On 17 December, Agirre Lehendakaria Center participated in the meeting organised by the Secretary of State for Social Rights to consolidate a Competence Centre for Social Innovation (CCIS) in Spain. This project is part of the European Social Innovation Initiative, promoted by the European Commission in the context of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).

Boosting Social Innovation Ecosystems
These Centres are part of the European Social Innovation Initiative, promoted by the European Commission in the context of the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), and aim to encourage the creation of social innovation ecosystems in all member countries.

Through this initiative, the aim is to foster an environment that multiplies opportunities for collaborative learning between diverse actors, allowing complex social challenges to be addressed in a systemic way. With an approach oriented towards the creation of a continuous process of community listening, promoting open and integrated participation of actors, methodologies and actions to generate innovative and adapted responses to social needs.

International Collaboration in the BIRDS Project.
The Secretary of State for Social Rights is part of a consortium with Portugal (Portugal Social Innovation), Sweden (Swedish Forum for Social Innovation) and France (Avise) to promote the BIRDS (Building Inclusive, Resilient and Dynamic Societies) project for the period 2024-2027. This partnership aims to strengthen social innovation in Europe through transnational collaboration and knowledge exchange.