Category: Social Innovation
-
Young Entrepreneurs from the South, raise up! An interview with Amel Saidane
Amel Saidane is an entrepreneur, ecosystem builder and digital transformation expert. She is president of Tunisian Startups and the co-founder of BetaCube a venture builder in Fintech. She is an innovation and digital transformation activist acting for instance as a board member for the Digital Center of Excellence of the United Nations Economic Commission for…
-
#MigrantsDay: WHY DEDICATING AN INTERNATIONAL DAY TO MIGRANTS?
Since its appointment by the General Assembly of United Nations (UN) on 4 December 2000, the 18th of December has been celebrated as the International Migrants Day. The origins of this day date back to 1997, when some Asian migrant organizations started to promote 18 December as the International Day of Solidarity with Migrants, choosing…
-
Harnessing the skills of migrant workers in Sweden: the case of Entry Hub and Randstad
One of the most recent initiatives sponsored by Randstad in the field of sustainability and integration is Entry Hub, a Swedish project that aims at creating physical spaces where refugees and immigrants can exchange knowledge and build new skills, while being in contact with potential employers. Read our interview to know more about the project.
-
Building bridges in social innovation: the case of Pipe Social
Carolina Aranha, cofounder of Pipe Social and speaker at the European Development Days, with more than 20 years professional experience in innovation, this Brazilian entrepreneur explained her journey and insights in social innovation and the importance of building bridges among investors and start-ups.
-
Re-inventing Europe through social innovation: interview with Florian Guillaume, Europe Tomorrow
What is needed to create the Europe of tomorrow? According to French social entrepreneur Florian Guillaume, the answer is easy: social innovation. The New European met to know more about his project Europe Tomorrow and its ideas on social innovation.
-
Integration through sport: the experience of Kraainem football club
Can sport be a vector of integration? This is what a project realised by the Kraainem football club wants to prove. The club hosts children refugees three times a week to teach them French and make them play in its teams, in order to create mutual understanding.
-
Social economy, a fair economy for all
Companies have a new focus: creating a better society. Contrary to the traditional business models, the achievement of the general interest has become their main concern. This newfound concept is branded as the social economy.
-
Making Circular Economy reality in Europe
On the 9th and 10th of March 2017, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) co-organised a joint conference on Circular Economy with the aim of launching the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform.
-
Solving the migration crisis, one startup at the time
The refugee crisis is among the most serious issues for the EU, with its social, political, economic and humanitarian challenges. Could these problems be solved with a startup approach?