Digital and Data-Driven Solutions empower social economy SMEs within the Proximity and Social Economy (PSE) sector to innovate, scale, and maximise their social impact.
DO Impact aims to foster a new understanding of the
transformative potential of digital and data-driven approaches within the PSE sector.
It seeks to:
- Enhance awareness about the opportunities for PSE SMEs to digitalise their businesses and operations.
- Encourage key stakeholders across the EU to recognise the role of digitalisation in driving social innovation and sustainability.
- Provide upskilling and re-skilling opportunities to Social Economy Enabling Organisations and Social Economy SMEs.
Main Objectives
1. Innovate and Transform
Leverage emerging digital technologies to drive innovation and transformative solutions for addressing social issues effectively, fostering tech for good initiatives that prioritise societal impact and ethical practices.
2. Enhance Data Management
Digitise processes and establish advanced data management practices to securely collect, analyse, and utilise data for informed decision-making, ensuring the ethical use of data and safeguarding privacy.
3. Develop Tailored Solutions
Utilise technology to create new social products and services that meet the specific needs of communities, enhancing outreach and impact through a human-centered approach that prioritises inclusivity and accessibility.
4. Increase Efficiency and Cost-effectiveness
Improve operational productivity through efficient data-driven approaches, reducing costs while maintaining the quality of services and ensuring alignment with tech for good principles.
5. Boost Competitiveness in the PSE Ecosystem
Foster competitiveness by differentiating services and proactively addressing social needs, strengthening the Proximity and Social Economy Ecosystem while building human-centered organisations committed to sustainable and ethical practices.
Key Components of the Project
Analysis of the PSE Ecosystem
- To understand social economy organisations’ needs, challenges and experiences related to digitalisation and data.
DO Impact Strategy, featuring
- Digital and data-driven programs to boost skills, access resources, and foster networks.
- Tailored methodologies addressing local and regional priorities for maximum impact.
Capacity Building training for Social Economy Enabling Organisations
- Entities that support and promote the development and functioning of the Proximity and Social Economy ecosystem by managing a network of social economy organisations (such as cooperatives, mutual benefit societies, associations, foundations, and social enterprises), creating networking opportunities, providing direct support to them, etc.
Digitalisation and data-driven local program
- Local capacity building program aimed at social and digital SMEs.
- Social Economy Enabling Organisations have an important role in driving the digital transformation/transition of SMEs/entities working in the social economy sector and will cascade the benefits to local PSE SMEs.
Impact Monitoring & Dissemination
- Continuous evaluation of project outcomes and widespread sharing of methodologies for replication and scalability across the PSE sector.
