INSPIRE
Supporting the inclusion, wellbeing, and growth of rural areas through multi-actor Smart Village labs for enhanced governance framework
The INSPIRE project is centered on promoting social inclusion, wellbeing, and prosperity in rural areas. It combines research methods, policy solutions, and pilot programs to achieve its goals. The project aims to provide insights into the key factors, risks, and trends related to social inclusion. It also seeks to promote empowerment and inclusion by studying successful service programs and implementing "Smart Village" systems in rural communities.
Consortium
Coordinated by White Research (Belgium) includes 17 partners from 10 different countries: Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Czech Republic, France, Ireland, Slovakia, Portugal and Turkey
Co-funded by
European Union, Horizon Europe
Contacts
Paula de Diego: paula.dediego@socialeconomy.eu.org
Greta Giardi: greta.giardi@socialeconomy.eu.org
Co-funded by
European Union, Erasmus+
Contact
Paula de Diego: paula.dediego@socialeconomy.eu.org
Main results and resources
Stay tuned for more results and resources!
baSE
Blueprint for advanced skills and training in the social economy
baSE project aims at reinforcing the capacities of Social Economy (SE) and its human capital in key areas involving 25 partners from 10 European countries forming an alliance focused on skills mismatches for upskilling and reskilling of social economy practitioners contributing to developing a new strategic approach (Blueprint) to sectoral cooperation on the offer of skills for new or updated occupational profiles in the SE ecosystem. The project, active until 2026, has already developed an exhaustive analysis of the competence and skill needs of Social Economy enterprises and organizations to effectively face the twin transition and the inclusiveness challenge.
Consortium
Coordinated by Mondragon University (Spain) with the support of Diesis Network and Social Economy Europe (Belgium) includes 25 partners from 10 different countries: Belgium, Greece, Spain, France, Poland, Italy, France, Ireland, Slovenia and Germany.
LAUREL
The LAUREL project aims to help care systems build better services for integrated long-term care (LTC), through more effective and equitable care. The project will analyze existing systems and regional/gender disparities in long-term care to inform policies and training tools that address systemic reforms, workforce gaps, and skills mismatches. These services are necessary for people with disabilities and elderly people even though challenges in accessibility and affordability are increasing. The EU is committed to ensuring quality, affordable LTC, particularly for home- and community-based care.
Consortium
Coordinated by Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d´investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (Spain) includes 9 partners from Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands.
Co-funded by
European Union, Horizon Europe
Contact
Paula de Diego: paula.dediego@socialeconomy.eu.org
Tender client
DG Grow, European Commission
Contact
Paula de Diego: paula.dediego@socialeconomy.eu.org
Transition pathway stakeholder support platform
Transition pathway stakeholder support platform: implementation for the ‘Proximity and social economy’ ecosystem aims to create a support platform for the proximity and social economy ecosystem, based on an existing EU-level stakeholder support platform developed for tourism. The platform will provide resources, foster collaboration, and facilitate the co-implementation of the transition pathway for a greener, more digital, and resilient economy. It will offer accessible knowledge, project opportunities, and connections to funding information. The goal is to build an active community through on-and-off platform activities, helping stakeholders grow their ecosystems and navigate the transition effectively.
Consortium
Led by EY Belgium, the consortium also involves Diesis Network (Belgium) EURICSE (Italy) and Social Economy Europe (Belgium).
Past projects
The project in a nutshell
Buying for Social Impact (BSI) is a project commissioned by the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) to promote the use of social considerations in public procurement procedures.
Countries covered
The project covered 15 Member States: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden
Project team
The project covered 15 Member States: Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden
The project in a nutshell
The project is about collecting good practices and raising awareness on socially responsible public procurement.
Actors involved
The Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) and the and the European Commission Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) collected good practices on Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP). The main goal of this project, implemented by ICLEI, AEIDL and Social Economy Europe (SEE) as a subcontractor.
Objectives
The aim of the #WeBuySocial EU project is to promote the use of social considerations in public procurement the EU through the opportunities provided by the existing legal framework after the transposition of the Directive 2014/24/EU. The project also seeks to develop the access of social economy enterprises to public markets.
Publication
The publication includes 71 cases from 27 countries (22 Member States plus 5 non-EU countries). The good practices look at a diverse selection of products and services, as well as encompassing all aspects and phases of public procurement and a broad range of public buyers, ranging from local governments to central purchasing bodies and hospitals.
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