ANIS2013_Why Technology for Social Innovation_Zhou Hongyun
1. Role of Government in Social
Innovation: Chinese Case
Based on China Social Innovation Award Program
Zhou Hongyun
China Center for Comparative Politics &
Economics
The 4th ANIS·
Bangkok·
Thailand·
10/08-10/10-2013
2. China Social Innovation Award
• Launched in 2010;
• First academic and
civil(unofficial) Award;
• Two years for one
round(first year: selection of
finalists and winners;
Second year: research on SI)
• Publication: Blue Book on
SI; Case study on SI; SI
forum and SI index
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Two rounds till now;
410 applicants
40 finalists
20 award winners
4. I. Understanding Social Innovation in
Chinese context
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Background facts
Meaning of SI in China
Number and categories of CSOs
Institutional environment for SI
Recent development of SI in China
5. Background
In China, currently
• Social reform is priority reform for Chinese
government.
• Social innovation has become an important way
to solve social problems, to meet the needs of
the community, to promote the development of
society;
• Impetus of SI in the social arena, such as
poverty reduction, environment protection,
education, disadvantaged groups and disaster.
6. Meaning of SI
• 1. Government innovation in Governing
Social affairs or Social Management
Innovation(社会管理创新), or Government
innovation in social governance
• 2. Innovation in civil society or social
organization’s innovation
7. Number & categories of CSOs
official definition : social organizations
(446,000,by the end of 2010)
Civil non-enterprise
Social associations
organizations
(245,000)
(198,000)
（社团）
（民办非企业单位）
Foundations
(2200)
（基金会）
9. Institutional Environment for SI
• Party and governmental policies
• Legal framework for CSOs: No CSOs’ law
• Current working system for CSOs: Dual
Management system
• Macro level: encourage
• Micro level: Strong administrative control
11. What did SI do?
Taking a role in social management
Taking a role in social service
delivery
1. Supporting and fostering NGOs:
Such as NPI; CCPG
6.poverty-reduction
2. Rural governance:
7. post-disaster reconstruction
3.Community governance
8. Helping vulnerable Groups
4.Environment protection and
philanthrophicial advocacy
9. Volunteer service
5. Social stability
10. Disability and disease
12. 1. “Loving Heart Package”,China Foundation for
Poverty Alleviation
13. 2. “A Reciprocal and Mutual-Assisting Network for the HIV
Carriers in Remote Ethnic Minority Areas” , Center for the
Development of the Female and Children, Ruili City,
Yunnan Province
14. 3. “Social Enterprises Hatcher for the Disabled” ,
Canyou Group of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province
15. 4. “Participatory Governance in Urban Communities”,
Shining Stone Community Action Center, Dongcheng
District, Beijing City
16. 5. “Gardener for Civil Society” (Amity NGO
Development Centre, Amity Foundation, Nanjing City,
Jiangsu Province)
17. 6.“Guard of Huaihe River” ,Research Center for the
Ecologic Protection of Huaihe River, Shenqiu County,
Zhoukou City, Henan Province）
18. 7. “Ecology Preservation in Rural Communities”
,Research Center for Ecology and Poverty of Dabashan
Area, Tongjiang County, Bazhong City, Sichuan Province
19. 8. “Consoling Angel” (Shanghai Hand in Hand Life Care
Developing Centre, Pudong New District, Shanghai
City)
20. 9. “New Model on Integrating New Immigrants”
,Promotion Association of Social Integration, Ningbo City,
Zhejiang Province)
22. II Role of Government in SI
Central
level
•Current reform priorities;
•Social organization management system
reform;
Local level
• Local government innovations which favor
to the development of SI in China
Grassroots
level
• Community development and grassroots
innovation
24. Social reform on the central level
• Dual management system reform: such as direct
registration system for trade associations, register
system for social organizations on community level
• Getting rid of the administrative reform
• Supporting and fostering social organizations reform
• government purchase service delivered by social
organizations
• Tax system reform: Tax preference/deduction
• Transparency reform: keep the public informed of the
financial affairs
• Assessment system reform
25. Four models on local level
Guangdong case: governmental
responsibilities devolution
Zhejiang case: focus on community social
organizations development
shanghai case: partnership between
government and social organizations
Sichuang case: social issue-oriented
26. Roles of Government in SI
• Providing institutional environment for SI
• Providing financial support for SI
• Providing technological support for SI
• Building partnership between Gov’t and civil
society on social service delivery
27. III. Some Findings
• 1. Social Innovation is a common interest for
government, enterprises and civil society in
China; in other word, there has been a consensus
in social reform.
www.chinainnovations.org
28. Common Interests of Government and Civil
Society in the Fields of Innovations
29. • 2. Social reform would be a prelude of further
political reform.
• 3. Social organizations in China are playing
increasingly important role in the next further
reform in China; in other word, a civil society
with Chinese characteristics has been
emerging and exerting role increasingly.
30. 4. Successful social innovation depends on good cooperation
between civil society, market system and government.
Most applicants were featured with substantial
cooperation among governments, social organizations,
media and enterprises.
5. Much more dynamic of social innovation in the local
rather than in the central; in civil society rather than in
government; in eastern China where economically more
developed rather than in western China.
31. • 6. Social innovation is facing a lot of challenges
such as its dynamics and sustainability.
For more information:
www. socialinnovationaward.org
www.chinainnovations.org
