Knowledge transfer in practice

Societal Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

www.SESPA.org

Yvonne von Friedrichs, Associate professorAnders Lundström, Professor

Joakim Wincent, Professor

EUROPE 2020Seven flagship

1. Innovation union2. Youth on the move3. A digital agenda for Europe4. Resource efficient Europe5. An industrial policy for the globalisation era6. An agenda for new skills and jobs7. European platform against poverty

Increase the knowledge of how societal entrepreneurship can contribute to sustainable development of communities and enterprising in sparsely populated regions

Knowledge development (research and education) Research network development Network and infrastructure building in societal entrepreneurship

organizations Interactive workshops and network development together with practise

Global research status

INTERACTIVE TRANSFER APPROACHKnowledge Building for Social Change

”A social entrepreneur who creates innovative and socially beneficialsolutions on a commercial basis, in order to create sustainable development. Wesupport businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators to start and growththrough a broad and competent network, and in cooperation with EUstructural funds to develop the idea of the ”The step to own” and a ”FinancialResource Centre”

• Taken over the ICA store• Able to maintain local school• Bought and sold properties• Built and purchased industrial premises• Created venture capital company…and more…

Key: Networking and flexibility, and openness to newneeds and conditions.

Research and Education

Academic Interactive Courses• Social EntrepreneurshipWhat is Societal Entrepreneurship? What is SE contributing with to the local community?• LeadershipHow to lead societal entrepreneurship?• OrganizationHow is your social entrepreneurial organization? How does your societal entrepreneurial organization function?• CapitalHow is your societal entrepreneurial organization funded? • Support systemWhat support is it a need for in your community or region and to what extent is this a problem.How is societal entrepreneurship promoted in your area and how is it possible to continue to build around such enterpreneurship?

For those who are interested in social entrepreneurship.Here is the network, information, news and what is going on, in Sweden and globally.

Establishment of the concept of social entrepreneurship Organisation of conferences Meetings with the Knowledge Foundation practice-pilots Develop a national strategy for social entrepreneurship Create a virtual meeting place (http://www.samhallsentreprenor.se/) Establish a business academy Establishing a Nordic Graduate School Identify and leverage public support structures Coordination with other initiatives and interests within the field of social

entrepreneurship

Network development

Creation of a National Research/Practice Platform

Network development

International Research Platform• Research presentation from project results• Knowledge interaction and cooperation with

China• Anthology• New research projects

ConclusionsThe EU cohesion policy results in social benefits for peripheral

settings in Sweden and in the other 27 member nations The SESPA project exemplify the necessity of structural

funding for regional adaption to structural change and stimulate regional renewal processes

The Swedish implementation model create knowledge transfer opportunities between partners within, between and outside the member nations

University, Public, Private, Civil sector cooperation vital for societal change (contextual models)

The structural changes implemented may revitalize regional adaptation in the region where SESPA operates