1.What do we mean with social innovation? Innovation is traditionally defined as an entrepreneurial activity, and the latter is almost invariably described as an activity related to capital. Capital funds entrepreneurial innovation, while the state and its policies are concerned with the general conditions that allow innovation to flourish as a social process. In this article, we will content that a number of important social trends are undermining the validity of this general view.
Indeed, when we say that innovation is becoming social, we are saying that innovation is escaping from its entrepreneurial context, while at the same time, entrepreneurship itself is escaping the context of capitalism.
There a number of congruent objective and (inter)subjective social trends that are making innovation more and more of a social process.

The educational drive within the Creative Industries, are on quite different levels in the Nordic countries.
While it seem to be veritably blooming in Sweden, where you’ll find different combinations including a certain amount of ‘upplevelseindustri’ at nearly every university or university college – we see a more modest pace in other countries. The general impressions are;
• The professional environments within the CI’s seem to be scattered and small
• There is a lack of common understanding and agreement upon terms and definitions
• The links between educations and the labour market are weak (this reflects the poor organization of branches within the CI’s)
• The CI’s seem to be central to innovation in bordering sectors like ICT, digital media, engineering and tourism and are often used as ‘enzymes’ or add-ons in educational initiatives. NICE conferencepaper education creativeindustries 03.pdf