Four team members from the newly started competence centre visited Stockholm on 8 and 9 November. The two days visit was organized by the Norden Association Sweden.

On the programme, to start with a half day seminar with key actors in Sweden such as the incubator, Reach for Change, two state agencies, the Swedish ESF Council and the Swedish Agency for Economical and Regional Growth and the national competence centre at Malmö University. Next was study visits to four social entrepreneurs, example from social inclusion, co-working, and a supermarket for people with low incomes.

Social innovation is prioritized in the new Cohesion Policy Programmes 2021 to 2027 and besides support offered by this competence centres national in each member state and the European one there is funds available in the ESF+ programmes.

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