In the framework of its Social Enterprise project (aimed at handing over policy recommendations to the next Commission and the next Parliament), the EESC organised a Public Hearing on 3 September from 9.00 am till 1.00 pm. This hearing gathered stakeholders from the European institutions and the civil society to discuss this issue.
The European Economic and Social Committee, the European Commission and the City of Strasbourg held a major European event on Social entrepreneurship. This event took place in Strasbourg, on January 16th and 17th 2014, in an interactive way. Its aim was to widely disseminate information and knowledge of what has taken place so far and to inspire European participants to take further the initiatives and actions in which they are involved.
The European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee held a joint workshop on "the impact of digitalisation and new technologies on social economy". The workshop was was be organized around 4 panels. This joint event's purpose was to contribute to the work of the permanent study group on "Social Economy Enterprises", but also to strengthen synergies between the EESC and the Commission in promoting the social economy agenda.
28 June 2017, Rue Belliard 99, Brussels, Room JDE 62, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The objective is twofold: on the one hand, to review the progress made in building an ecosystem for social enterprises and, on the other hand, to see what the next steps are for this enterprise model to be recognized and more widely disseminated. The European Day of Social Economy Enterprises is also an excellent opportunity to give the floor to the actors in the field by bringing together the EESC's institutional partners and a number of sector representatives as well as several stakeholders in order to have a comprehensive view of the situation, create synergies and discuss how to proceed from the creation of an ecosystem to a systemic change at European level.
The European Commission and the EESC co-organize, on the sidelines of the Summit, an event on the role of the social economy in the future of work.
The Social Economy Enterprise (SEE) model offers a framework for mobilising and enhancing newcomers' skills. SEEs facilitate the settlement and integration process for immigrants by providing them with employment or training and helping them with practical settlement support. Although they operate in different ways in different national contexts, Social Economy Enterprises have managed to define common principles of action – inclusive, subsidiary protection of the most disadvantaged people – taking a proactive approach to receiving migrants. In this way they have mobilised the relevant communities, activated networks and partnerships, and cooperated with central and local administrations to organise reception and integration processes.
The Various Interests Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) organised a seminar in Edinburgh on 21 May 2015. The conference was entitled 'Boosting Innovation for a Better Social Outcome' and the event shares the same title as a previous event organised by the Various Interests Group, in Milan in October 2014. At that event, more than 1,000 individuals followed the debates, in person or using the web-streaming. The objective of the seminar in Edinburgh was to review the topic and the recommendations of the Milan conference, but within the specific context of the social economy and social enterprises in Scotland. Particular attention was paid to the possible practical implementation of the recommendations of the Milan conference.
The first European Day of Social Economy Enterprises brought together the EESC's institutional partners, as well as several stakeholders in order to have a comprehensive view of the situation, create synergies and discuss next meaures and actions to be taken in order to fully unleash the potential of the sector. The event entailed three workshops to allow participants to have their say.
In the framework of its own initiative opinion on "Blockchain and distributed ledger technology as an ideal infrastructure for Social Economy", the EESC organizes on 29 May 2019 a public hearing on "Blockchain: technology for the social economy 4.0".
The objective of the hearing will be to give the floor to experts in the field, but also to present case studies aiming at showing how Social Economy can benefit from this new technology.
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