International cooperation on social innovation in Europe

Danish Social Innovation Academy has since 2020 been appointed by the EU as Denmark's national competence center for
social innovation.

As a national competence center, the Academy must, among other things:

EU Commission competence centers

Since 2015, the European Commission has been working on social innovation as a key to solving the complex societal challenges that European countries share. To this end, the EU has created the European Social Fund Plus program to strengthen cooperation and knowledge sharing on social innovation across Europe through national competence centers.

European social fund plus

Competence Centers for Social Innovation

"Funded in part through the 2014-2020 European Social Fund and the EU programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI), a series of six consortia were selected to set up national competence centres and drive social innovation - locally, regionally, nationally and transnationally. Covering 25 countries and mobilising 148 organisations, consortia aim to cultivate networks, build capacities and synergies, spotlight efficiencies and develop the tools and methods that will be essential to growing social innovation (SI) across the EU."

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SHOULD YOUR PROJECT BE AN INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE
ON SOCIAL INNOVATION?

Through Danish Social Innovation Academy your organisation can become part of the EU Social Innovation Match tool (SIM) platform.

SIM allows you to:
- Create international awareness of your project and share it for inspiration
- Find new partners across Europe
- Explore social innovation projects in other EU countries
- Be matched with partners on transnational project calls in Europe

Read more about Social Innovation Match atEuropean Social Fund Plus.
As a national competence center, Danish Social Innovation Academy will validate your project before it is uploaded and can also advise you in the process.

Contact Chief Analyst Anne Vorre Hansen at anne@afsi.dk

Want to join us?

Want to learn more about the Academy's international work or get on the EU map of social innovation actors?

In addition to being a national competence center, the Academy is also the national validator for social innovation in Denmark. This gives you the opportunity to become an official EU case on social innovation and find pan-European partners for your project or your organisation.

Contact Anne Vorre Hansen to learn more about the process.

Anne Vorre Hansen

anne@afsi.dk

Anders Folmer Buhelt

anders@afsi.dk

International cooperation on social innovation in Europe

Capacity and deployment

As a national competence center, the Academy must, among other things:

1

Build an ecosystem for social innovation in Denmark. We do this by seeking out, engaging and connecting key players in the field.

2

Find a long-term model for a national competence center. In other words, ensure that Denmark still has a national competence center when the grant expires in 2027.

3

Create a physical and digital platform for the national competence center and share resources and knowledge with the ecosystem

4

Embed social innovation as part of the policy process and lay the foundation for a national strategy by mobilizing key actors and decision makers

5

Promote new values and innovative financing models that support social innovation