This document intends to provide policy guidance on social innovation based on a series of social innovation case studies from each of the regions participating in the INNOVATE project and the proceedings of the project Conference on Social Innovation that took place in San Sebastian in February 2014. INNOVATE is a European project developed under the Atlantic Area Transnational Programme (2007-2013). The main objective was to increase the capacity of the local and regional authorities to promote economic change and the development of a knowledge based economy. The project originally involved six partners representing all countries of the Atlantic area sharing a common challenge: implementing new initiatives and ideas to stimulate economic conversion out of their regional endogenous potential. One of the key features of the INNOVATE project has been on the development of innovation to achieve economic growth across the Atlantic Area. The general area of innovation has been further refined to focus attention on social innovation as a means of transforming both economic and social environments across the regions. This document is a contribution to our understanding of social innovation as a catalyst for economic and social change that delivers social value in areas currently suffering some form and level of deprivation.[Extracted from the report’s introduction].
Combe, Colin and Mendez-Navia, Fernando (2014) Social innovation toolkit. A deliverable of the “ INNOVATE – Territorial Innovation and Economic Change Programm -Atlantic Area (2007-2013)", Brussles European Union, European Regional Development Fund.
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