Baseline Study
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URBACT II – Thematic Network BASELINE STUDY October 2008 1 Summary State of the art...............................................................................................................................4 1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................4 1.1 Aims, objectives and the expected results..........................................................4 1.2 The Partnership..............................................................................................................4 2 European Overview ..............................................................................................................5 2.1 Policy context..................................................................................................................5 2.2 Legal identification of Social Enterprises .............................................................7 2.3 Organisation and Management Characteristics of Social Enterprises ......8 2.4 Key drivers and trends - current situation and future perspectives.........9 2.4.1 Obstacles ................................................................................................................10 2.4.2 Opportunities ........................................................................................................11 3 Member States Overviews...............................................................................................12 3.1 SE in Partner countries - Sector Reports ..........................................................12 3.2 Existing strategies to promote the growth and job creation .....................28 3.2.1 Link to the Operational Programmes (Regional Development Programmes 2007-2013).................................................................................................28 3.2.2 Selected Measures Supporting SE................................................................31 4 Platforms, Networks and Business ventures in Europe........................................36 4.1 Networks.........................................................................................................................37 4.2 Business ventures .......................................................................................................41 Partner profiles.............................................................................................................................43 5 Municipality of Gela – Italy..............................................................................................43 5.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................43 5.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................46 5.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................47 6 Municipality of Agrinio .......................................................................................................48 6.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................48 6.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................52 6.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................53 7 Municipality of Athienou ...................................................................................................54 7.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................54 7.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................56 7.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................56 8 Municipality of Koropi ........................................................................................................57 8.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................57 8.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................61 8.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................62 9 Municipality of Xátiva.........................................................................................................63 9.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................63 9.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................65 9.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................67 10 Municipality of Grenoble ...............................................................................................68 10.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................68 10.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................70 2 10.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................71 11 Municipality of Herrljunga............................................................................................72 11.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................72 11.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................74 11.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................77 12 Municipality of Alcobaça ...............................................................................................78 12.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................78 12.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................81 12.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................82 13 Municipality of Brighton & Hove ................................................................................82 13.1 Overview of the City...................................................................................................82 13.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................85 13.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................86 14 ASI Consortium for the Area of Industrial Development – Gela – Italy....87 14.1 Overview of the Partner............................................................................................87 14.2 Local Action Plan – objectives and priorities ....................................................88 14.3 Local Support Group ..................................................................................................88 Synthesis ........................................................................................................................................90 15 Urban N.O.S.E. in the European, National, and Local Contexts ...................90 15.1 Urban N.O.S.E. in the European Context...........................................................90 15.1.1 The support to innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and knowledge economy .................................................................................................................................91 15.1.2 More and better quality jobs...........................................................................91 15.1.3 Intra-urban disparities ......................................................................................92 15.1.4 Governance............................................................................................................92 15.1.5 Funding of urban renewal ................................................................................94 15.1.6 THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF TOWNS AND CITIES.....................................94 15.2 Urban N.O.S.E. in National Contexts...................................................................95 15.3 Urban N.O.S.E. in the Local Context ...................................................................96 15.3.1 The connection between Local Authority and Third Sector ................96 15.3.2 The role played by social enterprise incubators in the partnership areas 97 15.3.3 The role played by Local Action Plan for social economy in the partnership areas ................................................................................................................98 16 Conclusions......................................................................................................................100 3 State of the art 1 Introduction 1.1 Aims, objectives and the expected results The main objective of the project is the creation of a network of social enterprise incubators that: 1) supports the creation of new Social Enterprises and the development of existing ones; 2) promotes the consolidation of towns’ social economy, by connecting the initiatives of social entrepreneurship with local development; 3) contributes to local development by supporting social integration;