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Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact

The Government Champions for Social Innovation and Impact (GCSII) Working Group will come together to formalise and accelerate the growth of the global social innovation sector, with government playing a prominent role.

Purpose

The ultimate goal of the working group is to catalyse a global momentum around social innovation. This will rely on global endorsements regarding the creation of social innovation sectors and calls for stakeholders across the entire ecosystem to act. Gaining these endorsements will require both international and national efforts of showcasing innovations across the ecosystems and ensuring wide societal visibility.

Members

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Zarah

Zarah Bruhn – Germany

Commissioner for Social Innovation, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Filipe

Filipe Almeida – Portugal

President, Portugal Social Innovation

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Victor

Victor Meseguer Sanchez – Spain

Special Commissioner for the Social Economy, Government of Spain

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Lucas

Lucas Ramalho Maciel – Brazil

Director of New Economies, Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Juan

Juan Manuel Martinez Louvier- Mexico

Director General, National Institute of the Social Economy

Government Champions of Social Innovation and Impact - Vivi Yulaswati

Vivi Yulaswati – Indonesia

Deputy Minister for Maritime and Natural Resources, Indonesia Ministry of National Development Planning

Asta Jurgute

Asta Jurgute – Lithuania

Head of the European Competence Centre for Social Innovation

Alfie Othman

Alfie Othman – Singapore

CEO raiSE

Vanessa Schummer

Vanessa Schummer

Head of the Social and Solidarity Department

Group Objectives and sample activities

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Best practices and peer-to-peer learning

Create a forum in which heads of social innovation units from different global governments are able to share and exchange best practices regarding social innovation.

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Innovative Financing Solutions

Create working papers on alternative financing structures for the social innovation sector.

Promote alternative structures with colleagues in similar roles around the world

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Policy framework exchange

Create toolkits and policy frameworks can be developed to facilitate the creation of policies and guidelines that can help further develop the sector.

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National and global social innovation sector development

Ensure that social innovation is a key priority in global forums such as the UNGA and G20 Summits

Ensure that social innovation is a key priority in regional forums such as the AU and the EU General Assemblies.

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Co- create and pilot innovative national / global projects

Create a global baseline on sector concept definitions.

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