Assessing impacts of social policy innovation in the EU: a methodological framework rooted on complex systems theories and dynamic simulation modelling - i-FRAME 2.0

Abstract

The paper discusses the challenges for evaluating social innovation policies, and the potential of alternative approaches to measure and assess social and economic impacts, outlining the rationale and approach for developing a proposal of a methodological framework for simulation modelling of impacts of policy interventions promoting social investment developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) as part of the research 'ICT-Enabled Social Innovation' (IESI). This framework, in short i-FRAME, and which is rooted in complex systems theory and dynamic simulation modelling methodologies has been proposed to be used to support the implementation of reforms suggested under the Social Investment Package (SIP) which encourages Member States to prioritise social investment approaches and modernise welfare systems.