INNOSIB-2019 presents opportunities for social entrepreneurs to participate in national projects

The business program of the INNOSIB International Forum of Social Entrepreneurs and Investors will take place on October 18. The forum will be held in the Omsk region for the 9th time. The upcoming event was discussed at the regional House of Journalists today.

This year's pre-jubilee Forum is dedicated to national projects announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. In particular, a key feature of the event will be the consideration of opportunities and existing best practices for participation in national project subprograms by social entrepreneurs and leaders of socially oriented NGOs from across the country. Ideas worthy of replication will be presented both at panel sessions and as part of an interactive platform, an exhibition of projects, the authors will present their experience in the format of master classes, and make themselves known on the site of the case zone.

The Omsk Forum is traditionally the main event in the field of Russian social entrepreneurship. Participants and guests of the event conclude dozens of agreements at its venues every year, including international ones, and find potential partners during "Contact Exchanges" and during thematic sessions.

It is important to note that both foreign delegations and authors of social and socio-entrepreneurial projects from all over the country come to Omsk for INNOSIB, which helps each interested guest of the forum to find potential colleagues and ignite with their idea not only Omsk residents, but also nonresident partners. This allows local projects to express themselves and go beyond the regional level, to scale ideas around the world and, conversely, to learn about the best projects from other countries and regions that can easily be adapted to Omsk land.

Already, 3 weeks before the start of the Forum, we can say that delegations of social entrepreneurs and experts from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Korea, Vietnam, Egypt and, of course, guests from Kazakhstan are expected in Omsk. In 2019, the Kazakh delegation at the INNOSIB Forum promises to be the most massive. Indeed, a month after the end of INNOSIB, Omsk will host another representative international summit, the Forum of the Border Territories of Russia and Kazakhstan with the participation of the Presidents of these countries. Therefore, we can state with all responsibility that it is "INNOSIB" that will become the first chord of the symphony of friendly communication between the delegates from Russia and Kazakhstan.

If we talk about participants from the regions of Russia, the guests of the International Forum of Social Entrepreneurs and Investors will be delegations from Moscow, Tatarstan, the Republic of Mari El, Irkutsk and Pskov regions, Altai Krai and the Altai Republic, as well as other subjects of the Federation in which the field of social entrepreneurship is successfully developing. 

Traditionally, representatives of regional and central authorities, international and federal experts take part in the work of all sites. They establish trends in the development of global, Russian and regional social entrepreneurship, review global experience and best practices in this field, and actively interact with project leaders who are able to take on some government tasks in the social sector. Moreover, the communication of opinion leaders, experts and government representatives at the Forum is reflected in the legislative sphere. In 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law passed by the Federal Assembly introducing amendments to regulations and, in particular, introducing the concept of "Social entrepreneurship" into legislation, as well as considering the emergence of regional forms of support for social enterprises.