This report details SEED2SCALE’s efforts to enhance social innovation’s global visibility and stakeholder engagement during its first 18 months, focusing on transnational exchanges and collecting best practices.
Section A highlights three online cross-consortia meetings that facilitated crucial knowledge exchange:
- Policy: Discussions revealed diverse national strategies and the relationship between National Competence Centers (NCCs) and authorities, suggesting that some administrative distance can foster innovation.
- Business Models: Participants explored NCC funding sustainability, including entrepreneurial models, CSR, and foundation support, drawing insights from Sweden, Belgium, and Slovenia.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Sessions examined effective engagement models to bridge gaps between policymakers and innovators, emphasizing strategic and participatory approaches. Slovenia and Slovakia shared their views and experiences.
Section B outlines the collection of five best practices from each of the five consortium countries for the European Social Innovation Match (SIM) database, aiming to showcase diverse and impactful projects.
The full report is available here.
