| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S20S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
No SE strategy or action plan: the 2018 inter-ministerial report 'Samarbeid om sosialt entreprenørskap' is not a strategy, and the Storting rejected proposals for one (Dok. 8:212 S (2021-2022), Innst. 371 S): 'none'. · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 0 (SE absent from adopted national strategies)
The Storting rejected the 2022 proposals for a national effort on social entrepreneurship (Innst. 371 S, 24 May 2022); the minister's letter points to Nav's 'Strategi for økt innovasjon og bedre tjenester' (2021) and to instructions to the directorate to produce guidance on working with social entrepreneurs, and 'ser derfor ikke behov for en egen strategi for ideell sektor'; no adopted national strategy with SE content was identified: 'SE absent from adopted national strategies'. Medium: the SE content of the 2021 Nav strategy was not checked. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No instrument: 'no adopted instrument'. · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No instrument to monitor: 'none'. · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No instrument, hence 'no evidence'. · source 1
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| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I167I2100I30I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 67 (a ministry named responsible in a law, decree, adopted strategy or its statutory functions, within a broader unit)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion owns the state grant scheme for social entrepreneurs, administered by the Directorate of Labour and Welfare (Nav), within its broader labour and inclusion remit: 'a ministry named as responsible in ... its statutory functions, within a broader unit'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 100 (the social economy / SE broadly)
The Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion is responsible (minister's letter, Innst. 371 S), and its SE instrument, the Nav grant scheme, is open to any organisation that defines itself as a social entrepreneur, has articles prohibiting profit distribution and is in the Frivillighetsregisteret, whatever its form; the remit is not limited to one or several types: 'the social economy / SE broadly'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
No national consultative body with SE organisations: the minister's 2022 letter mentions only knowledge exchange through the directorate and with KS, and the Storting rejected the proposals on capacity and coordination: 'none'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
The 2018 inter-ministerial group ended with its report; the 2022 letter describes SE work as led by one ministry with the directorate (other ministries involved only in individual social-impact-bond pilots); no standing or one-off coordination body on SE: 'none'. · source 1
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| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P1100P2100P3100P467 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 100 (reservation or preference explicitly for SE/SSE entities (e.g. Directive 2014/24 Art. 77 transposed, a national SSE quota))
Besides the Art. 20-type reservation for undertakings integrating disabled or disadvantaged persons, the procurement regulation (anskaffelsesforskriften § 30-2a) provides 'Oppdragsgivere kan reservere retten til å delta i konkurranser om helse- og sosialtjenester' for non-profit 'ideelle organisasjoner' whose surplus must be used 'utelukkende til å realisere sosiale formål' (ministry guidance); in force on 31 Dec 2025 (cited as the legal basis in Supreme Court case HR-2025-1581-U, Aug 2025, on Oslo's reservation, which lower courts held unlawful on the facts): an Art. 77-equivalent reservation, 'reservation ... explicitly for SE/SSE entities'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 100 (national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses or the SE share)
The regulation of 17 Dec 2016 no. 1708 (in force 1 Jan 2017) obliges state, county and municipal contracting authorities to require suppliers to be linked to an apprenticeship scheme and to use 'one or more apprentices' in contracts in trades with a special need (Ministry of Education consultation paper, which also proposes a 10% minimum share): 'national plan or rule with a target or quota for social clauses'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 100 (national figures for two or more years)
DFØ's national procurement survey (Anskaffelsesundersøkelsen 2024) reports that 55% of contracting authorities use contract clauses on human rights and 42% have written routines for high-risk procurements (up 14 points from 2022), and that sanctions follow up social requirements in 9% of cases, with comparisons to 2022 and 2020 on pay and working conditions: 'national figures published for two or more years'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 67 (a government training programme or helpdesk documented to cover social clauses or reserved contracts, for contracting authorities or for SEs)
The national procurement agency DFØ runs a helpline for contracting authorities (Sparretelefonen) and guidance and webinars, including on 'nye kontraktsvilkår for menneskerettigheter' (social contract conditions); the ministry's guidance on reserving health and social service competitions for ideelle suppliers addresses contracting authorities; no government programme for SEs found: 'a national (government) training programme or helpdesk ... for contracting authorities'. · source 1
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| Official SE definition 3.1 D133D267 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 33 (in an official draft pending on 31 Dec 2025, or a non-binding document)
No law or strategy defines SE; the only official definition is the eligibility definition in the rules (regelverk) of the Nav grant scheme ('Med sosialt entreprenørskap menes virksomheter som bidrar med nyskapende løsninger på et sosialt problem'), an operational grant rule rather than an adopted strategy or policy document (read as for Austria's ministry label criteria): 'a non-binding document'. · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 67 (two)
The scheme's definition requires a social aim (new solutions to social problems, combating poverty and exclusion) and articles of association that prohibit profit distribution; no governance or participation requirement: 'two'. · source 1
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Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 0 of 3None (disability-employment regime excluded: Regulation on labour market measures (Forskrift om arbeidsmarkedstiltak, FOR-201) · sources 1 2 3L10L20L30L40L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 0 (none, announced, or consultation draft)
- L2 · Scope: 0 (none)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 0 (none adopted, or law not in force)
- L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
- L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
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| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E133E267E333E4100E5100 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 33 (project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead))
The main SE support programme is private: Ferd Social Entrepreneurs (investment, Impact StartUp accelerator, Oslo Initiative); the public link is through municipal social impact bonds and an Oslo municipality accelerator tender, not a national government programme (Innovation Norway and Nav not involved): 'project-based only (donor, EU or NGO projects without government lead)'. · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Ferd SE is Oslo-based, but its portfolio and social impact bonds reach Asker, Hamar, Østfold, Øvre Eiker, Lillehammer, Ringerike, Nordre Follo, Lier and Vestfold and Telemark; no national network of centres: 'several regions'. · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Financed by Ferd (private family-owned investor) with bank foundations; public money enters only via outcome payments in social impact bonds: 'mainly donor ... funded' (read as philanthropic). · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
Ferd SE published results reports for 2013 and 2014 and annual reports through 2023 (11 portfolio companies, three funds, three active SIBs at end-2023): 'five years or more'. Operation in 2024-2025 inferred from the continuous series. · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 100 (three or more)
Ferd SE provides investment capital and new financing instruments, acceleration (Impact StartUp, over 110 companies), impact measurement and management plans for each portfolio company, and network and market-presence support: 'three or more'. · source 1
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| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F10F20F30F40 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 0 (SE not mentioned)
Not an EU member state or recipient of EU external assistance (index rule) - F2 · Calls and instruments: 0 (none)
Not an EU member state or recipient of EU external assistance (index rule) - F3 · Channel: 0 (none)
Not an EU member state or recipient of EU external assistance (index rule) - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 0 (none)
Not an EU member state or recipient of EU external assistance (index rule)
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| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N1100N233N3100N433 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 100 (dedicated line for SE broadly)
The state grant scheme 'Tilskudd til sosiale entreprenører og sosialt entreprenørskap' (Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, administered by Nav) has social entrepreneurship as its stated purpose: 'dedicated line for SE broadly'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 33 (one type)
Grants only: 'one type'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 100 (five years or more)
The scheme has been budgeted every year through 2021-2025 (government grant overview) and was still called for later years: 'five years or more'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 33 (budgeted or announced only)
The Nav page shows the scheme called annually (current call for 2027) but gives no budget, award list or grantee numbers; no 2024-2025 award data were found in one search. 'budgeted or announced only'. Low: award reporting in the budget propositions (Prop. 1 S) was not opened. · source 1 · low confidence
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