On 21 January 2021, 16 Horizon 2020 citizen science projects met to facilitate interaction and exploit synergies, as well as to collect policy feedback. The meeting had been called by the Research Executive...

Die Rural Social Innovation Academy bietet in fünf Modulen praktische Tools, Expert_innen-Interviews und kurzweilige Videovorträge zu sozialer Innovation und sozialem Unternehmertum im ländlichen Raum...

The Long term Europe-Africa Partnership on Renewable Energy (LEAP-RE) programme co-funded by the European Commission (EC) under Horizon 2020 aims to increase the use of renewable energy via a well-balanced...

Results from the first round of the online Delphi Of the more than 3,000 people from the so-called WB6 countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Serbia) who...

The IntelComp develops pilots on using the European cloud infrastructure for public administrations and includes software development and the set up of an innovative cloud platform. ZSI leads the implementation...

Am 12.01.2021 wurde das Buch „The Science of Citizen Science“ open access bei Springer veröffentlicht, zu dem über 100 Autorinnen und Autoren aus 22 Ländern beigetragen haben, darunter auch über zehn ...

The sudden outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic – to give an example that affected all our lives – was a drastic reminder of the importance of science communication. Scientists and researchers, policymakers...

Angesichts der strategischen Schwäche der USA will die Europäische Union geopolitisch wirksamer werden. Dazu sollte sie in ihrer Aussen- und Sicherheitspolitik selbstbestimmter sein und thematische Allianzen...

Today we received an eMail from the Austrian Ministry of Science, Education and Research, which makes us happy. It is written there: "With Horizon 2020 coming to an end soon, it is also possible to...

Traditionally, new products are developed by a team of designers, engineers, and other experts in a closed process. For consumers, the process is usually not accessible. However, it is becoming increasingly...

Vielleicht haben Sie es gestern auf ORF1 gesehen und gehört? Fast ein Drittel der derzeit in Wien lebenden Menschen hat keinen österreichischen Pass. Exakt 30,8 Prozent der Bevölkerung (Stand Anfang...

Im aktuellen magazin für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft (DUZ) ist die Wissenschafts- und Technologiepolitik Osteuropas ein Schwerpunktthema. Unter der Rubrik "Lücken schliessen" wird dargelegt, dass die...

Horizon Europe, das neue europäische Rahmenprogramm für Forschung und Innovation, startet 2021. Als Nationale Kontaktstelle für Horizon Europe bietet die FFG zwischen 12. Jänner und 22. März gebündelte...

The Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation took place on 2 December 2020. Among the many agenda points was also a foresight study ...

Renewable energies (RE) are of vital importance in tackling the global challenge posed by climate change and providing reliable energy access to millions of people in Europe, Africa and worldwide. More...

"We were surprised by the clear underrepresentation of citizens when it comes to the inclusion of non-traditional stakeholders in RFO activities," says Kalli Giannelos, researcher at SciencesPo in Paris...

The European Citizen Science Assication - ECSA recently elected a new executive board. Dr Susanne Hecker is the new ECSA chair, and Enrico M. Balli is the new vice-chair. Dr. Barbara Kieslinger from...

Das Forschungsprojekt PLAISIR untersuchte soziale Innovationen in der regionalen Energieplanung. In den Regionen Murau, Hermagor und Südburgenland haben das ZSI und die TU Wien nach Erfolgsfaktoren für...

On November 17th, several partners of the ENTRANCES project (ENergy TRANsitions from Coal and carbon: Effects on Societies), funded under the EU Horizon 2020 program, participated in a clustering workshop...

The ENTRANCES project releases its first newsletter! ENTRANCES stands for ENergy TRANsitions from Coal and carbon: Effects on Societies. The project focuses on Clean Energy Transition in Coal &...