Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund Zentrale wissenschaftliche Einrichtung Prof. Dr. Jürgen Howaldt Jürgen Howaldt Future of Social Innovation in Europe 12-13th November Lisbon, SI LIVE 1 The Power of Social Innovation Creating an Ecosystem for Social Innovation
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SI LIVE Closing Session - Jurgen Howaldt on German Declaration
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“There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things… Whenever his enemies have the ability to attack the innovator, they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly, so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable.”
We have to put social innovation at the top of the political agenda
Multi-level governance and receptivity of governments to social innovations Incentives from government to promote social innovationMore resources (incl. research programmes) to foster/promote social innovationEstablish a multi-national evidence base of promising practices for inclusion and integration
Vienna Declaration: The most relevant topics in Social Innovation Research
Inclusion of SI in the major research programmes of BMBF (Federal Ministry of Science and Education) and further development of the Hightech Strategy to a broad innovation strategy
(Further) development of political activities to support SI
Involvement of experts from business, science and civil society (Expert Advisory Board)
Improvement of financing models for social innovation and adjustment of the legal framework
“The Government should accept new responsibilities for promoting the flow of new scientific knowledge and the development of scientific talent in our youth. These responsibilities are the proper concern of the Government, for they vitally affect our health, our jobs, and our national security.”
High-Tech Strategy Federal Government – Innovations for Germany
„We employ a comprehensive term of innovation which covers not only technological but also social innovations, and we include society as main actor.“
„Especially, we need technological and social innovations leading to new services for new markets and which are characterized by societal benefit. Services require distinct patterns of innovation.“
„Social innovations can contribute to overcoming the challenges of societal and regional change.“