All innovations are socially relevant

Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) implements research and application projects to meet global challenges.

About ZSI

Service is our attitude!

We work in a flexible, agile, customer-centred and results-oriented manner in compliance with ethical standards.

Strategic principles and ethical principles

Yes we can, and we do!

ZSI is Austria’s most successful social scientific institute from FP5 to HORIZON EUROPE.

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Latest news

31 October 2025

ZSI proud to support the European Flagship Conference on Research Security

International R&I Cooperation

16 October 2025

A strong identity for bold missions: Introducing the visual language of the Social Innovation Mission Facility

Social Innovation

Co-creation

03 October 2025

ZSI supported EU-CELAC Ministerial Meeting on Research and Innovation

International R&I Cooperation

03 October 2025

ZSI proud partner of the 29th Forum 2000 conference

International R&I Cooperation

Co-design and design-thinking

02 October 2025

Austrian Research and Technology Report discussed at the Austrian Parliament

Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

26 September 2025

Meet Paul, a bioeconomy innovator

Bioeconomy & biotech

Focus groups

Upcoming Event

17 – 18 December 2025

Second European Science Diplomacy Conference

International R&I Cooperation

Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy

Co-creation

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Social innovation

Energy transition

Climate change mitigation & adaptation

Bioeconomy & biotech

Circular economy

Social inclusion (incl. migration)

Health and ageing

Education

Digitalisation

Science-, technology- and innovation policy

International R&I cooperation

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R&I POLICY making, implementation ANd Support in the WEsteRn BalkanS

Horizon Europe Coordination and Support Action supporting policy dialogue and implementation with a focus on the Western Balkans

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Social Innovation Mission Facility

The overall objective of the project is to unlock the untapped potentials of social innovations to boost the EU Missions by promoting, activating, scaling and mainstreaming SIs and by engaging and advising SI funders, investors, social innovators

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European Framework for Science Diplomacy

This contract is part of the ‘Service Facility in support of the Global Approach in research and Innovation’ (GSF) Framework Contract

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