Knowledge transfer in practice Societal Entrepreneurship and Regional Development Yvonne von Friedrichs, Associate professor Anders Lundström, Professor Joakim Wincent, Professor

EUROPE 2020 Seven flagship 1.Innovation union 2.Youth on the move 3.A digital agenda for Europe 4.Resource efficient Europe 5.An industrial policy for the globalisation era 6.An agenda for new skills and jobs 7.European platform against poverty

Increase the knowledge of how societal entrepreneurship can contribute to sustainable development of communities and enterprising in sparsely populated regions  Knowledge development (research and education)  Research network development  Network and infrastructure building in societal entrepreneurship organizations  Interactive workshops and network development together with practise

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INTERACTIVE TRANSFER APPROACH Knowledge Building for Social Change

” A social entrepreneur who creates innovative and socially beneficial solutions on a commercial basis, in order to create sustainable development. We support businesses, entrepreneurs and innovators to start and growth through a broad and competent network, and in cooperation with EU structural funds to develop the idea of the ”The step to own” and a ”Financial Resource Centre” Taken over the ICA store Able to maintain local school Bought and sold properties Built and purchased industrial premises Created venture capital company …and more… Key: Networking and flexibility, and openness to new needs and conditions.

Research and Education Academic Interactive Courses Social Entrepreneurship What is Societal Entrepreneurship? What is SE contributing with to the local community? Leadership How to lead societal entrepreneurship? Organization How is your social entrepreneurial organization? How does your societal entrepreneurial organization function? Capital How is your societal entrepreneurial organization funded? Support system What support is it a need for in your community or region and to what extent is this a problem. How is societal entrepreneurship promoted in your area and how is it possible to continue to build around such enterpreneurship?

For those who are interested in social entrepreneurship. Here is the network, information, news and what is going on, in Sweden and globally. Establishment of the concept of social entrepreneurship Organisation of conferences Meetings with the Knowledge Foundation practice-pilots Develop a national strategy for social entrepreneurship Create a virtual meeting place ( Establish a business academy Establishing a Nordic Graduate School Identify and leverage public support structures Coordination with other initiatives and interests within the field of social entrepreneurship Network development Creation of a National Research/Practice Platform

Network development International Research Platform Research presentation from project results Knowledge interaction and cooperation with China Anthology New research projects

Conclusions  The EU cohesion policy results in social benefits for peripheral settings in Sweden and in the other 27 member nations  The SESPA project exemplify the necessity of structural funding for regional adaption to structural change and stimulate regional renewal processes  The Swedish implementation model create knowledge transfer opportunities between partners within, between and outside the member nations  University, Public, Private, Civil sector cooperation vital for societal change (contextual models)  The structural changes implemented may revitalize regional adaptation in the region where SESPA operates