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News and reflections shaping the sector

Making Impact Visible: Julia Hoffmann on DO Impact, Data Governance and Social Impact Assessment

A New Vision for a Competitive and Sustainable Economy

Today, we launch our new website—an important milestone in consolidating our collective work and strengthening how we bring our shared vision into life as network.  At the core of this community are you, our members and partners: the knowledge, relationships, and capacity to act that drive everything we do. 

Three different spaces to advance in Digital Transformation through Data and AI – DO Impact Transnational Event in Barcelona

The event focused on how the social sector can advance digital transformation through better data organisation and the responsible use of artificial intelligence. Participants explored practical initiatives, shared tools and discussed emerging challenges around data governance, interoperability and digital capacity within civil society organisations.

ADALTIM: A New Standard for Impact Measurement in Europe

Measuring social impact remains one of the biggest unresolved challenges for the social economy and the impact investing sector. Without shared, reliable, and transparent data, impact risks remaining a promise rather than a driver of real transformation.

Diesis Digital Day: Boosting Digital Resilience in the Proximity and Social Economy Sector

ISTO World Congress 2024: 360Âş of Social Sustainability in Tourism

Global leaders, innovators, and changemakers in the field of sustainable tourism got together during these days to discuss various topics. With the main theme of  “360Âş of Social Sustainability in Tourism”, this year’s event focuses on how the tourism sector can be a catalyst for social inclusion, community empowerment, and equitable economic development.

Green Pymes visit in Colombia

Recently representatives from Diesis Network travelled to Colombia to advance the Green Pymes project. Alongside italian partners from Confindustria SFC they spent an engaging week visiting local entrepreneurs in Bucaramanga and Manizales.

Diesis Networking Event 2024 in Brussels: A Step Towards Collective Growth and Impact

Transforming Europe: The New European Bauhaus and Social Economy Integration

The New European Bauhaus, launched by the European Commission in September 2020, is a multidisciplinary initiative aiming at reimagining and transforming the way we live in our built environment. Ursula Von der Leyen describes the NEB as “the soul of the European green Deal”.

The social economy momentum and its future colours

Diesis Network at the 4th UNTFSSE technical symposium

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) celebrated its 4th Technical Symposium in Montreal, Quebec , the October 2nd and 3rd 2023.

Diesis Digital Day – Building a Better Digital Future

Over the past few months, many of you may have been surrounded by news and articles about the advent of usable, public AI chatbot, crypto scams of unassailable scales, and research advances in biotechnology.

Launch of the SEE West Alliance (Nis, Serbia)

On March 30th Diesis Network joined the 4th International tourism conference within the 24th International tourism fair in Niš, Serbia. Together with all our members from the Balkans, we officially launched the SEE WEST ALLIANCE and had the opportunity to host a panel presenting good practices from the region and Europe.

SEE West Alliance: Collaboration at its best

Although the topic of social economy has become popular in the Western Balkans, a supportive environment for such initiatives in the countries of the region has not yet been created.

Feasibility Study on SE & the Lithuanian Ecosystem by Diesis Network and LiSBA

Diesis contribution to the Transition Pathway proximity & social economy – call for pledges

As part of the co-implementation process, the European Commission encourages, collects, promotes and supports public and private stakeholder commitments for concrete actions to move towards the green and digital transition of the ecosystem.

Transition pathways: the policy papers 

In 2022, Diesis led a consortium, composed also of Euclid Network, Euricse and Social Economy Europe, which supported the European Commission in the development of the transition pathway for the proximity and social economy ecosystem.

Bridging Practices: The Role of Social Econy in Building Peace

Tourism: How Social Economy Can Make it More Sustainable

Tourism can play an important role in improving the attractiveness and well-being of places and communities, not only as destinations to visit, but also to live, work and invest.

RISE Regional Forum in Tirana

From the 6th to the 8th of September Diesis attended the RISE regional forum in Tirana, organized by RYCO, Pulse, SEE YN, OFAJ and Institut français. The RISE (Regional Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs) project believes that youth of the Western Balkans are talented, full of innovative ideas and eager to achieve them.