SocialInnov is an Urban Non-Profit Company that focuses on eliminating the digital skills gap and the high unemployment rate in Greece. The aim is to build better learning experiences for the education of all social groups, in order to provide them with the supplies for a better social and professional future, while strengthening the local community. The new, digital age requires special skills and knowledge, which can now be acquired by everyone without any exclusions.
SocialInnov started in 2013 as the educational arm of Found.ation, a leading innovation and technology platform, and is developing educational programs that make new technologies accessible to all citizens.
Its main field of activity is the provision of educational services, implementing free educational activities of nationwide scope throughout the year for all social groups, with the aim of eliminating digital illiteracy and combating the digital divide.
Under its umbrella there are two main programs: the START Project and the Tech Talent School that aim to develop and enhance the digital skills of the participants and offer access to a complete set of programs and services for the development of innovative ideas and digital skills for promoting technological development and creating sustainable technology businesses. More than 35,000 people have been trained for the past nine years, and the goal is to create new programs to meet more needs where all people can have a better life and more opportunities through digital technology.