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Social innovation to promote rural growth across Europe and the Mediterranean

Social innovation to promote rural growth across Europe and the Mediterranean

30 May 2016

SIMRA researchers met in Aberdeen (c) James Hutton Institute
“Social innovation manifests itself in new social relationships and collaborations. It seeks to promote the development and uptake of new services and new fields of activity, such as social entrepreneurship and social enterprises that improve the quality of life of individuals and communities.

Scientists from across Europe and the wider Mediterranean area met at the James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, to mark the start of a 4-year project addressing some of the most important social challenges faced by rural areas. The Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) project, supported with €5.5m from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme, aims to understand and enhance social innovation.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute