Date: July 19, 2017
Organiser: NCP Academy
Event Categories: Training

Concept & Aim

Horizon 2020 has widened the concept of innovation, including new forms of innovation. Social innovation is one of these, and lately has become a real buzzword. But what does this really imply and what does it mean in the context of Horizon 2020? What are the elements that characterise social innovation actions?

Key content covered:

• Definition and concept of Social Innovation
• Social innovation in the EU Policy framework
• Social innovation in Horizon 2020
• Main actors and projects