SUCCESSFUL PREMIERE: The Social Innovation Hackathon
- November 16, 2023
- Posted by: Elena Vasiliu
- Category: News
A recent achievement of the European SocialTech4EU program was the “Social Innovation Hackathon” organized by Silicon Vilstal.
At the hackathon, 16 social enterprises from across Europe (from the 100 that have been selected in the Call for Training) joined experienced team coaches guided by head coach Inga Wiele and 40 Bavarian partners from creative industries at a historic farm in Lower Bavaria.

The surrounding rural area served as a “living lab” for the teams’ impact missions, which included novel approaches to elderly care on farms, services for social housing tenants, and STEM offerings for children.
After a successful event, Silicon Vilstal is now looking for contributors like locations, coaches, creatives, and funders for a “Social Innovation Tour” – a series of hackathons in different locations.
Save the date for the Social Innovation Tour in May 2024
Save the date for the Social Innovation Tour launch on May 17, 2024 at Arena cinema in Munich.
With 100 participating social enterprises, SocialTech4EU is the largest Europe-wide empowerment program for social enterprises, organized by Torino Social Impact, ADV Romania, Coompanion, ENSIE NETWORK and Silicon Vilstal. It is co-funded by the European Commission.