Projekt im Bereich eLearning

iCamp is a research & development project funded by the European Commission under the IST (Information Society Technology) programme of FP6. The project aims at creating an infrastructure for collaboration...

The ECTEL Doctoral Consortium is intended to bring together Ph.D. students working on topics related to professional training. The doctoral consortium will offer Ph.D. students the opportunity to present, discuss, and receive feedback on their research in an interdisciplinary and internationalatmosphere. The doctoral consortium will be accompanied by prominent professors and researchers in the field...

Das Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Brno (ASO Brno) schreibt für 2006 ein Programm zur Förderung von Forschungskooperationen in den zwei Themenbereichen "Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften" sowie "Nachhaltigkeit und Nachhaltige Entwicklung" (Umweltsystemforschung, Umweltforschung und Umwelttechnologieentwicklung) aus. Die Projektpartnerschaft muss mindestens aus jeweils einer wissenschaftlichen...

The European Commission published the final report of the RECORD-network (FP5/STRATA) on 'The Record Experimental Map: Innovative Research Organisations in European Accession Countries'. The book provides information on excellent research organisations in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic and Slovenia which were assessed in course of a benchmarking exercise.

Friday, Dec. 9, 2 - 4 p.m.Prof. Valentin Pessenko and Prof. Gennady Dratsch stay in Vienna from Dec. 6 - Dec. 14, to work on joint proposals and establish or continue scientific co-operation. The presentation at the ZSI will address in particular social and ethical issues of economic developments in Russia.

Der Job… Sie übernehmen die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und PR für die Entwicklungspartnerschaft TEP EQUAL ELDERLY und unterstützen die Projektleitung bei der Umsetzung der Projektarbeit. Ihre Tätigkeiten sind…* Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und begleitende PR für die Entwicklungspartnerschaft TEP_EQUAL_ELDERLY, Aufbau und Pflege von Kontakten, insbesondere zu öffentlichen Stellen auf Bundes- und Landesebene sowie...

Tasks Maintaining and Development of various web applications (documents and communication platforms) based on a home-grown application framework Skills needed Object oriented Perl, mod_perl, Template::Toolkit, Class::DBI, CPAN, relational databases (PostgreSQL) version control software (subversion), Linux Contact Thomas Klausner domm@zsi.at

15th – 16th December 2005, Zagreb The conference „New approaches for the European Research Area: RTD co-operation with the Western Balkan Countries“ is the first mayor public information event within SEE-ERA.NET, providing an overview on the current situation of RTD co-operation in the area with identification of “good practice”, the needs of the region and possible synergies. Conference organizer...

The Centre for Social Innovation was participating civil society entity at the “World Summit on the Information Society” (16.-18. November 2005) which closed after intense discussions and presentations in 308 parallel events and several plenary sessions. The event attracted around 19.000 participants from more than 800 entities including UN agencies, private sector companies and civil society organizations...

PROFIL-Artikel inklusive Interview mit August Gächter (ZSI)

Ein Leitartikel der Profil-Ausgabe Nr. 45 vom 7. November 2005 mit dem Titel "Zuwanderbares Österreich" beschäftigt sich mit der umstrittenen Integrationspolitik Österreichs. Dabei wird insbesondere...

The ASOs Ljubljana and Sofia announce a Call for proposals for projects in Research Cooperation and Networking between institutions in Austria, the ASO countries Slovenia and Bulgaria and South Eastern Europe. The call wants to intensify scientific cooperation in the scientific field: “Contribution of Science to the EU-integration of South Eastern Europe - Research on the Education - Society Nexus...

Together with partners from Hungary (co-ordinator: GKI Economic Research Co.), Czech Republic, Denmark, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, UK and Austria, the ZSI participates in a new EU-FP6-Project on Regional Innovation Policy!

Reger Diskurs

Über 90 ExpertInnen aus Wissenschaft & Forschung und der Praxis folgten der gemeinsamen Einladung des ZSI und des waff (siehe www.waff.at) und trugen zu einem regen Diskurs zum aktuellen Kenntnisstand...

The Center for Social Innovation has held a symposium titled "Fit für das digitale Zeitalter!" dealing with e-learning, media competence, media literacy and e-skills.Reports and presentations can be found at www.zsi.at/symposium. Please direct any further questions to [symposium@zsi.at.

ZSI celebrated its 15-year anniversary on Oct. 15, 2005, in the fashionable Hall E of the Vienna Museum‘s Quarter ("MuseumsQuartier", MQ). In the framework of the Vienna Science Days (Sep. 29 - Oct. 7, 2005) ZSI helped to organize a conference on Social research meets the city. The scientific programme of the day included a panel discussion in the evening on Social innovations in the city of tomorrow...

Drei gute Gründe für Unternehmen, die Generation 45+ besser zu integrieren: 1. In naher Zukunft wird die Mehrheit der ArbeitnehmerInnen aus der Generation 45+ bestehen. Wettbewerbsfähigkeit kann langfristig nur mit leistungsfähigen und motivierten MitarbeiterInnen dieser Generation gesichert werden. 2. Da die demographische Lücke durch Jüngere nicht mehr geschlossen werden kann, hängt der Erfolg ...

The webpage to the International Partnership Fair, the 2nd Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance is online: www.partnershipfair.zsi.at. The International Partnership Fair will be held at Parkhotel Schönbrunn (Vienna, Austria) on 13 – 15 February 2006. Responsible for the implementation is the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance and the Austrian Co-ordination...

Gesendet am 23. September 2005

Beitrag in Ö1 - "Dimensionen der Wissenschaft" Anlass: ÖGS-Kongress 05 "Den Stillstand bewegen. Praxis der Soziologie" (Wien 22.-23.9.2005) AutorInnen: Latcheva, R., Hochgerner, J., Schmitzer, Ulrike...

Lloyd deMause: The emotional life of nationsVortrag und Diskussion 30.9.05, 14-16h; ZSI, Linke Wienzeile 246, 1150 Wien Der amerikanische Psycho-Historiker Lloyd deMause ist aus Anlass der deutschsprachigen Publikation seines Buches "Das emotionale Leben der Nationen" im Verlag Drava (Klagenfurt) in Österreich.Verlagsinformation: www.drava.at/Neuigkeiten Buchpräsentation: 28. 9. 2005 in Klagenfurt...

The OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance issued the online publication of the Annual Brochure "Forum_partnerships_2005". The online publication provides information on the framework and setting, the objectives, outputs and outcomes and the contacts of area-based partnerships. The aims of the Annual Brochure are to overview and present types of partnerships in the various OECD and non...