social economy

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Survey for a Social Economy

The social economy is a major socio-economic player in Europe which aims to prioritise people and communities over profit, driven by the mission to serve a common good and democracy. It has also been identified as one of the 14 industrial ecosystems in the updated EU Industrial Strategy. To start...
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The Characteristics Industrial Clusters need to be Successful

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) launched a $1 billion grant called the ‘Build Back Better Regional Challenge’ (BBBRC) which aims to transform regional economies through industrial clusters. Despite the fact, there are many clusters in the US and the EU...
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EU to present new Social Economy Action Plan in 2021

The Social Economy aims to put people first and reinvest profits back into an organisation or a social cause. Businesses in the Social Economy play an important role in job creation, work integration and sustainable growth. They cover a wide range of economic sectors, such as social services, health...
Calls

LIFE programme Call for Proposals: Social economy-related activities, 30 November

The first LIFE Call for Proposals has been announced, and over EUR 580 million is available in funding! Organisations are invited to submit their project proposals and ideas. The Open Call is under the new LIFE programme 2021–2027, and funding tenders are categorised into four sub-programmes: Nature...
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The European Pillar of Social Rights: Turning principles into actions

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights at the Gothenburg Summit in 2017. The Pillar sets out 20 key principles and rights essential for fair and well-functioning labour markets and welfare systems in the 21st century. The Pillar is...
Calls

SocialTech4EU Call for Acceleration

The SocialTech4EU Eurocluster officially announces the launch of the Acceleration Call! This is the third and final call to support social enterprises under SocialTech4EU and it starts today!! The call aims at strengthening the resilience, innovation capacity, competitiveness, and sustainability of...
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SocialTech4EU Call for social enterprises for Innovation launched

The SocialTech4EU (SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems) Euroclusters project Call for Social Enterprises for innovation provides financial support to social enterprises to carry out a feasibility study, in collaboration with innovation providers, for the development of an...
Calls

SocialTech4EU Call for Social Enterprises in Europe Financial support for Innovation

The SocialTech4EU (SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems) Euroclusters project Call for Social Enterprises for innovation provides financial support to social enterprises to carry out a feasibility study, in collaboration with innovation providers, for the development of an...
Calls

ELBE EUROCLUSTER has opened the call for Financial Support To Innovation

ELBE EUROCLUSTER - Eurocluster in Offshore Renewable Energy The Financial Support To Innovation (FSTI) of ELBE EUROCLUSTER is now open! The call will fund eight projects that respond to eight different challenges in the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) sector. The cascade funding for these challenges...
Calls

RESIST : REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry

The RESIST ( REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry ) – Euroclusters project • Explanation of the call and its objectives The goal of the RESIST (REsilience through Sustainable processes and production for the European automotive InduSTry)...
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Key stakeholders in the social economy sector at the Enterprising for Tomorrow conference organized by ADV Romania

On May 13, ADV Romania is organizing the second edition of the Enterprising for Tomorrow - Social Entrepreneurship & Youth Engagement Conference. The event will be online via Zoom and in-person at Palas Iasi, Romania. The event aims to activate a space for dialogue for policymakers, international...

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Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation in the European Union, Perspectives and Experiences

GECES Working Group Publish Report on Clusters of Social and Ecological Innovation COVID-19 has shaken Europe to its core, testing our societies, economies and our ways of living and working together. The pandemic has exposed our vulnerabilities calling us to rethink economic and social models as...