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The “dynamic energy” of Taiwan’s social enterprise ecosystem was invoked by Yeh Chun-hsien, minister of national development in the Taiwanese government, when he officially opened Social Enterprise World Forum 2025 (SEWF25) on Wednesday.
Yeh (below) affirmed the government’s support for developing the social enterprise ecosystem, while calling for delegates to find opportunities for international collaboration to solve social and environmental challenges.
“The government will keep supporting social innovation partners so they can work locally and shine globally,” he said.
More than 1,000 delegates from 65 countries are attending this week’s Social Enterprise World Forum in Taipei, which claims to be the “world’s largest social enterprise gathering”. Five days of activities saw social enterprise tours in the city on Monday and independently organised fringe events on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday were devoted to the full conference, and SEWF25 concludes with more tours on Friday.
Oliver Chang, co-founder of Impact Hub Taipei, the conference co-host, highlighted the connected and inclusive social enterprise ecosystem in Taiwan. He said: “SEWF 2025 represents a moment when Taiwan’s social innovation energy is finally seen by the world…Taiwan is here and Taiwan is ready to lead.”
Ikea Social Entrepreneurship accelerator announced
At one of the fringe events, Taiwan’s social enterprise ecosystem received a further boost when international social enterprise support organisation Ikea Social Entrepreneurship announced it will launch a new accelerator programme in Taiwan.
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