The Status of Sustainable Social Innovation in Malta

Nicholas Sammut, Diana Spiteri, Joseph Paul Sammut, Irene Coppola, Roberta Lepre and Benjamin Lebrun
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Nicholas Sammut: Department of Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics, Faculty of ICT, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta
Diana Spiteri: Business Solutions Department, IURIS, VLT1447 Valletta, Malta
Joseph Paul Sammut: Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN3000 San Gwann, Malta
Irene Coppola: Business Solutions Department, IURIS, VLT1447 Valletta, Malta
Roberta Lepre: Business Solutions Department, IURIS, VLT1447 Valletta, Malta
Benjamin Lebrun: Business Solutions Department, IURIS, VLT1447 Valletta, Malta

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: Governments are increasingly using social innovation to stimulate economic growth and address social issues sustainably. Unfortunately, due to its size, Malta faces a very different challenge to sustainably kick-start high-value-added innovative ecosystems compared to larger states. This is due to a number of issues, including diseconomies of scale, that tend to impede conventional innovation policy efforts. Based on grassroots data, this paper presents the results of a study which determined the status of social innovation in Malta and presents a few recommended measures that can be implemented in order to stimulate social innovation sustainably in Malta and possibly in similar small jurisdictions.

Keywords: sustainable social innovation; sustainable corporate social responsibility; sustainability policy; microscale innovation; regional development; innovation policy; governance for sustainable development; sustainable economy; social innovation case studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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