Inspired by the Atlantic Social Lab project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the INTERREG Atlantic Area Cooperation Program (EAPA_246/2016), the 25th APDR workshop Social Innovation Towards Sustainability: Embracing Contemporary Challenges for Regional Development aims to discuss the state of the art of social innovation and the contemporary challenge for sustainability.

Over the coming weeks and months Cork City Council will be organising webinars and one to one Virtual Coffees which will give social enterprises the opportunity for mentoring and guidance on developing their businesses in these challenging times.  The first webinar is focused on "Planning your finance and funding in uncertain times" and will take place at 10am on Friday the 11th of September.  To register please click on the link below: "

Cork Council has recorded a video during one of their workshops that shows the results of ASL project.

Title:  Storytelling Workshop
Location & Date: Cork, 18th April 2019

This workshop is one of a series of workshops held in Cork by the Atlantic Social Lab project.  It looked at ways to actively engage an audience so that they want to listen and hear the story being told.
 

Cork City Council is the Irish partner of ASL project  and they are focused on using social innovation to address issues being faced by social enterprises and look at innovative ways of stimulating civic engagement in the city.

In this edition of June Newsletter they are presenting some of the Social Enterprise Support Organisations and looking at how they are continuing their work throughout the Covid 19 crisis.

You can consult the content of this June Newsletter by clicking here:

Cork City Council is the Irish partner of Atlantic Social Lab european project and in Cork they are focused on using social innovation to address issues being faced by social enterprises and look at innovative ways of stimulating civic engagement in the city.

In this edition of May Atlantic Social Lab newsletter Cork City Council presents some of Cork's Social Enterprises and looks at their aims and activities as well as their beneficiaries and how they are responding to the current Covid 19 crisis.

Enterprise North West partner of Atlantic Social Lab project has edited a video titled:  "Green Inclusive & Circular Economy Technology Project"  with their experience with childrens of Oakgrove College.

The Atlantic Social Lab (ASL) has commissioned this report to use the conclusions of existing ASL Partners’ reports to generate benchmarks of good practice in the Atlantic Area territories (regions of Spain, Portugal, France, Ireland, and the UK).

The Atlantic Social Lab project in Cork has just released their animation video which promotes civic engagement in the city.

This video talks about how the city is growing and gives viewers an overview of the different types of plans which are developed and how to have their say in shaping the kind of Cork they would like to live in.

The Atlantic Social Lab project in Cork with the financial support of the Social Economic and Environmental Programme as part of the City North West Quarter Regeneration, held an “Ask & Advise Evening” for Social Enterprises in the Glandore Workspace on Lapps Quay in Cork on the 5th of  March 2020.

The Social Technology Project was recently launched and involves an exciting new student-led programme that helps schools to explore solutions to social issues through the use of technology. The new programme aims to develop and promote creative thinking around local social issues for young people which will then be transferred into a app or game. The project has been launched this week by Enterprise North West in partnership with Lisneal College and Kippie CIC.