ACSI is an initiative to address social challenges with proven innovations and catalyse the transfer of successful innovations among European cities. The five partner cities (Athens, Barcelona, Lisbon, Rotterdam and Stockholm) have searched together for the most efficient and scalable responses and then explore individually their local implementation. This one-page explains how the project works.

1. CATALYSING
THE TRANSFER
OF SUCCESSFUL
INNOVATIONS AMONG
EUROPEAN CITIES
THE NEED
THE RESPONSE
THE PROCESS
EXPECTED OUTCOMES
More effective, efficient
and sustainable
solutions to promote
social inclusion
A process driven
by demand
The search for innovations
is driven by the needs and
priorities as jointly agreed by
participant cities, and the
levers for change identified,
with support from UpSocial.
Building capacity of finding
scalable responses
Identifying existing innovations
successfully responding to each
challenge.
Focus on adapting and
adopting social innovations
Bringing together innovators and
local actors to adapt and implement
them, and capturing the learnings
on how to transfer social innovation
from one place to another.
Capacity to identify
existing solutions and
knowledge on how to
adapt and adopt social
innovations
General problem of scale:
many problems are
larger than the current
responses
Worldwide research
of proven innovations
5 cities
3 social challanges
Local
selection
Social innovations being implemented
in each city, and generating social
outcomes for better employment and
social inclusion.
Knowledge about adapting, adopting, scaling
up and transferring social innovations and
best practices shared internationally.
Other cities access relevant information
about evidence-based interventions and how
to explore their implementation.
More information: www.upsocial.org
Implemented by Donors In collaboration with
Adaptation model of the
selected innovations
Research criteria
Evidence of impact
Replication experience
Sustainability model
ACCELERATING
CHANGE
FOR SOCIAL
INCLUSION
By engaging key actors
in each city in the
selection of the innovations
that best fit their local
context.
250
60
initiatives analysed
shortlisted innovations
ATHENS
BARCELONA
LISBON
ROTTERDAM
STOCKHOLM
Implementation led
by the City Council or
by other local actors
committed to social
inclusion.
Children at risk
of exclusion
Youth Unemployment
Long-term
Unemployment