… on the European and the Asian level
The Croation Ministry of Economy and other Croatian partners organised, with the support of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Commission, a ‘Best practice sharing seminar’ on 24th October 2014 in Zagreb (Croatia). The purpose of this seminar was to share examples of best practices in OECD and EU member countries with local stakeholders. Various examples of potential policy instruments to support Triple Helix partnerships for social innovation were displayed. The event was part of an ongoing project to set up a coherent and ambitious social innovation policy in Croatia. Further information is available here: https://www.zsi.at/en/object/publication/3364

The concept of social innovation and entry points to establish a Malaysian social innovation policy was discussed during a conference in Kuala Lumpur between 31st October and 2nd November 2014. The keynote speaker Josef Hochgerner from the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) took up the conference motto ‘Social Innovation Rocks’, which was created by the organisers of the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). In his speech he indicated an expected change in innovation policies, including social dimensions of innovation and – in particular – social innovations in future oriented strategies. Further information is available here: https://www.zsi.at/de/object/publication/3360