Social Economy in the Circular Economy – Regional Clusters Development

Author: Ing. Ján Plesník

In the past few days, we have attended several meetings, seminars, and workshops, where the common themes were social entrepreneurship, social innovation, family businesses, and family farms within the context of Integrated Territorial Development. Here are some of the key events:

• Regional Innovation Round Table in the Trnava Region, Trnava, 10.10.2023
• Supporting Social Innovations in Slovakia and the Danube Region, Bratislava, 11.10.2023
• Czech-Slovak Conference on Family Businesses, Brno, 12.10.2023
• Building Competencies and Skills for Bioeconomy, BioGov.net Project, 13.10.2023
• Social Cooperatives – Integrated Territorial Investments, Hriňová, 13.10.2023
• AGASI 2023, Nitra, 17.10.2023
• People at Risk – Social Integration of Marginalized Groups in Regional Development, Zvolen, 18.10.2023

We also discussed proposals and approaches from NARA-SK for engaging social economy initiatives in Integrated Territorial Development.

Social enterprises, family businesses, farms, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are key actors in territorial development. Through REGIONAL CLUSTERS, they implement and advocate for the principles of quality of life in the region, ensuring an environmentally responsible, economically sustainable, and socially acceptable approach.