business and innovation centres tools for social innovation david tee senior consultant, ebn jidfe...
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Business and Innovation Centres Tools for Social Innovation
David TeeSenior Consultant, EBN
JIdFE 2012, Île-deFrance Europe Days29th November 2012, Brussels
EBN
• since 1984, a non-profit membership-driven organisation designed to support the Business and Innovation Centres in their mission
• a reference point for innovation, entrepreneurship, SMEs & regional development
• 150+ members accredited under the BIC Quality System
• a focus on supporting innovation of all types through incubation and internationalisation
BICs and Social Innovation
• many BICs are natural social innovators• established in areas with social issues requiring economic
regeneration• significant public ownership
• raison d’être not commercial but to have a positive social impact
• 67% of income from public subsidies
Mixed Innovation• not just focussed on technological innovation
• market innovation• process innovation• social innovation
IncubationEntrepreneurs
SocialInnovation
SocialVentures
CommercialStart-ups
SocialIncubation
SocialEnterprises
A Possible Model
BIC Services
Soft-Landing Programme
organisation of a network of Soft Landing “certified hubs” trustworthy providers of short term business support to BICs’
client companies visiting from elsewhere
BICBICcompany
Example:
FP7-CDRP-2013-INCUBATORS
• Project that focuses on the development of a network of social innovation incubators
• Proposal development led by EBN
• Includes many key European SI players including PRICE
• Identify most effective methodologies for supporting SI within the incubation context
For more information…
• David TeeSenior Consultant
• +32 (0) 2 761 1082• [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION…