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Transition pathways: the policy papers 

Transition pathways for the proximity and social economy ecosystem: the policy papers In 2021, the Annual Single Market Report presented an analysis of the challenges in 14 industrial ecosystems and the transformative initiatives to achieve the twin green and digital transition. On this basis, the Commission proposes co-creating transition pathways with the groups concerned, as an essential collaborative tool for the transformation of the […]

Bridging Practices: The Role of Social Econy in Building Peace

Written by Fabiana Pompermaier and Laia Orozco (Diesis Network). “The objective of this article is to investigate the role Social Economy has in the creation of peaceful societies, start the conversation about the transformative potential of highlighting this connection, and widen the knowledge and awareness about the impact of social economy practices.” Read the full […]

Tourism: How Social Economy Can Make it More Sustainable

Written by Beatriz Gateira (Diesis Network). “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. To guarantee that tourism will address contemporary challenges (e.g. overtourism), a new business model is necessary: one that embraces sustainability, […]

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. That’s in the last years the project […]

Social economy advocacy in the Western Balkans

Last March we had the chance to join our Western Balkans partners in Podgorica (Montenegro) in the framework of the WB SEA project for a training on advocacy processes led by young people under the framework of social economy policies. It was not only a great opportunity to meet each other and foster collaborations at the […]

Social Economy towads the new European Bauhaus

Written by Paul Hammoud, Project Manager at Diesis Network. “It appears clearly that social economy is already strongly rooted in the NEB’s vision and can thus be a key actor to engage the European communities in this ambitious, creative, sustainable, inclusive transition through several fields of actions.” Read the full article here.

Digitalisation and social economy: what’s new?

Melinda Kelemen, Project Manager at Diesis Network and of the Seeding project, points to the need for public support for digitalisation in the social economy. Emerging digital technologies make our modern lives quite different from those of previous generations. They affect not only industrial processes and production but come with a series of consequences for […]