Presented at: GSEF2016 Montreal

Organisation: Technology University of Athens (Academic Institution)

Date: September 8, 2016

Presenter: Mr.Gabriel Amitsis (Associate Professor of Social Security Law)

Contacts: amitsis@otenet.gr

Summary:

The development of sound local Active Inclusion Partnerships for persons at high risk of poverty constitutes a key challenge in the context of the sharp financial crisis that has been affecting Greece since 2009. In this respect, with the support of the Athens Technology University, the City of Athens has designed a Local Strategy on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which introduces new values and principles regarding the cooperation between local governments and social and solidarity economy actors. Implemented since 2013, this initiative has received feedback through an open public consultation process and is supported by national and EU resources. It has established a new operational framework for the development of networks between the Municipality and SSE actors, particularly social enterprises, with regards to social inclusion, a field of utmost priority for national, regional and local social policy makers.