In several projects, ZSI researches and promotes internationalisation of research and innovation as well as techno-globalisation.
Techno-globalization denotes a global pervasion in generating technological knowledge and exploiting innovations with a technological content. It also claims that globalization that has been shaped and advanced with the help of technology. With regard to R&D and innovation, the term in its most modest form is shorthand for the fact that generation, transmission, and diffusion of technologies is increasingly international in scope. A fundamental typology (Archibugi and Michie, 1995) differentiates between:
- global technology exploitation
- global technological cooperation
- global generation of technology
For more than 15 years, ZSI has actively contributed to researching such techno-globalization phenomena and related foresight and dialogue activities. Moreover, ZSI is engaged in conceptualising and designing strategies and instruments for governments and research systems, how to maximise the benefits of techno-globalisation, and how to minimise its negative sides. Among the clients for such advisory services are the European Commission, ERAC (formerly CREST), the Austrian government, the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development and many others.
Another concept in this context is the one of "science diplomacy" where ZSI also takes a leading role by coordinating one of the research and innovation actions funded under Horizon 2020 on this topic: S4D4C.
ZSI is also active partner in key support facilities of the European Commission:
- the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility and the
- Service Facility in Support of the Strategic Development of International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
Ansprechperson: Mag. Dr. Klaus Schuch
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Projekte
- Evaluierung des 'Beyond Europe' Programms
- Using science for/in diplomacy for addressing global challenges
- PSF Specific Support to Georgia
- ISF EU-Canada Policy Level Cooperation Task Force
- ISF Communication Activities for International Cooperation
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Publikationen
- Palgrave Communications: The Past, Present and Future of European Science Diplomacy
- Foresight für internationale Wissenschaftspolitik
- State-of-the-Art Report on Science Diplomacy
- PSF Report: Analysis of the Georgian RTI system
- Regional knowledge economies and global innovation networks – the case of Southeast Asia
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Veranstaltungen
- "Science Transcending Borders" - AAAS meeting
- S4D4C’s 1st Global Networking Meeting
- Workshop on "Fundamentals of U.S. Sponsored Project Administration"
- BREAKING GROUNDS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION THROUGH INDO-EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIPS
- Horizon 2020 Association Launching Workshop and Info Day for Armenia
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News
- S4D4C's Madrid Declaration on Science Diplomacy published
- Event Review: S4D4C’s 1st Global Meeting took place in Madrid
- Foresight für internationale Wissenschaftspolitik
- New report of the EC's Policy Support Facility published with ZSI contribution
- S4D4C’s State-of-the-Art Report on Science Diplomacy
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