REVES European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy

1. REVES European Network of Cities and Regions for the Social Economy WARSAW 18° - 19° November

2. Support to social economy at territorial level: A tool to pursue the Lisbon objectives employment, growth and social cohesion public support programmes for social economy on European territories

3. “… social economy represents more than 11% of enterprises in the PACA Region, with a turnover of more than 3 billion euros per year, providing 12,4% of jobs and working with 760.000 volunteers” (PACA programme for support to social economy) public support programmes for social economy on European territories

4. Support to social economy programmes takes different shapes on different territories. Examples: France (Nantes, PACA Region) Italy (Rome, Liguria Region) Spain (Andalusia) public support programmes for social economy on European territories

5. This presentation will compare: Objectives Type of support Target groups Actors involved public support programmes for social economy on European territories

6. City of Rome to support experiences of production of goods and services based on a sustainable use of available resources to pool existing experiences and initiatives of social cohesion to make citizens aware of the economic capacity of social economy actors The objectives

7. PACA Region - to support the development of economic activities giving as much importance to financial viability as to social cohesion and environmental protection The objectives

8. Andalusia Region to more strongly involve citizens in social economy activities to create/develop social economy enterprises to create jobs in social economy The objectives

9. Liguria Region to analyse the situation of social economy and its impact at regional level to promote new training curricula and fields of profession in social economy to promote and consolidate relationships to traditional for-profit enterprises The objectives

10. Nantes Region to increase visibility of social economy in the region to address the inhabitants in their role as citizens, consumers, producers and decision-makers to conceive new initiatives through partnership between social economy and other local actors to promote the creation of jobs The objectives

11. City of Rome Premises and commercial spaces for social organisations and enterprises (incubator function) Technical support and advise to new enterprises Type of support

12. PACA Region (1) Support to new SE projects/Multi-annual support to innovative organisations Support to further development of exisiting SE structures Facilitating access to tools for dissemination of experiences (namely for Scops) Type of support

13. PACA Region (2) Training and awareness-raising in favour of SE Increase of existing financial means – promotion of ethical financing Strengthening the role of SE in territorial contracts Support to the employment of territorial support agents Type of support

14. PACA Region (3) Creation of an observatory of SE Promotion of specific evaluation tools Creation of a permanent follow-up structure Type of support

15. Andalusia Region Creation of a network of agencies for social economy development Promotion of local social economy projects Support to the creation/Development of social economy enterprises Establishing an academy for social entrepreneurship Type of support

16. Liguria Region Creation of a Centre for Social Economy Development Support to the creation of local partnerships Creation of a guarantee fund for social enterprises Improvement of information, communication and marketing capacities of social economy enterprises Type of support

17. Nantes Region Organisation of seminars, forums and other events Studies and data collection on social economy in the region Promotion of networking Creation of a “Centre for Resources and Experimentation of Social Economy” Type of support

18. City of Rome Social and solidarity-based economy and other enterprises promoting an “other” economy Local inhabitants Target groups

19. PACA Region Social and solidarity based enterprises Informal territorial initiatives Local authorities Local inhabitants Target groups

20. Andalusia Region Social economy (all categories) Local authorities Local inhabitants as future actors of social economy Target groups

21. Liguria Region Particularly social co-operatives, but also other categories of social economy Disadvantaged groups (immigrants, elderly, young marginalized people …) Local population in general Target groups

22. Nantes region Local inhabitants as (future) social economy actors or clients Social economy in its different forms Other local public or private actors that are open to collaborate Target groups

23. City of Rome Local authority (specifically, the service of local development) Representatives of social economy organisations (social coops, fair trade, ethical finance, organic production…)  All actors are involved in a consortium for the management of the “Città dell’altra economia” Actors involved

24. PACA Region Regional authority Representatives of social and solidarity-based economy organisations  Both groups of actors will be represented in the follow-up structure foreseen by the project Actors involved

25. Andalusia Region Andalusia Region Andalusian Foundation of Business Schools Different social economy structures Actors involved

26. Liguria Region Coordination by the FI.L.S.E. agency (Finanziaria Liguria per lo Sviluppo Economico) In close cooperation with “Centre for Social Economy Development” and Liguria Region Actors involved

27. Nantes Region Association ECOSSOLIES (all categories of social economy, Nantes Métropole, university…) Actors involved

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