NEW EASSH Position Paper on the Social Value of Innovation
The European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH), the largest advocacy and science policy organisation for the social sciences and humanities in Europe, has published a position paper about the Social Value of Innovation – A Global Comparative Advantage for Europe.
EASSH discusses the constraints on policy design and implementation created by existing rigid frameworks for innovation. Focusing only on the economic benefits of policy making prevents realisation of the full social value, it says. Drawn from recent research in the social sciences and humanities (SSH), this paper demands a human-centric approach to innovation in EU funding.