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The international conference "Foresight & Knowledge Based Governance Responses to Climate Change" is organised by ASO Ljubljana together with the Slovenian research agency (www.arrs.gov.si/en/index.asp), the scientific association „Bled Forum on Europe" (www.bled-forum.org) and the UN Global Compact Slovenia in Bled/Slovenia on March 7 – 8, 2008 The event cycle “Bled Forum on Europe” shall contribute...
The FP7 project EULAKS („Connecting Socio-Economic Research on the Dynamics of the Knowledge Society in the European Union and Latin American and Caribbean Countries") aims at supporting networks and partnerships between Latin American and European researchers und research institutions in social sciences. ---A special focus of the project is the fostering of the importance of the social sciences in...
The project LAC-ACCESS („Connecting high-quality research between the EU and Latin American and Caribbean Countries") makes an important contribution to the opening of the European research area to Latin American countries and the Caribbean. In 2008 the project entered its second year of operation. The installation of a small conference grant scheme for researchers from Latin America was the starting...
The European Commission promotes a new type of project in the area of international cooperation (FP7 – Capacities): the so called INCO-NET and BILAT projects. These projects shall establish and support platforms of dialog with focuses on specific regions and countries. Six INCO-NET projects have been selected after a call for proposals and started their projects. The ZSI is involved as a project partner...
ZSI participated in an evaluation of the ‚Basic Research and Higher Education Program', implemented by the 'US Civilian R&D Foundation' in Russia. The evaluation panel, headed by Prof. Peter Idenburg (The Netherlands), included Austrian experts (Klaus Schuch, Manfred Spiesberger), two experts from the USA (Anne Harrington, Mark Johnson), and one expert from Russia (Ivan Bortnik). The evaluation comprised...
This book is based on the participant's experience of using partnership as a way to promote social innovation and change. The involved researcher have analysed these experiences together with the participants. An interactive research approach was used to make research with - not on - the people involved. The results are presented in 14 chapters. The one on "Partnerships for Sustainable Change: The...
A brochure (32 p.), published by the project mature@eu, may be downloaded herehttp://www.zsi.at/attach/matureateu_brochure.pdfor ordered in print version upon request sent to Maria Schwarz-Wölzl:schwarz@zsi.at Additional information: http://www.mature-project.eu
The LEMAIA Working Session was structured around the question: “What is good practice in e-learning 2008 in formal education?”The working session was a forum of exchange of good practices and valuable experiences made by the invited guests in the area of e-learning. The examples of application of e-learning in different contexts and areas of formal education were presented and discussed in an international...
Am 24. Jänner 2008 erschien im Standard ein Artikel über die Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices Ljubljana und Sofia, der unter folgendem Link abrufbar ist: http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3193353
Ralf Klamma von der RWTH Aachen wird am Freitag, 25.01.2008, einen öffentlichen Gastvortrag zu folgendem Thema halten: Visualisierung von Sozialen Netzwerken (Soziale Netzwerkanalyse) in neuen Kommunikationsmedien wie z.B. Weblogs oder Wikis Ort: Sitzungzimmer SORAUhrzeit: 14:00-16:00 Uhr
Two new publications dealing with "migration and professional qualification" (and beyond) have been recently published with contributions from ZSI-expert August Gächter: Fassmann, H. (Ed.)(2007): 2. Österreichischer Migrations- und Integrationsbericht 2001-2006. Klagenfurt/Celovec: Drava Breinbauer, A. and Gächter, A. (2007): Die Nutzung der beruflichen Qualifikation von Migrantinnen und Migranten...
Call for Applications SozialMarie 2008.For the fourth time now creative and innovative social projects are being rewarded with the SozialMarie, with prizes totalling 42,000 €. Submissions are being accepted until 15 February 2008. More information, guidelines, and forms for application:http://sozialmarie.org/english.php
Die nach wie vor niedrige Beteiligungsrate von Frauen im SET-Bereich verlangt aus Chancengleichheits- und sozio-ökonomischen Überlegungen heraus nach einer Intensivierung and Extensivierung der Bemühungen zur Überwindung der hinlänglich beschriebenen strukturellen Barrieren. Gegenstand des Workshops ist die Frage, wie nationale Politiken einen Beitrag leisten können. Sie sind herzlich eingeladen, ...
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour recently commissioned the Centre for Social Innovation to co-ordinate activities of the Territorial Employment Pacts in Austria. The co-ordination unit at the ZSI will now be in charge to support the "TEPs" until the end of 2013. For comprehensive information please go to http://www.pakte.at/en/index.html
UNESCO BRESCE has recently published a publication on "Why Invest in Science in South Eastern Europe" within its "Science Policy Series", vol. 5. The publication includes contributions from Alasdair Reid, Slavo Radosevic, Henry Etzkowitz, Howard Alper, Walter Erdelen etc. as well as from ZSI-experts Elke Dall, Peter B. Mayr and Klaus Schuch. Dall, E.: Cooperation and Innovation Potentials of the Western...
The SCORE project has started the Open Consultation process in order to find out what are the ICT research priorities for the period 2007 – 2013 in each of the Western Balkan participating countries. A first phase of this consultation process has recently involved a pool of key ICT experts who have indicated precise ICT research priorities for each of these countries. Accordingly to these findings...
Ö1 widmet den neuen EU-Mitgliedern Bulgarien und Rumänien vom Montag, den 12. November bis Sonntag, den 25. November 2007 einen Sendungsschwerpunkt. "Nebenan. Erkundungen in Österreichs Nachbarschaft" informiert abseits von tagesaktueller Politik über die Geschichte, Kultur, Wissenschaft Mitwirkender am Radiokolleg zum Thema "Wissenschaft quo vadis?" - Die bulgarische Hauptstadt Sofia - Teil 3, war...
Thema "Wissenschaft quo vadis?"

Sendungsschwerpunkt auf Ö1 zu Bulgarien und Rumänien (unter Mitwirkung von Felix Gajdusek, ASO-Sofia am Radiokolleg zum Thema "Wissenschaft quo vadis?" - Die bulgarische Hauptstadt Sofia - Teil 3): ...

The White Paper on 'Gaps, Overlaps, and Opportunities in View of the Extension of Bilateral RTD Programmes and Initiatives towards Multilateral Approaches' has been recently published by the Southeast European ERA-NET project (Transition Studies Review, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2007, Springer-Verlag). The White Paper analyses the political and structural situation of Western Balkan Countries in the field of...
On 7 November 2007, the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Sofia (ASO Sofia) office has been awarded with the 'Marin Drinov' award of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. This is the highest-ranking award which can be granted to an institution. It was justified with "the extraordinary contribution and invaluable support for researchers and research institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences...
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