Giving Compass' Take:

• India Development Review interviewed leaders in the social sector about their expectations for development in 2019 and beyond. 

• One of the leader's responses was about how social enterprises will become the new civil society organizations. Is this trend happening in the U.S. as well? 

• Read about the lessons that India Development Review learned in the past year about the social sector. 

Predictions can be hard, and even more so in an election year. How will the sector be impacted if India ushers in a new government this May? Will the space for civil society continue to shrink? What will be the role of data? Will 2019–five years after The Companies Act–be the year when companies start thinking strategically, and for the long term?

To piece together a clearer picture of what the year might bring, we asked leaders working across various sectors the following question: According to you, what can the social sector expect and look out for in the coming year?

  • There will be a reconfiguration of civil society
  • We will see greater use of data and technology by civil society
  • Social enterprises will become the new CSOs 
  • Communities will begin to reassert themselves
  • The social sector will get more and more corporatised
  • Corporates will look at environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators more seriously
  • There will be a greater focus on comprehensive primary healthcare
  • Product and services differentiation will be key

Read the full article about expectations for the development sector in the next year at India Development Review (IDR)