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WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
CHALLENGES FOR FLANDERS
▸ by 2050
▸ almost 1/3 older then 65 years
▸ 3,2 million households (2,7 million in 2015)
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
FACTS & FIGURES 2015
▸ Unemployment rate: 7,93 (sept 2015)
▸ 23% is younger then 25y
▸ 26,1% is older then 50y
▸ 44% is low skilled
▸ 28,5% is longterm unemployed (>2y)
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
FACTS & FIGURES 2015 ▸ Employment rate: 71,9%
but 55 to 64y => only 44,3%
‣ Public budget for R&D
1.300 million euro in 2015
‣ only 18,7% of higher education is STEM
THE REAL CHALLENGE MATCHING ‘SUPPLY AND DEMAND’ ON THE LABOUR MARKET!
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
CAN THE PUBLIC SECTOR MAKE THE DIFFERENCE? ▸ services?
▸ incentives?
▸ community building?
▸ …
IF I HAD ASKED PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANTED THEY WOULD HAVE SAID FASTER HORSES!
Henry Ford
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
HEALTHCARE
▸ Examples:
▸ Apps are changing our habits
▸ E-Health
▸ Information management
WHY (SOCIAL) INNOVATION MATTERS
THE ROLE OF/FOR ESF
▸ short term experiments
▸ connecting knowledge
▸ …
To discuss the next two days