The potential and impact of ICT-enabled Social Innovation to promote social investment in the EU

Gianluca Misuraca (), Giulio Pasi () and Maria Cesira Urzì Brancati

No JRC108517, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: This report presents the results of the JRC-led research on ‘ICT-enabled Social Innovation to support the implementation of the Social Investment Package’ (IESI) conducted in partnership with the Directorate General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion. The IESI research is set out to help policymakers and practitioners use ICT-enabled social innovation to modernise welfare systems, provide better and more efficient social services, and ultimately increase the wellbeing and quality of life of citizens. The original research design, its theoretical framework and empirical findings contribute to the growing scientific interest on ICT-enabled social innovation in the field of social policy reforms, within the scope of the implementation of the social investment approach. Based on the analysis of evidence gathered through a documented collection of initiatives across the EU, the research also advances a proposal for developing a methodological framework to assess the social and economic impact of ICT enabled social innovation. The approach proposed is expected to support policymakers and relevant stakeholders in designing, monitoring and evaluating ICT-enabled social innovation initiatives, which could be transferred, scaled-up and replicated across Europe. Insights from the research contribute to the policy debate on the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and the future of the Welfare State in the EU.

Keywords: ICT-enabled social innovation; social investment; social policy innovation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O35 O38 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 150 pages
Date: 2017-11
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