The document summarizes the European Commission's funding of social innovation research projects through FP7 and Horizon 2020. It provides details on 8 ongoing social innovation projects funded under FP7 with over 15 million euros allocated. Horizon 2020 also includes social innovation as a key area, with a dedicated activity line under the Societal Challenge on inclusive, innovative and reflective societies. The first Horizon 2020 call on social innovation communities aims to strengthen networking and facilitate policy uptake of research results.

1. Social Innovation in the FP7-SSH-Programme
and HORIZON 2020
Project Management
TEPSIE, SI-LIVE 12-13/11/2014
Yuri Borgmann-Prebil
European Commission
DG Research & Innovation,
Reflective Societies

2. Building a substantial research
programme on social innovation:
State-of-Play in the area of Social
Sciences and Humanities

3. In a nutshell…
• Legacy of SSH projects dealing with social innovation
starting in FP5
• Currently, 8 projects running which directly address
social innovation
• Current EU contribution more than 15 mio. EURO
• Up to 20 mio. EURO to be spent under SSH work
programme 2013
• Wide variety of topics, policies covered (see
Harrison/Jenson, SI policy review for DG RTD)

4. Policy Review written by
Jane Jenson and Denis Harrisson http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/
pdf/ssh-projects-fp7-5-6-
social-innovation_en.pdf

5. Cluster of on-going social innovation research projects
(without those starting in 2014)
• Research on the theoretical, empirical and policy
foundations for social innovation (TEPSIE)
• Research on welfare innovations at the local level
(WILCO)
• Research on social innovation and poverty reduction
(IMPROVE)
• Research on the role of social innovation to tackle
social exclusion of young people (SOCieTY &
CITISPYCE)
• Research on social innovation in the public sector
(LIPSE)
• Social innovation in water and sanitation services in
Latin America (DESAFIO)
• Innovative Social Services Platform (InnoServ)

6. Social Innovation in HORIZON 2020

7. Social innovation in Horizon 2020 –
A horizontal task
"Particular attention will be paid to ensuring a
balanced approach to research and innovation,
which is not only limited to the development of
new products and services on the basis of scientific
and technological breakthroughs, but which also
incorporates aspects such as the use of existing
technologies in novel applications, continuous
improvement and non-technological and social
innovation."
HORIZON 2020 Specific Programme

8. Societal Challenge 6 'EUROPE IN A CHANGING WORLD - INCLUSIVE,
INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETIES'
 Sub-Challenge 'Inclusive Societies':
 Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
 Building resilient, inclusive, participatory, open and creative societies in Europe
 Europe's role as a global actor, notably regarding human rights and global justice
 Sustainable and inclusive environments through innovative spatial and urban planning
 Sub-Challenge 'Innovative societies':
 Strengthening the evidence-base and support for the IU and ERA
 New forms of innovation, with special emphasis on social innovation and
creativity
 Make use of the innovative, creative and productive potential of all generations
 Cooperation with third countries
 Sub-Challenge 'Reflective societies':
 European heritage (memory, identity)
 European countries' and regions' history
 Europe's role in the world; intercultural relations

9. Social Innovation in HORIZON 2020 – A self-standing
activity line under Societal Challenge 6 ‘Inclusive,
innovative and reflective societies’
6.2.2. Exploring new forms of innovation, with special emphasis on
social innovation and creativity
« …
• understand how social innovation and creativity may lead to change in
existing structures and policies and how they can be encouraged and
scaled-up;
• platforms networking citizens and allowing them to collaborate and co-create
solutions;
• support will also be given to networking and experimentation as well
as to networks of social innovators and social entrepreneurs
… »

10. HORIZON 2020 Societal Challenge 6 CALL 2014/2015
Call INSO-5-2015: Social innovation Community
Scope:
• organisation of brokerage events to enhance the networking of
on-going projects and other activities in the area of social
innovation
• information and awareness activities through the gathering of
researchers, civil society organisations, citizens' groups, private
actors, policy-makers, user groups and other networks
• organisation of events aimed at identifying priorities for
collaboration and research gaps and needs
• supporting grassroots experiments, incubation and policy
uptake of research results

11. HORIZON 2020 Societal Challenge 6 CALL 2014/2015
Call INSO-5-2015: Social innovation Community
Expected impact:
• enable convergence towards a common understanding of social
innovation as a tool and outcome
• facilitate the policy uptake of research results and
experimentation activities
• strengthen evidence-based policy-making by supporting
learning processes of 'what works'/'what does not work' and
under what conditions
• contribute to more social innovation initiatives from the ground,
new possibilities for up-scaling of small social innovation
experiments, and new tools of policy making in the field
Deadline for proposal submissions: 7 January 2015

12. Call EURO 3 – 2014: European
societies after the crisis (2014)
Scope 3 strands:
• Individual reactions to the crisis and
challenges to European solidarity
• Unity in diversity: prospects of a European
identity and public sphere
• Innovative social investment approaches
for the modernisation of social policies and
services

13. Call EURO 3 – 2014
Social Investment strand
Scope:
•Identify innovative and strategic approaches to social welfare reform at various
levels
•Consider the distribution of the policy, social and managerial roles
between public, private and third sectors.
•Pay attention to the policy evaluation of social outcomes, social returns and
effectiveness of interventions for the various actors
•Consideration should be given to different types of expenditures, to an optimal
distribution of costs and benefits.
•Comparative and multidisciplinary research on social investment at global level
could also bring added value.

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