On the 21st of July 2020 a virtual meeting of stakeholders of the TIMES project will take place.
The specific objective of this meeting is to discuss the project’s intermediate results with the stakeholders involved in the different project activities. Through a participative dynamic, we will seek to identify and debate relevant aspects about the recognition of social enterprises in Portugal and their role.
Invited participants include actors in national debates, namely, leaders of federative organizations and other support organizations, policy makers, researchers, consultants and funders in the fields of social economy, social entrepreneurship, solidarity economy, social innovation, social enterprises, etc. and local actors, such as managers and technicians of social enterprises, including those we analyzed in the project’s case studies.
Program
14:00 – 14:10 Welcome session, agenda description and presentations: Sílvia Ferreira & Michela Giovannini (CES, UCoimbra)
14:10 – 14:45 Plenary presentations
1) Social Enterprises in Europe: an update on recent actions by public authorities – Rocío Nogales (EMES Network)
2) The TIMES project and social enterprise models in Portugal – Michela Giovannini
14:45-14:50 Break
14:50 – 16.20
Group discussion: Overview of the results and challenges identified by TIMES and presented by Silvia Ferreira, followed by a group discussion on two specific topics (45 minutes/each):
1) Improving the recognition and legal framework of SE in Portugal
2) The contribution of SE to face social and societal challenges
4:20-4:25 pm Break
16:25-17.15 ASSESSMENT OF COLLECTIVE NEEDS
The conclusions and main ideas of the previous discussions will be briefly summarized. Based on this summary, all participants will propose (in a dynamic circle in which each participant has a maximum of 1 minute to intervene) two actions to be taken by the public authorities and other national entities, or by the organizations themselves.
1. Policies addressed (to SE)
2. Financing opportunity
3. Public recognition
4. Building networks
5. Research, education and training (at all levels)
Each participant will be previously assigned one of these five areas in order to facilitate the dynamics of the conversation wheel. Participants will also be invited to write down the needs they identify in the Zoom platform chat.
5:15 pm-5:30 pm Conclusion and next steps
Adding contributions
Final report of the meeting
Project Closing Conference
5:30 pm End of Stakeholders Meeting