ИНОВАЦИИТЕ В СОЦИАЛНАТА ПОЛИТИКА - ВАЖЕН ИНСТРУМЕНТ ЗА ПРЕОДОЛЯВАНЕ НА ПРЕДИЗВИКАТЕЛСТВАТА ПРЕД РАЗВИТИЕТО НА СОЦИЛНО-ИКОНОМИЧЕКАТА СФЕРА
INNOVATIONS IN SOCIAL POLICY - AN IMPORTANT INSTRUMENT FOR OVERCOMING THE DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPHERE

Author(s): Ayshe Avdikova
Subject(s): Socio-Economic Research
Published by: ЮГОЗАПАДЕН УНИВЕРСИТЕТ »НЕОФИТ РИЛСКИ«
Keywords: social innovation; social challenges; social experiment; socio-economic sphere; European Union; testing social innovations
Summary/Abstract: The leading initiatives of Strategy "Europe 2020", titled "European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion" and "Innovation Union" define innovations in social policy as an important instrument for overcoming the challenges of re-development of the socio-economic sphere.One of the main areas of action of "European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion" is related to the promotion of social innova-tions, based on the evidence, before their mass application.The launch of an european pilot initiative for social innovation, which will provide expert knowledge to those working in the field of social policy and will propose that social innovations be a main theme in future programs of the European Social Fund is a key element of the "Innovation Union".349The framework for the management and monitoring of economic and social reforms in the EU, aimed at achieving the goals of "Europe 2020" is provided by the European Semester.Social innovation financing is provided by EU funds, in particular the European Social Fund. And to promote the experimentation of social policy, the Commission provides funding through the Program for Employment and Socialcial Innovation (EaSI) and in particular by the Progress axis.EC develops methodological guidelines for testing innovations in social policy, which are intended for politicians and all social service providers, and also are essential for researchers, who must first assess the social results of the possible conduct of a certain policy.

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