Barriers and incentives for social innovation in Colombia: Towards the construction of a public policy in this field

Nazly Frías G.National Planning Department (DNP) Marcela Lozano B.Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology (OCYT)Santiago Aparicio V.Ministry of Information Technology and Communications

OUTLINE

1. The context

2. Methodologies used in the identification and prioritization of the B&I for the PP

3. Main B&I identified 4. Public policy recommendations and

conclusionsInspire other countries to design SI Public Policy and propose a methodology

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1. THE CONTEXT: COLOMBIA´S CHALLENGES

Challenges that require the incorporation of new alternative and complementary mechanisms into traditional public policy (PP) strategies: + efficient, sustainable & effective

Revista Mundo Minero

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1. THE CONTEXT: COLOMBIA´S CHALLENGES

Innovation as a fundamental axis of all development spheres

National Development Plan 2010-2014

Social Innovation (SI) as an alternative and complimentary instrument of the economic and social policy

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2. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: PROPOSED METHODOLOGY

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2. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: NATIONAL NODE OF SOCIAL INNOVATION

A collective action platform for citizens, communities, Government and the rest of societyʼs sectors relevant in the construction and implementation of SI policies, programs and projects.

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2. THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS: MULTIPLE CASE STUDIES

The study of the SI processes as a social phenomenon requires an understanding of the factors that contribute to the process, how to combine these factors, what players intervene, and what are the aspects of the institutional environment that strengthen/create obstacles for said processes, among others.

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ALLIANCE EAFIT UNIVERSITY UTÓPICA PROJECT

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COMMUNITY SOCIO ECONOMIC SERVICES NETWORK. LAUDES INFANTIS

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ESCUELA NUEVA

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PARTICIPATIVE RURAL INNOVATION. PBA CORPORATION

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HERMES, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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III. Identified Barriers & Incentives

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BARRIERS

Definition of challenges and experimentation phase: lack of financing for pilots and prototypes and the weak coordination between players that develop or promote the SI

Sustaining phase: lack of solid business models, lack of management skills from the social innovator and the support on weak organizational structures

Scaling phase: weak knowledge management capacity

Systemic change phase: institutional framework associated barriers

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INCENTIVES

1) Coordination between collaboration and cooperation players, through instruments such as network creation

2) Financial resources to promote and consolidate SI

3) Citizen participation, community empowerment and the recognition of local knowledge

4) Systematization of processes

5) Publications, awards or recognitions as a way to favor their scaling and to promote a SI Culture

6) Technical consulting services aimed at improving the capabilities of social innovators

IV.Recomendations

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Progressive institutional arrangements for policy coordination

Develop specialized mechanisms to articulate the social needs and challenges with the SNCTIʼs offer

Leverage the SI development in its different stages, through Public-Private Partnerships

Creation of a cross-cutting body within the National Government that will promote the use of SI approaches within government

CULTURAL DYNAMICS AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

Integrate the SI component within the promotion strategies for innovative culture and entrepreneurship

Develop new platforms and enhance the existing volunteer and community service platforms around SI practices

Promote through the use of ICT the involvement of communities and citizens through personal and virtual mechanisms in public policy develompent

Promote the development of the social innovatorʼs capabilities based on partnership between government and academic sector

Implement SI evaluation, measurement and systematization initiatives

Develop and promote technology transfer schemes from universities to third sector organizations and communities

Design and implement communication channels with social innovators that will allow them to share their results and needs

Increase public spending for research and development focusing on SI

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Implement specialized instruments that target the existing public offer in matters of innovation and entrepreneurshiph

Promote the use of philanthropic investment and CSR as a catalyst for early stage social innovations to increase the initiativeʼs critical mass

Support the strengthening of the emerging group of social impact investment funds and financial intermediaries that

Implement public-private scaling platforms that identify high impact initiatives and support their scaling through the coordination of the existing financial and non-financial services

Fund created by the National Government to finance entrepreneurship through start-up capital.

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V. CONCLUSIONS

The NNIS, as a policy design methodology, has proven to be a useful instrument to strengthen the SI ecosystem, coordinating diverse national and regional stakeholders, strengthening institutional capabilities and generating awareness about this subject in the country.

In the case studies, the used methodology not only allowed the identification of concrete facts, but also provided answers to the origin of those issues, attempting to understand its causes and effects. This also shed light on the trends that help to achieve an understanding of the countryʼs issue in in terms of SI.

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Nazly Frías G.National Planning Department (DNP), nfrias@dnp.gov.co Marcela Lozano B.Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology (OCYT) mlozanob@ocyt.org Santiago Aparicio V.Ministry of Information Technology and Communicationssaparicio@mintic.gov.co