Vediso e.V.

The Association for Digitalization in Social Economy e.V. (vediso) is a nationwide association that has been committed to promoting digitalization in the social economy since its founding in July 2017. Founded by 13 companies and associations from the Free Welfare Sector, vediso now has over 70 members, including social enterprises and associations, and operates ecumenically and nationwide[2][3].

vediso supports its members through a variety of offerings:

• Educational Programs and Workshops: Targeted workshops where members work on their specific digitalization challenges under guidance and receive feedback from other participants.
• Barcamps and Networking: Platforms to learn from best practices and experiences of other organizations and to make contacts from various industries and denominations.
• Consulting Services and Projects: Comprehensive consulting and support in innovation processes, including the development of frameworks to strengthen the innovation capacity of social economy enterprises.
• Lobbying and Campaigns: vediso advocates for better framework conditions in the social economy by promoting better infrastructure, network access, digital participation, and the promotion of digital access to social services[2][4].

The mission of vediso is to advance digitalization in the social economy and ensure that all people, regardless of appearance, language, or physical limitations, can participate equally and self-determined. vediso stands for social fairness and inclusion and works to make the digitalization of system-relevant sectors accessible to all people[2].

vediso pursues several central sustainability goals:

• Design Society Fairly: vediso works to ensure that digitalization is designed to benefit all people and that no one is excluded.
• Strengthen Innovation Capacity: The project "X-Innovation" (IKS – Innovation Competencies & Structures) aims to purposefully and sustainably develop and anchor the innovation capacity of social economy enterprises. This is achieved through the development of educational offerings, support and consulting of innovation processes, and the development of a framework to strengthen innovation capacity[4].

vediso is funded as part of the "rückenwind3" program by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the European Union through the European Social Fund Plus (ESF Plus).

The Association for Digitalization in Social Economy e.V. (vediso) is a central actor in promoting digitalization in the social economy. Through its comprehensive services, strong lobbying efforts, and sustainability initiatives, vediso significantly contributes to ensuring that digitalization in the social economy is inclusive, fair, and future-proof.

• 1 - https://vediso.de/standpunkte
• 2 - https://goodjobs.eu/company/verband-fuer-digitalisierung-in-der-sozialwirtschaft-e-v
• 3 - https://www.xing.com/pages/vedisoe-v-verbandfurdigitalisierungindersozialwirtschaft/about_us
• 4 - https://vediso.de/x-innovation
• 5 - https://www.xing.com/pages/vedisoe-v-verbandfurdigitalisierungindersozialwirtschaft