does social innovation in Europe look like?
2011 saw a great harvest for social innovation in Europe:
• Launched Social Innovation Europe Initiative: virtual hub and meetings
• Inserted social innovation in many EU budget proposals: Horizon2020, Structural Funds
2011 saw a great harvest for social innovation in Europe:
• Inserted social innovation in many EU policy actions: Innovation Strategy, Social Business Initiative, etc
• activities in Member States, regions and local communities: social, economics, health, care
2012-2013 is ‘make-or-break’ !Budgets: Proposals for EU funding: MS and MEP
determine their positions, with public consultations (YOU!)
Practical planning for period 2014-2020: smart specialisation in regions, MS priorities (YOU!)
Do not forget: unspend budgets of current period (YOU!)
2012-2013 is ‘make-or-break’ !
Actions: Social innovation can deliver solutions
towards meeting targets set in National Reform Programmes in Member States
Implementation of Social Business Initiative
Actions (TBC) on: incubators for social innovation/ social enterprises and workplace innovation
Social Innovation for Europe Initiative: how to continue post-2012?
Some details about Structural funds:
role of European Commission and Member States?
Member States are in (mostly) in charge of setting priorities and management of
structural funds
• Comprehensive investment strategy: aligned with Europe 2020 objectives
• Coherence with National Reform Programmes
• Coordination: cohesion policy, rural development, maritime + fisheries funds
• Objectives and indicators to measure progress towards Europe 2020 targets
• Effectiveness: ex-ante conditionalities, performance framework
• Efficiency: reduction of administrative burden for beneficiaries, alignment of eligibility rules of different EU instruments
Partnership
Contract
Operational Programmes
Common Strategic
Framework
Structural Funds post 2013:11 Thematic Objectives to Deliver
Europe 2020Where can social innovation contribute?• Strengthening research, technological development and
innovation• Enhancing access to, and use and quality of, information and
communication technologies• Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized
enterprises, the agricultural sector (for the EAFRD) and the fisheries and aquaculture sector (for the EMFF)
• Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors• Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and
management• Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency• Promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key
network infrastructures• Promoting employment and supporting labour mobility• Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty• Investing in education, skills and lifelong learning• Enhancing institutional capacity and an efficient public administration
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Green Growth Digital agenda
Skills
Clusters
SMEs Support
Social Innovation
Financial engineering
Connecting Universities
Key Enabling Technologies
Research infrastructures
Cultural and creative industries
Innovative Public Procurement
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Policy Delivery Instruments
Economic Rationale
CP Regulations 2013-20(COM) “The contribution of Regional Policy to smart Growth”(COM) “The contribution of Regional Policy to sustainable Growth”Innovation Union Flagship
Policy Rationale
Smart Specialisation GUIDE
“Knowledge for Growth” FWP Evaluation Endogenous Growth
Innovation Systems“Innovative milieux” Evolutionary Economics
Economic Geography
Policy ExperimentationRIS-RITTs 1994-2004
Innovation Union self-assessment toolRegional Innovation MonitorOECD 2011 “Regions and Innovation Policy”IRE-RIS GuideDirectory “No-Nonsense” to build S3
Diagnostic Systèmes d’Innovation (Praguer)
Entrepreneurship and incubation
Internationalisation
Competitive Advantage – M-Porter Industrial districts
Methodological support
For more information:
• www.socialinnovationeurope.eu
• www.inforegio.europa.eu
[email protected]@ec.europa.eu