Objective The European Commission’s Innovation Union strategy clearly places innovation at the centre of the policy agenda for meeting social challenges affecting Europe and its Member States. The field of social innovation is developing rapidly all over the world, with new institutions, methods and activities. However, at present the ability for Europe to coordinate and galvanise its undoubted potential across Member States is limited by the lack of the systematic and sophisticated infrastructures of support available to other fields. These include the absence of:- reliable metrics for assessing the effectiveness and impact of innovations, and of policies and programmes to promote social innovation;- effective capital market instruments and financial supports;- suitable regulatory and policy frameworks for ensuring scale and impact- a codified and widely understood set of methods;- networks and other vehicles to spread methods, learning and skills;- co-ordinated leadership; and- enabling cultures.This consortium of leading European research institutions and global experts in social innovation has designed a programme of work to build the theoretical, empirical and policy foundations for building social innovation in Europe. The objective of this research programme is to prepare the way for developing the tools, methods and policies which will be part of the EU strategy for social innovation. Its purpose is to strengthen the foundations for other researchers, policy-makers and practitioners so that they can analyse and plan with greater confidence. As such the research programme will map the field, reviewing theories, models, methods and identifying gaps in existing practices and policies, as well as pointing towards the priorities for future strategies. Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH.2011.1.3-1 - New Innovation Processes including Social Innovation Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2011-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator TEKNOLOGISK INSTITUT Address Gregersensvej 1 2630 Taastrup Denmark See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jeremy Millard (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all THE YOUNG FOUNDATION LBG United Kingdom EU contribution € 505 686,00 Address Victoria park square 18 E2 9PF London See on map Region London Inner London — East Tower Hamlets Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact William Norman (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Germany EU contribution € 387 052,00 Address Seminarstrasse 2 69117 Heidelberg See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Georg Mildenberger (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ATLANTIS SYMVOULEFTIKI ANONYMI ETAIREIA ATLANTIS CONSULTING SA Greece EU contribution € 339 150,00 Address Thessaloniki - thermi rd 9th klm 57001 Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ioanna Garefi (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSIDADE CATOLICA PORTUGUESA Portugal EU contribution € 217 548,00 Address Palma de cima 1649 023 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nuno Afonso (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data WROCLAWSKIE CENTRUM BADAN EIT+ SPZOO Poland EU contribution € 203 640,00 Address Ul. stablowicka 147 54 066 Wroclaw See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Malgorzata Piesiewicz (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
