The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will open the 15th Congress of the Euro-Latin American University Network on Social and Cooperative Economy (RULESCOOP), entitled “Social Economy and Entrepreneurship: Experiences and Lessons for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. The congress is organized by the International Centre for Social and Cooperative Economy (CIESCOOP) of the University of Santiago, Chile (USACH).

The meeting will have the support and participation of the National Association of Cooperatives of Chile, the Foundation for Agricultural Innovation of Chile’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Division of Associativity and Cooperatives of Chile’s Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism.

The 15th RULESCOOP International Congress opens within the framework of the productive and territorial development project of the Facility for Development in Transition, which ECLAC coordinates with the support and funding of the European Union. It aims to bring together a range of stakeholders from the social and solidarity economy ecosystem to exchange experiences and knowledge on entrepreneurship, strengthen ties and partnerships, and help countries move forward on the SDGs.