Publications

The European Social Enterprise Monitor (ESEM) 2021-2022 is a (bi-)annual survey-based study on social entrepreneurship across Europe. It provides decision-makers in government, business, academia and civil society with data and insights on social enterprises (SEs) and the...

“Fostering Innovation. Unlocking Potential.” In presenting the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2020 to Nechemia (“Chemi”) J. Peres, the Bertelsmann Stiftung recognizes his outstanding commitment to promoting innovation.

The global economy is experiencing a period of rapid upheaval. Technological advances and growing rivalries between the world’s economic superpowers are intensifying geostrategic competition. The United States, China, Europe and other ambitious players must align their...

Innovation is essential to economic and technological competitiveness, and to solving the major problems we face as a society. Our agenda for the future offers actionable recommendations for creating a modern innovation policy designed to achieve societally relevant goals.

Pointing the way forward, startups are drivers of change. Entrepreneurs in the high-tech sector with an eye for societally relevant business ideas need facilitative environments that encourage growth. Our global research has delivered examples of successful efforts to...

Disruptive innovations hold great potential for strengthening competitiveness and the capacity to successfully address societal challenges. Our global research has delivered several examples of successful efforts to promote disruptive innovations in the United States, Israel...

Networking and exchange are important drivers of innovation. Our global research has delivered a variety of good practices in successful mission-oriented cluster concepts, matching solutions and cooperative infrastructures from the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada...

Modern innovation policies should target in equal measure both economic competitiveness and societal progress. Our global research has delivered a variety of good practices in developing successful innovation policy strategies and governance instruments from the Netherlands,...

Social entrepreneurs are passionate entrepreneurs who

bring innovative solutions and business models to the

market with the main aim of driving positive social and

environmental change.

With the global race for tech dominance and digital sovereignty set to intensify, we look at what the European Union is doing to strengthen its fledgling but ambitious startup sector. We find that despite bold and proactive new steps, the creation of European unicorns will...