Synopsis: Education: Level of education:


Catalonia 2020 strategy.pdf.txt

new technologies, postgraduate studies, international mobility, etc Catalonia faces the challenge of modernising its universities in order to respond to the

demands of the knowledge society. In order to improve their contribution to individuals and to society as a whole, the universities should adapt to the needs of production

sectors and their spheres of influence Catalonia 2020 Strategy 18 5. 2. Social cohesion Fighting poverty and social exclusion is vital

public authorities and the universities Catalonia 2020 Strategy 19 R&d at universities and research centres, particularly in the facilitating technologies

industrial biotechnology, nanotechnology, advanced materials, photonics microelectronics, nanoelectronics and energy), can provide the necessary base for

The Government supports universities, research centres, technology centres and science and technology parks in order to foster the establishment of companies with

In order to reduce the high school dropout rate in Catalonia, action is needed with regard to the basic skills taught at primary school.

6. 1. 7. Introducing a new university model based on excellence and internationa -lisation The strategy aimed at adapting the university model to a model of excellence and a

high degree of internationalisation focuses on six areas: restructuring university provisions; a new model for academic personnel;

promoting common or joint services new policy for fees and grants; a new model for the governance of universities;

and strengthening the position of universities as driving forces for growth. This new model also includes employing teaching

and research staff of excellence and establishing prestigious MA programmes with high international profiles 6. 1. 8. Increasing integration into labour market of people from groups at risk of

1. 7. Introducing a new university model based on excellence and internationalisation 1. 8. Increasing integration into the labour market of people from groups at risk of social

The Government promotes joint ventures between technology centres and university groups engaged in technology transfer, whilst also providing incentives for research

for example, compulsory secondary education includes two programmes, â€oeenterprising School†and â€oeentrepreneurship at my Schoolâ€, whilst students are required also to

in order to obtain certain university qualifications 6. 5. 2. Promoting business initiative, cooperatives and self-employed work

know-how generated at universities and research centres towards the production sector, the Government provides incentives for marketing technology and developing

transversality of ecological design at universities and research centres and know-how transfer and the consumption of sustainable products and services


Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation_ An Introduction.pdf.txt

Atta Badii is a high-ranking professor at the University of Reading where he is Director of the Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory, at the School of Systems

University (UK). ) Her research focuses on the socio-technical factors influencing the design and uptake of online deliberation and collective intelligence (CI) infrastructures for social

Knowledge Media Institute of The Open university. Her research is focused on engagement and motivational aspects in Decarbonet.

of Information Engineering and Computer science of the University of Trento (Italy. As a sociologist who has worked always in interdisciplinary environments,

and universities and, of course, citizens. The relationships and power dynamics that characterise social innovation initiatives is a research and political challenge that, again

CAPS projects involve a large spectrum of private and public companies, universities and research centres, online platforms and NGOS.

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-Barcelona, Spain †IMAGINATION FOR PEOPLE-France †IMINDS VZW-Brussels, Belgium

†LULEà UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CENTRE FOR DISTANCE-SPANNING TECHNOLOGY-Sweden †LUNARIA, SOCIAL PROMOTION ASSOCIATION-Rome, Italy

†POLIBIENESTAR, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA-Valencia, Spain †PURPOSE EUROPE-London, UK †RADBOUD UNIVERSITY-Nijmegen, The netherlands

†SIGMA ORIONIS-Sophia Antipolis, France †SOZIALHELDEN E. V.-Berlin, Germany †STICHTING DYNE.

†THE OPEN UNIVERSITY-Milton Keynes, UK †THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD-Sheffield, UK †THE UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH-Zurich, Switzerland

†THE WAAG SOCIETY-The netherlands †UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-Milano, Italy †UNIVERSITà T HEIDELBERG, GEOGRAPHISCHES INSTITUT-Heidelberg, Germany

†UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, ACCESSIBILITY RESEARCH GROUP-London, UK †UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE-Florence, Italy †UNIVERSITY OF READING-Reading, UK

†UNIVERSITY OF SURREY-Surrey, UK †VELTI-Greece †WAAG SOCIETY-The netherlands †WIKIRATE E. V.-Berlin, Germany

†WIKITALIA-Rome, Italy †WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITà T WIEN-Vienna, Austria †WWF SCHEIZ-Zurich, Switzerland

†ZENTRUM FÃOER SOZIALE INNOVATION-Vienna, Austria 28 Synergies between Projects This chapter summarises the synergies emerging among CAPS projects both in terms of

delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications

Systems (AMCIS 2000), University of California, Long beach, August 2000 Badii A. 2008)' User-Intimate Requirements Hierarchy Resolution Framework (UI-REF

University Press Forte, A. & Bruckman, A. 2005) Why Do People Write for Wikipedia? Incentives to


Conference_Documentation_Museums in the Digital Age.pdf.txt

and social sciences at the Jesuit University of Philosophy in Munich. His doctorate thesis on legal

Scientific Director of the Executive Master Course in European Museology, IULM University, Milan He is an independent temporary exhibition specialist and an active lecturer on industrial

She has taught also as a fixed-term lecturer at the universities of Bologna and Turin and

teaching assignments at the University of MÃ nster, Humboldt University Berlin and University of Leipzig.

Department at the University of Patras and a researcher in its Computer engineering and Informatics Department.

Faculty of physics at Barcelona University. He also created and currently directs the series Metatemas published by Tusquets Editores, a collection that is a reference point for scientific

MA in History from Leiden University and has worked over ten years in the Scientific Publishing

Linkã ping University and an associate of Pascal Observatory and the Centre for Research and

in education and history from The Danish University of Education 67 Image Credits Page 6:


Contemporary Education and Digital Technologies - Mladen Milicevic.pdf.txt

Mladen Milicevic is with the Loyola Marymount University, Los angeles USA (e-mail: mmilicev@lmu. edu; tel.:+

a university can turn a freshman student into an educated and refined person. That idea belongs to the past, when in the

about the universe by studying for four years at the university This outdated vision of education,

All the university can provide is an introduction to learning to allow us to discover our possibilities, and our potentials

enrolling into the universities, which are predominantly populated by the educators who got educated when the

For example, the universities provide a common physical space for a diverse group of students to interact in

Many universities report that blended instruction represents the fastest-growing type of enrollment A blended learning approach means that face-to-face

roughly 350 US University Presidents and found out that more than 90%of them strongly believe that hybrid (blended

that the pace of change needed for the universities to catch up with the rapid changes in society is too slow.

change in the US higher education may be found everywhere There are numerous conferences discussing topics ranging from MOOCS to competency-based degrees.

Universities have been notorious for being slow in adopting changes, but the society and the profile of students who are

enrolling into the universities is changing at a speed that is becoming increasingly difficult to handle.

monumental task for institutions of higher education Traditional models of teaching and education, which were established long time ago are now becoming increasingly

universities rethink their traditional roles and their modes of operation. Embarking onto completely new roles and

The Innovative University: What College Presidents Think about Change in American Higher education Online. Available http://strategicplanning. fairfield. edu/sites/default/files/innovative uni

versity 140516. pdf International Journal of Social science and Humanity, Vol. 5, No. 7 july 2015 658 Mladen Milicevic received A b. A. 1982 and an M. A

1986 in music composition and multimedia arts studying with Josip Magdic at The Music Academy of

Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University in Connecticut from which he received his masters in experimental

music composition 1988. From the University of Miami in Florida, Mr. Milicevic received his doctorate

in computer music composition in 1991, studying with Dennis Kam. For several summers he studied with Michael Czajkowski at the Aspen Music

university website, mission and identity, faculty senate with many subcommittees, various faculty and administrative search committees, etc

Mr. Milicevic is professor and chair of Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University, Los angeles

International Journal of Social science and Humanity, Vol. 5, No. 7 july 2015 659


Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of culture.pdf.txt

8832/12 MM/ag/mj 1 DGE-1c Eï OF THE EUROPEAÏ¿Uï¿IOÏ , 20 april 2012


Deloitte_Europe's vision and action plan to foster digital entrepeneurship.pdf.txt

enterprises, universities and governments become increasingly connected in the digital world. Digital is changing people†s lives:

enterprises and higher education in order to shape the curriculum and skills required for success Although there are some examples of successful cooperation between higher education and

industry throughout Europe, Table 3 illustrates that the level of cooperation is currently rather limited and varies strongly between different Member States and industries

enterprises and higher education can be found in Finland with a cooperation degree of 28 %followed by Slovenia (23%)and Austria (20%.

related to innovation, currently cooperate with universities or other higher education bodies At industry level, i e. analysing horizontally the right-hand side of Table 3,

definition closely related with higher education. At the bottom of the list there are industries such as †wholesale tradeâ€, †transportation and storage†and †financial and insurance servicesâ€

cooperating less with universities or other higher education bodies 2 778 1011 15 1718 181919 19

Table 3 †Enterprise cooperation with universities or other higher education bodies(%of innovative enterprises Source:

Primary and secondary schools offer entrepreneurship classes, students are given the chance to participate in businesslike projects and numerous

gives university graduates with promising business ideas the opportunity to start a business supported by corporate mentoring,

universities and technology investments ï§Applicable to: Silicon valley & Sweden Hands-off ï§Emerged organically

new agenda for modernisation of Europe's higher education systems28. The agenda aims to support Member States'reforms and to contribute to the goals of Europe 2020 and identifies

ï§Increasing the number of higher education graduates ï§Improving the quality and relevance of teaching and researcher training,

and to encourage cross-border cooperation to boost higher education performance ï§Strengthen the'knowledge triangle,

Supporting growth and jobs †An agenda for the modernisation of Europe's higher education systems

policy makers, industry associations, universities and private partners Description ï§Setting up of cooperative frameworks with specific education and industry

ï§Introduction of specific topics on entrepreneurship in the curricula of universities and colleges e g. enhance business games

or competitions where scholars are encouraged to start a mini-business ï§Provision of training and awareness sessions for teachers on entrepreneurship.

The role of university and college education in some fields of training is of importance in this respect

Therefore, universities should stay ahead and develop the skills of their students in the newest technologies (including e-leadership skills.

the universities and colleges up-to-date in a fast-growing technological environment is a prerequisite for graduates with a good †match†to the evolving needs of the labour market

subjects in the curriculum not only of universities and colleges but also of schools, at the same

approach to entrepreneurship in secondary education Entrepreneurs are finding it harder and harder to source staff possessing the right high-tech skills

ï§Encourage higher education to invite start-ups and entrepreneurs to career fairs ï§Invite †icon companies†to jointly provide funding schemes for graduates willing to

ï§Foster collaboration between universities and SMES, for instance through the provision of funding schemes, pilot projects or apprenticeships/internships

of universities and colleges, on the one hand, and that of existing companies, on the other hand are both crucial. Collaborative projects between educational bodies and companies that promote

European universities with advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics ACTION 11 †Relax the visa requirements applied to highly skilled individuals

processâ€) by involving policy makers, industry associations, universities and private partners Pillar 2 Create a digital

higher education systems -De Buysere, K. e. a. 2012. A Framework for European Crowdfunding -Empirica Gmbh & IDC Government Insights (2013.


Design-Driven Innovation-Why it Matters for SME Competitiveness.pdf.txt

Undergraduate Lecturer National College of Art & Design Ali Grehan, Dublin City Architect, Dublin City

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales Design & Layout Bob Gray, Director, Red&grey Design Ltd www. redandgreydesign. ie

University of Limerick as part of an In -novation Partnership Scheme supported by Enterprise Ireland. Collectively the

bridging the gap between different disciplines/faculties, and was also not producing graduates with adequate practical experience

Ph d Thesis. The University of Wales: UK. P. 48-49 32 Rualik-Murphy, G. A Compara

The University of Wales: UK 33 Dumas, A. 1996. From Icon to Beacon: The New British Design

Ph d Thesis. The University of Wales: UK. P. 31 36 Cox, G. 2005. Cox Review of

Research (PDR), Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales S up po rt P ro gr am m

/Higher education Authority /Irish Research Council Enterprise Ireland /Local Enterprise Offices Higher education Authority /Third Level Institutes

/Education and Training Boards A ct io ns 83 Long term Actions Identified Opportunities Recommendations Responsible Organisation (s

Secondary education 02 Encourage the Promotion and Application of Design-Driven Innovation Processes in the Public

Innovation, Maynooth University /Calre Dunne, Assistant Secretary General, Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation /Gerry Finn, Director, Northern & Western

Undergraduate Lecturer, National College of Art & Design /Jim Green, Managing director Keenan Systems /Ali Grehan, Dublin City Architect, Dublin City

Design Innovation, Maynooth University /Clare Dunne, Assistant Secretary general Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment /Stephen Dunniece, Technical Director

University Belfast /Ali Grehan, Dublin City Architect, Dublin City Council & Founder of PIVOT Dublin

Mellon University /Christina Melander, Senior Project Manager, Design and Innovation Danish Design Centre /Inã s Pelaez, Innovation & Design


Developing National eHealth Interoperability Standards for Ireland - a consultation Document - HIQA 2011.pdf.txt

Imperial College London; 2008. Available online from http://www1. imperial. ac. uk/resources/1636368e-DDEE-42a0-85ac-BDE9EC3B9EA1.

Regulations Directorate. UK department of Trade and Industry, University of Manchester 2000. Available online from:


Digital Agenda 2014-2017 - Germany.pdf.txt

-cational models in schools and universities In this regard, we are providing resources for a modernisa

The Digitisation University Forum (Hochschulâ forum Digitalisierung) identifies opportunities for digi -tisation in universities and drafts recommendations

for action 4. Exploiting digitisation†s potential for innovation To help innovations enjoy market success,


Digital Opportunities_ Innovative ICT solutions for youth employment.pdf.txt

Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School. Chris specializes in designing research programs that improve policy and practice in the area of information and communication

Chris holds a Master of Public Administration and a Master of arts in International Studies, both from the University of Washington

Silvia Caicedo is an international development innovator. Her background spans many fields, including education, information and communication technologies, knowledge sharing, health, and natural

University Nathalia Rodriguez Vega is an economic analyst with experience performing macroeconomic and market analysis. She worked for Citigroup analysing economic trends and providing investment recommendations

At Carnegie mellon University, she worked as a research assistant employing large-scale data analysis tools to analyse the impact of foreign-born workers in the US

Babson College, 2011 www. gemconsortium. org/docs/cat/1/global-reports. The GEM is the largest ongoing global study of entrepreneurial

dynamics in the world, measures multiple phases on entrepreneurship, sponsored by Babson College (USA Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile) and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (Malaysia.

Commission for Latin america and the Caribbean, completing a high quality secondary education is an important threshold for increasing the odds of obtaining a quality job. 32 While about 89 per cent of young

people in the region begin secondary education, less than one-half complete it. 33 In addition, rates of educational achievement indicate that Latin american and Caribbean countries rank in the bottom third in

Employment opportunities do not necessarily increase with higher levels of education. In countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Peru there exists a higher concentration of unemployment among youth with

secondary education than either primary or advanced education. 35 This situation reflects a skills mismatch wherein there is stronger demand for workers with a college education than those with secondary

education 2. 4. 2 Arab States Youth unemployment rates in the middle East continue to be the highest in the world.

As a result, young people with a university degree are more likely to be unemployed than their less-educated peers,

university graduates. On the other hand, there is high and unmet demand for technicians of all skills levels and for skilled blue-collar workers. †46 The region has high numbers of university graduates in fields highly

desired by employers today, like science, technology, and math. 47 This mismatch is demonstrated in surveys indicating high rates of employer dissatisfaction with the availability of skilled workers, 40 per

cent of urban youth in China attend university, compared to 5 per cent of rural youth. 53

In India, the youth population suffers from low levels of education. On average, young people in India receive just over seven years of education.

students enrol in primary education, the lowest in the world. The picture worsens as the education level

youth and young students from some universities are preparing for the expansion of†green jobs to increase our employment and youth employment rates. †115

In addition to jobs that require higher education such as engineering, the pervasive use of ICT applications from web portals, text messages (SMS), mobile phone based monitoring systems, community

There are some exciting examples of universities organizing contests with Phd students who present their scientific work using video or other technology. 150

as a result of the Contest â€oedance your Ph d. †organized by University of Sidney in Australia. http://sydney. edu. au/news/science/397. html?

Blended learning has gained popularity mostly in European and North american high schools, colleges and universities, especially those equipped with broadband access.

The implementation of blended learning is growing slowly in the developing world, where connectivity and infrastructure continue to present

Nonetheless, a number of universities from the South have enhanced their distance education programmes by turning them into blended learning opportunities to reach migrant populations living

abroad, mostly in Europe and the United states. These universities operate through satellite offices around the world,

The African Virtual university is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization created with the mandate to increase access to quality higher education and training through the

innovative use of information communication technologies. AVU has the largest elearning network, and it currently works in 27 countries, through 53 partner institutions, reaching

It is expected that more and more universities and institutions will be using the blended learning model around the world

Prominent and emerging models of self-directed learning include open universities, open course ware OCW), open educational resources (OER), and massive open online courses (MOOCS.

who sign up for free online courses with top universities around the world. Coursera launched in April 2012,

since with a number of universities interested in capitalizing on reaching a larger number of students.

Professors affiliated with universities lead courses offered through Coursera, and students have the option of taking them for credit

Similar services continue to grow as universities and other educational institutions seize the power of ICTS

Peer 2 Peer University is an online space for learning guided by values of openness

It offers courses (MOOCS) and an open master programme for anyone who wishes to learn.

universities, and vocational training centres. With the advance of new learning models described above youth are taking learning to places like technology hubs, co-working spaces,

from research to a tech incubator, engaged with the university community, and created partnerships with numerous high-tech companies. 166 Most importantly, the ihub has created

universities, are the traditional purveyor of diplomas and certificates. Employers assign great weight to such certificates when the credentialing entity is recognized well known

Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2012 www. globalimpactstudy. org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Public-access-private-mobile-final. pdf

universities, community and nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and companies among others †establish the criteria and tests to verify mastery of subjects.

2012 Higher education Edition†(Austin: The New Media Consortium 2012), www. nmc. org/publications/horizon-report-2012-higher-ed-edition

2012 Higher education Edition. †184 Kozma and Isaacs, Transforming Education: the Power of ICT Policies;

knowledge sharing. 193 The benefits of such initiatives in elementary school remain to be evaluated Nonetheless, it is encouraging to see governments taking interest.

young people from the open source movement, university researchers, the private sector international donor agencies and national governments.

QA Apprenticeships and Cisco Apprenticeship to offer high school graduates three-year apprenticeship opportunities with CISCO. 199 In Jordan the Ministry of Social Development is responsible for a programme

models, such as blended learning and flipped classrooms, into K-12 and higher education. It can also mobilize efforts with the private sector to recognize alternative certification models, such as badges

Babson College 2011 www. gemconsortium. org/about. aspx? page=pub gem global reports Heim, Anna. â€oe9 Latin american Accelerator Programs You Should Know. †thenextweb. com. July 29

Technology & Social Change Group, University of Washington Information School, 2012. www. globalimpactstudy. org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Public

Open universities Refers to a university that is open to all learners with no admissions requirements Opencourseware (OCW) Courses offered by universities made available in digital format, at no cost, and

free to adapt under an open licence. OCW does not include access to faculty or

certifications Pitch fests Events where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to pitch their ideas to potential investors


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Creating-shared-value.pdf.txt

They also draw on the broader public assets in the surrounding community, such as schools and universities

Michael E. Porter is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard university. He is a frequent contributor


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION A Hitchiker 's Guide to Digital Social Innovation.pdf.txt

kindergartens, cooperatives, trade union movements and so forth With Digital Social Innovation (DSI) there is a new communication technology component

and how it can be accelerate, University of Oxford, Skoll centre for social entrepreneurship Murray, R.,Caulier-Grice, J.,Mulgar, G.,(2010.

University The Young Foundation,(2010. The Young Foundation and the Web. Digital Social Innovation working paper


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation.pdf.txt

Atta Badii is a high-ranking professor at the University of Reading where he is Director of the Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory, at the School of Systems

University (UK). ) Her research focuses on the socio-technical factors influencing the design and uptake of online deliberation and collective intelligence (CI) infrastructures for social

Knowledge Media Institute of The Open university. Her research is focused on engagement and motivational aspects in Decarbonet.

of Information Engineering and Computer science of the University of Trento (Italy. As a sociologist who has worked always in interdisciplinary environments,

and universities and, of course, citizens. The relationships and power dynamics that characterise social innovation initiatives is a research and political challenge that, again

CAPS projects involve a large spectrum of private and public companies, universities and research centres, online platforms and NGOS.

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-Barcelona, Spain †IMAGINATION FOR PEOPLE-France †IMINDS VZW-Brussels, Belgium

†LULEà UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CENTRE FOR DISTANCE-SPANNING TECHNOLOGY-Sweden †LUNARIA, SOCIAL PROMOTION ASSOCIATION-Rome, Italy

†POLIBIENESTAR, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA-Valencia, Spain †PURPOSE EUROPE-London, UK †RADBOUD UNIVERSITY-Nijmegen, The netherlands

†SIGMA ORIONIS-Sophia Antipolis, France †SOZIALHELDEN E. V.-Berlin, Germany †STICHTING DYNE.

†THE OPEN UNIVERSITY-Milton Keynes, UK †THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD-Sheffield, UK †THE UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH-Zurich, Switzerland

†THE WAAG SOCIETY-The netherlands †UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-Milano, Italy †UNIVERSITà T HEIDELBERG, GEOGRAPHISCHES INSTITUT-Heidelberg, Germany

†UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, ACCESSIBILITY RESEARCH GROUP-London, UK †UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE-Florence, Italy †UNIVERSITY OF READING-Reading, UK

†UNIVERSITY OF SURREY-Surrey, UK †VELTI-Greece †WAAG SOCIETY-The netherlands †WIKIRATE E. V.-Berlin, Germany

†WIKITALIA-Rome, Italy †WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITà T WIEN-Vienna, Austria †WWF SCHEIZ-Zurich, Switzerland

†ZENTRUM FÃOER SOZIALE INNOVATION-Vienna, Austria 28 Synergies between Projects This chapter summarises the synergies emerging among CAPS projects both in terms of

delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications

Systems (AMCIS 2000), University of California, Long beach, August 2000 Badii A. 2008)' User-Intimate Requirements Hierarchy Resolution Framework (UI-REF

University Press Forte, A. & Bruckman, A. 2005) Why Do People Write for Wikipedia? Incentives to


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Growning a Digital Social Innovation Ecosystem for Europe.pdf.txt

Organisations, from grassroots movements, think-tanks and universities to big charities and public museums are hosting small-scale workshop spaces often with digital tools and

and developed in high schools, with the 25 best Call4school projects invited to participate in the fair

University, based in the United kingdom, and other models of distance learning have made education much more widely available.

which was born out of collaboration between Arduino and designers in the Master of Advanced Studies in Interaction design at SUSPI in Lugano.

A report published by Nesta and University of Cambridge in November 2014 forecasts the growth of alternative finance (including peer-to-peer business lending, peer-to

universities and public research institutes, and could include DSI products and services generated, as well as new types of actors such as Fab Labs and makerspaces

as well as national research institutes and traditional universities. Building on existing schemes, such as innovation partnerships and PPPS with bigger telecommunications corporations, new schemes

for cities, regions, health authorities and universities to pilot large-scale DSI experiments around collaborative economy, direct

University Press D. Watts and S. Strogatz (1998 â€oecollective dynamics of †small-world†networksâ€.


DIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION Guide to social_innovation_2013.pdf.txt

a school, a university, a service centre, a train station, a business park, an ecomuseum, an incubator, a neighbourhood, etc.

and working on triple helix approaches to innovation involving universities, city administrations and the private sector.

SMES, with European wide knowledge institutes (such as the University of Delft, RWTH, Fraunhofer IPT, IMEC, TNO, ESA/Estec) and end cross border user organisations,

partnership with universities. The mediators play a fundamental role also as outreach agents of integration.

and renewal of social welfare and cultural facilities such as kindergartens and day care centres, and cultural centres

citizens, the third sector, universities, regional developers, specialists, financiers and regional national and international networks.

Universities/Supplier: Univisio Ltd. was developing a mattress with a built-in passive alarm sensor suitable for elderly people.

The Living Lab enabled cooperation between Tampere University of Technology, the supplier and elderly care professionals.

University is based a broad centre doing research and action research on social innovation In Europe there are a number of centres in the public and third sector

and is hosted by the University of Stockholm ï IDEA69 is a local government development agency in the UK.

It includes the rectors of the three universities, the chief executive of the cooperative group Mondragon, representatives from three ministries as well as chief executives from leading

Early childhood education and care for vulnerable groups, for example, can be addressed by a series of integrated interventions encompassing social services


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