Social innovation award for solving social problems
Dr. Mohammad Sadegh Khayatian, Chairman of the Policy Council of the First Social Innovation Award and Chairman of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund said:
In order to solve social problems, the “Social Innovation Award” will be held, he added: We must help to create and develop the culture of innovation participation in the social field, and holding this award can be a great opportunity.
The head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund at the unveiling ceremony of the poster for the first Social Innovation Award (JANA), pointing out that social issues have innovative solutions, said: In the Innovation Fund, we are ready to expand the funding mechanisms in the field of social innovation, and we must pay special attention to them. We will have to this issue.
According to the Secretary of the Social Innovation Award, the press conference and invitation ceremony and unveiling of the poster for the first Social Innovation Award (JANA) this morning, Wednesday, the first of Shahrivar 1402, with the presence of Dr. Mohammad Sadegh Khayatian, the head of the Policy Council of the Social Innovation Award and the head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund of the Presidency Republic; Dr. Ruhollah Hamidi Mutlaq, head of the scientific council of the award; Dr. Mohammad Rasouli, secretary of the award; A group of activists and social innovation activists of the country and members of the media was held.
In this ceremony, the poster for the first round of the Social Innovation Award (JANA) with the slogan “Innovative improvement of life” was unveiled in the presence of a group of officials.
Mohammad Sadeq Khayatian, Chairman of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund and Chairman of the Policy Council of the First Social Innovation Award, said at this ceremony: Until now, many people in the country thought that the field of knowledge and technology was dedicated to complex technology-oriented issues and only to the creation of a tangible product. It ends in the field of industry and economic development. But in the past years, by examining global experiences and the development of the field of technology and innovation in the country, it became clear that the issue of innovation can play a serious role in much wider fields. From health to social issues, innovation can play an irreplaceable role in them.
He added: Today there are many social issues in Iran that we are facing. In our belief, and based on the progress of modern knowledge and the experiences gained in the world, social issues have innovative solutions; That is, innovation can help solve social problems. In our country, this field has been addressed for several years and good people have gained knowledge and experience in this field.
Khayatian stated: Events such as the “Social Innovation Award” event are in order to know that social issues have innovative solutions and to be able to support active people in this field. Such an event is the beginning of creating and developing a culture of participation in innovations in the social field.
The head of the policy council of the first social innovation award noted: Today, the innovation ecosystem in the country has expanded to such an extent that we can claim that it is a mature ecosystem, both in the institutional field, regulation and funding institutions, and in institutions such as universities and innovation factories. We have innovation areas and… This ecosystem is expanding and carrying out technology-based activities.
Khayatian said: However, we think that we are at the beginning of the way in the field of social innovation and we cannot say that the ecosystem has been (completely) formed, but the events that have happened in this area are promising that social innovation is a single ecosystem and It will be achieved seamlessly and we can see in the next few years that social issues will be reduced with innovative solutions.
He stated: On the other hand, the issue of social innovation and designing innovative solutions for these issues has been able to shape a good economy. Some people think that social issues are only costly and cannot be considered from an economic point of view. While the experiences of the world show that in the field of social innovation, many activities have an economic aspect.
The head of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund continued: We need a general and specialized mobilization to form an ecosystem of social innovation. Experts in this field should have a more active view. Financial institutions are a very important pillar in this field. Fortunately, with the formation of specialized research and technology funds, today the country has a specialized fund in the field of social innovations, and we, in the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, are ready to expand financing mechanisms in the field of social innovation, and we will definitely pay special attention to this issue.
He emphasized: Although we have good regulations in the field of regulation, these regulations are not enough. There is a lot of scope to prepare regulations and regulations in this field and support and support the country’s social innovation activists. These regulations include many parts, including processes, legal fields, etc.
The head of the policy council of the first social innovation award said: The social innovation award (JANA) with the slogan “flow of innovative improvement of life” somehow creates a flow in the field of social innovation, and as its slogan suggests, its goal is “innovative improvement of life”. It is hoped that with the development of the ecosystem of social innovation, harms and social issues will not emerge and in the field of education and in other fields, we will witness that activists in this field can provide innovative answers to social issues.
Khayatian emphasized: Iranian people have a very high culture of altruism, and this shows that if we provide the basis for participation in solving social problems, I think we can be a country that is able to deal with the issue of damages.
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