The Status of Sustainable Social Innovation in Malta

Governments are increasingly using social innovation to stimulate economic growth and address social issues sustainably. Unfortunately, due to its size, Malta faces a very different challenge to sustainably kick-start high-value-added innovative ecosystems compared to larger states. This is due to a...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-05, Vol.12 (10), p.4238
Main Authors: Sammut, Nicholas, Spiteri, Diana, Sammut, Joseph Paul, Coppola, Irene, Lepre, Roberta, Lebrun, Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Governments are increasingly using social innovation to stimulate economic growth and address social issues sustainably. Unfortunately, due to its size, Malta faces a very different challenge to sustainably kick-start high-value-added innovative ecosystems compared to larger states. This is due to a number of issues, including diseconomies of scale, that tend to impede conventional innovation policy efforts. Based on grassroots data, this paper presents the results of a study which determined the status of social innovation in Malta and presents a few recommended measures that can be implemented in order to stimulate social innovation sustainably in Malta and possibly in similar small jurisdictions.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12104238