ABSTRACT
The term ‘social innovation’ refers to a design and implementation process as well as a process of disseminating new social practices and policies. It encompasses innovations that are directly related to the search for solutions to society’s problems and challenges. These solutions often involve new forms of communication and cooperation. Social innovation is currently becoming increasingly important as a central concept for social theories and politics. Hence social innovation can be simply defined as the new ideas and initiatives that make it possible to meet our society’s large or small challenges in areas including the environment, education, employment, culture, health and economic development.
