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Sat 03 Mar 2007Call to foster social entrepreneurshipSocial entrepreneurship must be fostered at Irish universities for the sector to flourish, a gathering of business and social entrepreneurs heard yesterday.Addressing the State's first social entrepreneurship forum at the Mansion House, Dublin, yesterday, Paul O'Hara, director of social entrepreneurship organisation Ashoka Ireland, said the resources and supports provided for social entrepreneurs must be increased. "We need to ensure that social entrepreneurship is taught and fostered in universities," he said. "We need an influx of really high-quality people into the field."