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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...

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0|Default 05.04.2013 BlogWe are what we share

The concept of the ‘sharing economy’ – a world where access to goods and services trumps ownership – now has major traction. The concept is being proved by the success of nu...

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0|Default projectSELUSI

Social entrepreneurs as "lead users" for service innovation SELUSI stands on two distinct but synergetic research pillars. One pillar aims at furthering our understanding of emerging soci...

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0|Default projectPUBLIN

Innovation in the Public Sector PUBLIN was a research project under the EU Fifth Framework Programme. It studied policy learning and technical and administrative innovation in the public sector, an...

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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...

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0|Default 05.12.2012 BlogWhat is the role of the social partners in social innovation?

What is the role of the social partners in social innovation? That is one of the questions that was raised in this morning’s workshop on social innovation hosted by Eurofound. Eurofound have ...

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0|Default 24.09.2012 eventEuclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap - New Survival Strategies

Euclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap - New Survival Strategies 24 - 25 September 2012 In partnership with Social+ and KHP Projects of Copenhagen and the Forum for Social Innovat...

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