Rückblick auf die Infoveranstaltung zur bedarfsorientierten Mindestsicherung

Die neue bedarfsorientierte Mindestsicherung (BMS) soll einen attraktiven Beitrag zur Armutsbeteiligung bieten  Vor diesem Hintergrund referierten ExpertInnen aus Wissenschaft, Verwaltung, Arbeitsmarktinitiativen...

ZSI is pleased to invite you at this conference, which will take place in Rome, at the National Research Council, on the 18th of June 2010. This conference - as part of the FP7 project GEMMA - brings together all stakeholders under one roof including researchers, policy makers and civil society to discuss the challenges and benefits of mutual cooperation. The event will be in English and Italian languages...

Since six years the private foundation "Unruhe Privatstiftung" grants awards (total value 42,000 €) in ceremonies taking place always on May 1st at premises of the ORF (Austrian Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp.).This year the price has been re-named "award for social innovation", thus acknowledging and emphasising the overall acceptance of the concept of social innovation in the broad public. The winners...

Die mature@eu E-Learning-Plattform steht seit Jahresende 2009 in 16 Sprachen mit jeweils nationalspezifischen Daten zur Verfügung. Sie unterstützt PersonalistInnen auf dem Weg zu einer generationenübergreifenden Rekrutierungspolitik in der Praxis. Im Jahr 2009 wurde sie mit dem 'Keeping on Track - Best Practice Project Award' ausgezeichnet. Für die Koordination und Entwicklung zeichnet...

The Foresight study is an outcome of a dedicated workshop held in Bogor, Indonesia in May 2009. Combining two different Foresight methods, Scenario building and Backcasting, Southeast Asian and European policy makers were asked to identify drivers and shapers for future bi-regional cooperation which then were translated into long-term policy recommendations. This foresight study is authored by Alexander...

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We are happy to announce the current Call for Applications on 'External Evaluation of Community of Practice on Partnership in the ESF'. In order to assess the effectiveness and relevance of 'COP...

Social innovation: Mobilising resources and people was the title of a workshop in Brussels (25.-26. March, 2010). Invited by DG Enterprise and the EU project INNO GRIPS (Global Review of Innovation Intelligence and Policy Studies) were organisations engaged with social innovations(from science, businesses, foundations on to OECD), and European Commission establishments: Bureau of European Policy Advisers...

The Austrian Science and Reseach Liaison Office Sofia finished its activities at the end of March 2010! Established 1994 and headed since then by Klaus Schuch, Sigrid Berka, Reinhold Jawhari and from 2002 to 2010 by Martin Felix Gajdusek, the ASO Sofia has been a major instrument for research co-operation between Austria, Bulgaria and the Western Balkan Countries. The approaches to funding and co-...

The final reports an annexes on Transversal analysis on the evolution of skills needs in 19 economic sectors are now available online under ec.europa.eu. The publications were partly developed with ZSI contributions within the project Comprehensive Sectoral Analysis of Emerging Competences and Economic Activities in the European Union. They are also available on Anticipedia. In addition, the EC also...

Vierte ICD-Konferenz

South Eastern Europe is one of the most remarkable world regions for complexity and broad cultural diversity. The conferenced (on 11st & 12th of March 2010 in Sofia) brought together experts on ICD from...