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What can we learn about social innovation from the European Social Fund’s programs and projects? (2025)

What can we learn about social innovation from the European Social Fund’s programs and projects?

This report examines the types of innovation being pursued in the ESF’s social innovation program area and the projects funded there, with the aim of addressing societal challenges in the areas of social inclusion, the labor market, and education. 

On behalf of the Swedish ESF Council, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden (Forum for Social Innovation Sweden) Competence Centre for Social Innovation the European Social Fund (ESF). This report is the second to be produced within the framework of the Competence Centre, which is run by Forum for Social Innovation Sweden behalf of the Swedish ESF Council, in collaboration with the National Network for Coordination Associations (NNS) and the Partnership for Social Innovation in Örebro County, as well as other key actors in the field. The Competence Centre is co-financed by the European Union.