Română 
Dorotea Daniele, Head of EU Partnerships at Diesis Network spoke at Enterprising for Tomorrow 2024 conference about the organization’s mission, strategic goals, and activities to support and promote social economy enterprises in Europe and globally.
Key discussion insights
Role and Mission of Diesis
Diesis has been dedicated to the development of the social economy since its foundation in 1997, now encompassing over 60 organizations across more than 30 countries, including Europe, Africa, Canada, and India.
Strategic Goals and Activities
Diesis emphasizes participation, knowledge, and visibility as core components of its strategy to amplify the impact of the social economy.
They support events both at national and European levels, organize communication campaigns, and raise awareness on social economy topics, such as socially responsible public procurement.
Knowledge and Visibility
The organization focuses on increasing the visibility of the social economy and sharing best practices and research. It collaborates on projects related to digital and green transitions, emphasizing the importance of staying competitive and addressing economic, societal, and environmental challenges.
Support for Social Enterprises
Diesis works on facilitating access for social enterprises to markets and public procurement opportunities.
The organization also emphasizes capacity building, improving management and technical skills, particularly in new sectors like digital and green economies.
Recommendations for Romania
The speaker highlighted the need for an enabling ecosystem with supportive legislation and policies, coordination between different ministries, financial tools beyond grants, and increased visibility for social enterprises.
Emphasis was also placed on sharing good practices, participating in socially responsible public procurement, and building the capacity of social enterprises.
“Knowledge is important for the social economy because it’s really crucial for social enterprises to remain competitive and to address economic, societal, and environmental challenges.”
Dorotea Daniele, Head of EU Partnerships at Diesis Network