CALL FOR PAPERS: Social Innovations: Theoretical and Practical Insights
October 23-24, 2014
Ateities str. 20, LT-08303
Vilnius, Lithuania
http://socin2014.mruni.eu/
Social innovations are processes where social, public policy and economy is developed by the creation of new ideas, products, services, and business models for a strong and sustained development. The social innovations concept envolves several spheres of knowledge, from Justice and human rights aspects to social technologies, sustainable development in a global changing environment, life quality and values. This multidisciplinary approach allow to integrate several spheres of knowledge and link social, economical and environment, and create basis for a common understand among the different disciplines. The discussion of the different disciplines in a common ground is fundamental for a wide understanding of the problems that affects the society in a local, regional and global context, facilitating the creation and implementation of ideas and solutions towards sustainability.