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Introducing Design culture in Social Innovation and in the Public SectorIntroducing Design culture in Social Innovation and in the Public SectorA hot topic workshop - organised by the Cities and Regions Network and hosted by the Politecnico of Milano on the 20th of November, 2018, has investigated how service and participatory design processes can be applied to…30 Jan 2019Article
Rethinking Welfare: Understanding Basic Income in BarcelonaRethinking Welfare: Understanding Basic Income in BarcelonaThe Young Foundation is currently conducting basic income related research in Barcelona as part of the B-MINCOME experiment (named after the 1970s trial of Mincome in Manitoba, Canada). B-MINCOME is a two-year trial of…29 Jan 2019Article
New publication «Sharing Cities. A worldwide cities overview on platform economy policies with a focus on Barcelona»New publication «Sharing Cities. A worldwide cities overview on platform economy policies with a focus on Barcelona»Issued on the occasion of the Sharing Cities Summit 2019 @sharebcn2018 (12-15 November 2018, Barcelona), this publication analyses the potential of those initiatives of the so-called platform economy that build their ac…04 Dec 2018Article
Social Innovation: Comparative PerspectivesSocial Innovation: Comparative PerspectivesSocial Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socioeconomic impact. Read more here!27 Nov 2018Article
Gender Equality in Urban Planning and Housing PoliciesGender Equality in Urban Planning and Housing PoliciesThe massive demonstrations of March 8th on the International Women's Day, highlighted the need to move forward on measures that promote gender equality. This objective is particularly relevant in the field of social rig…8 Nov 2018 16:00 — 20:00Event
Gender Equality in Urban Planning and Housing PoliciesGender Equality in Urban Planning and Housing PoliciesThe massive demonstrations of March 8th on the International Women's Day, highlighted the need to move forward on measures that promote gender equality. This objective is particularly relevant in the field of social rig…7 Nov 2018 16:00 — 20:00Event
Creative ways to address housing exclusionCreative ways to address housing exclusionHow can we address housing exlusion issue? Let's learn from The Young Foundation and the FEANTSA.09 Oct 2018Article
Lille Metropole's Sessions: European WeekLille Metropole's Sessions: European WeekLille Metropole's Sessions: European Week 8-11 October 2018 Square-Brussels Convention Centre Mont des Arts 1000 Brussels The 2018 European Week of Regions and Cities will gather experts from local, regiona…8 Oct 2018 09:30 — 11 Oct 14:00Event
Sustainability through local collaboration Sustainability through local collaboration Reflections at the #collaboration4better conference on community-led initiatives in transformation projects towards sustainability.01 Oct 2018Article
Civil Society and Municipalities — a learning conferenceCivil Society and Municipalities — a learning conferenceBuilding sustainability through collaboration between citizens and municipalities: an event co-hosted by ECOLISE and the European Economic and Social Committee, in collaboration with Transition Network and the European…20 Sep 2018 09:00 — 17:00Event
European Mobility WeekEuropean Mobility WeekIn 2017 EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK was held under the theme of clean, shared and intelligent mobility, as encapsulated by the slogan 'Sharing gets you further'. By using shared forms of transport we can reduce our expenses an…16 Sep 2018 10:15 — 22 Sep 10:15Event
What we learned at our webinar on "Creative ways to address housing exclusion" What we learned at our webinar on "Creative ways to address housing exclusion" On 16th July, The Young Foundation and FEANTSA (the European Federation of Homeless Organisations) hosted a webinar on ‘creative ways to address housing exclusion’. Radhika Bynon from The Young Foundation discussed…05 Sep 2018Article
Lessons learned for the public sector in social innovationLessons learned for the public sector in social innovationWritten by Tamami Komatsu Cipriani (POLIMI) Public sector organizations, from city councils to national government agencies, are struggling across Europe to find their role in societal issues among other actors,…06 Aug 2018Article
Experimentation Zero Long-Term Unemployment Zones Experimentation Zero Long-Term Unemployment Zones Turning public costs of unemployment into opportunities for people and communities Eliminating long-term unemployment is the ambitious objective of the #TZCLD experimentation which is currently running on 10 ‘micro…23 Jul 2018Article
Action Cluster MeetingAction Cluster MeetingIn the context of the upcoming General Assembly of the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC), the Citizen Focus Action Cluster is pleased to invite you to its Action Cluster Meeting.…27 Jun 2018 09:00 — 14:00Event
Registration for SUMSIC 2018 is openRegistration for SUMSIC 2018 is openSocial Innovation Community (SIC) is organizing its 3rd Edition of the Summer School on Social Innovation. This year, the topic will be focused on the innovation in the Public Sector. The registration has been opened…26 Jun 2018News
LED Workshop Törökbalint 2018LED Workshop Törökbalint 2018Introduction and workshop context The LED workshop in Törölbálint, Hungary, will take place from June 24 - July 3, 2018. Participants of the LED online course will get an opportunity to work with a real community…24 Jun 2018 14:00 — 2 Jul 21:00Event
Can institutions learn? Scaling up social innovation practices Can institutions learn? Scaling up social innovation practices Can institutions learn? Scaling-up innovation - learning from cases of urban regeneration settings in Barcelona, Bologna and Naples SIC is contributing to and co-facilitating an event, which will explore how insti…20 Jun 2018 09:30 — 16:00Event
Co-designing welfare in Brescia: out with tenders, in with collaborationCo-designing welfare in Brescia: out with tenders, in with collaborationThe Italian city of Brescia is facing a growing welfare challenge similar to other European cities: a rising ageing population met with low fertility rates, a high percentage of NEETs and a growing, younger immigrant po…12 Jun 2018co-design; co-production; public procurement; welfare; collaboration
Developing Robust SI Ecosystems to Foster Social Value CreationDeveloping Robust SI Ecosystems to Foster Social Value CreationFluctuating political mandates, rapid technological advances, market changes, fiscal constraints and changing and emerging social needs all contribute to the dynamic environment surrounding the public sector. #Socinn ha…11 Jun 2018Article

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