eCraft2Learn invites you to follow up on a hands-on workshop for crafting and project based making, held as preconference activity. Workshop time and date: 09:30 – 17:30 on 22 Nov 2018 Workshop ...

This volume illustrates once again joint efforts to strengthen the framework conditions for Research Infrastructures in the Danube Region –  it provides you with news including a selection of publications...

With the help of an independent jury consisting of social innovation experts (among them Klaus Schuch, Scientific Director of ZSI), the Commission selected three projects as winners of the 2018 European...

In the framework of the MiniMaker Fair 2019 in Salzburg, ZSI and Salzburg Research cooperated in setting up a common stand for digital education and entrepreneurship. During 10th of November approx. 800...

Der Standard berichtete in der Ausgabe vom 7. November 2018 unter dem Titel "Über die Mission, die Welt zu ändern" über die Ausrichtung der österreichischen EU-Ratspräsidentschaftskonferenz "Impact of...

The Social Innovation Declaration (#SIDeclaration) has been signed by more than 500 people across Europe in a variety of sectors and countries. ‘Acknowledging the terrific work of the Social Innovation...

At a conference held by the International Institute for Peace in Vienna, ZSI researcher Dr. Maximilian Benner presented conceptual ideas on how to improve young reseachers' and entrepreneurs' economic...

Since beginning of 2017, the AMIF-funded project MEnt (Migrant Entrepreneurs team-up with mentors) aims at facilitating, fostering and strengthening migrant entrepreneurship in five EU countries (Austria...

Among 1000s of EU projects, ZSI has been selected among the top 10 institutes within the 'Best Early Stage innovation' category of the Innovation Radar Prize 2018 for its eCraft2Learn project funded under...

Die vom Regionalmanagement Obersteiermark West beauftragte Studie zu Betreuungsbedarf und -angebot für Kinder und im Bereich der Pflege in der Region Obersteiermark West, die vom ZSI durchgeführt wird...

Results of social innovation – new ideas that meet unmet needs – are all around us. Social Innovation has furthermore been increasingly perceived as answer to the rising number of societal challenges ...

The European Commission (EC) has published a report by its Policy Support Facility (PSF) on "Specific Support to Slovenia: Internationalisation of the science base and science-business cooperation". The...

Quote: "Funded within the H2020 programme, the project connects 13 educational institutions, fab labs, research centers and organizations  from 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium...

Die Networking-Veranstaltung am 31. Oktober 2018 im Wiener Rathaus stellt einer interessierten Fachöffentlichkeit Danube Strategic Project Funds (DSPF) Projekte vor und bietet unterschiedlichen Interessensgruppen...

EU policymakers are negotiating Europe’s next long-term budget. To make #socinn a cross-cutting priority in all EU policies and programmes, we recommend "Creating a cross-service European Social Innovation...

Am vergangenen Samstag (20. Oktober) veröffentliche die KleineZeitung ein Porträt unseres ZSI-Mitarbeiters Philipp Brugner aus der Abteilung Forschungspolitik und Entwicklung. Mit einer persönlichen...

"Sharing the Legacy" - The fifth in the Valletta 2018 Foundation's series of annual conferences, this conference encourages broad reflection on the central issues that define urban life by channelling...

Excellence in research, social and technological innovation project management (hereinafter: Excellence-in-ReSTI; in short: ReSTI) is a cooperation project funded by the Danube Transnational Programme...

A working paper by ZSI researcher Maximilian Benner addresses this question. The paper includes empirical case studies on Lower Austria, South Tyrol, Slovenia and Croatia and looks at these regions' or...

ZSI has been selected as one of 50 finalists for the European Commission‘s “Innovation Radar Prize 2018”. This prestigious prize scheme puts a spotlight on high quality innovative excellence emerging ...

While industries like pharmaceuticals and automotive are good at getting decision-makers’ attention, the social innovation community - a broad movement of people and organisations innovating for public...

In diesem Die Presse-Artikel, der einen Ausschnitt der Donauraumkompetenz des ZSI darstellt, werden unter anderem die Projekte ResInfra@DR und ReSTI in Excellence hervorgehoben. Felix Gajdusek erläutert...

Forschungsprojekte zu organisieren und zu verwalten ist eine Wissenschaft für sich, aber erlernbar. Das Know-how dafür will ein neuer internationaler Lehrgang unter der Leitung des Zentrums für Soziale...

At the recent "SMARTER" conference hosted by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and the Regional Studies Association in Seville, ZSI's Dr. Maximilian Benner presented findings on the role...

In a nutshell, Open Science is transparent and accessible knowledge that is shared and developed through collaborative networks (Vicente-Sáez & Martínez-Fuentes 2018). The idea captures a systemic...

One of the main territorial challenges concerns the low competitiveness of SMEs - often caused by the lack of innovation capacities of involved actors. The DTP funded "Made in Danube" project responds...

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Zwei Tage lang ging es für 25 ‚early stage‘ Projektmanager/innen am 1. und 2. Oktober 2018 an der FH Burgenland in Eisenstadt rund um die Themen Lernen, Netzwerken und den Aufbau von Fähigkeiten rund ...

Die Social Innovation Academy ist ein kostenfreies Lernprogramm, bestehend aus einem Onlinekurs und praktischen Workshops. Sie bietet ein spannendes Programm für alle, die die sich für Soziale Innovation...

In the framework of the INCOBRA project, ZSI Senior Expert Gorazd Weiss and Communication Specialist Michael Wilkinson delivered a day-long training session for selected EU-Brazil research networks on...

The ResInfra@DR project  (Facilitating macro-regional scope and link up to socio-economic actors of Research Infrastructure in the Danube Region) is designed to strengthen Research Infrastructures...

An EU TAIEX expert mission from 10-14 September 2018 provided support to the Moldovan Ministry of Education, Culture and Research. It helped in elaborating the National Programme for Research and Innovation...

The participants of the concluding consultation event of Workpackage 3 of the ResInfra@DR project will discuss and enrich the draft versions of three guidance documents concerning the following topics...

Gemeinsam mit arbeit plus und dem NPO&SE Kompetenzzentrum veranstaltete das ZSI am 5. September 2018 den Kick-Off der Social(i)Makers Social Innovation Academy. Dieses kostenloses Lernprogramm...

The event was organised in Zagreb on 26th September by the Made in Danube project with the support of the Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts (PA8 co-coordinator) and the Ministry...

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On 26-27 September the partners of the project met to prepare the upcoming activities. Core topics of the meeting icluded an overview of prominent examples of social impact investments (SII) - also including...

On this occasion, we had the chance to have a discussion with two of the Speakers after the event: Mr. Wojciech Adamiak, National Contact Point (NCP) from Poland, and Mr. Pierantonios Papazoglou, Scientific...

On 14 September, the global science diplomacy community gathered at the headquarters of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for the "Science Diplomacy 2018" conference and the...

Wann: Dienstag, 2. Oktober 2018, 13:00 – 17:00 Wo: Fachhochschule Burgenland, Campus 1, 7000 Eisenstadt Einladung (deutsch) - Einladung zur Präsentation der ReSTI.academy Das internationale...

On 20 September 2018, the HERAS project, which is funded by the Austrian Development Cooperation, organised in cooperation with the Kosovan Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) a conference...

Today, the European Commission announced the finalists of the 2018 European Social Innovation Competition. Congratulations to all of them! The finalists come from 10 different countries - Austria, ...

Bis zu 30 Millionen Menschen in Europa leben mit einer seltenen Krankheit. Seltene Erkrankungen betreffen weniger als eine von 2000 Personen, aber man zählt über 6000 unterschiedliche Krankheitsbilder...

The call for STSM (Short Term Scientific Missions) within COST TN1302 BESTPRAC is open with a closing date for applications of September 30th  2018. All details of the call are also available at...

Die Organisation für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (OECD) bezieht sich in ihrem neuesten Bericht zur Integration von geflüchteten Frauen (Liebig & Tronstad 2018) auf die Ergebnisse...

The KNOWMAK data stories are intended to demonstrate the features and opportunities of the KNOWMAK tool by means of concrete applications to interesting research and policy questions. The first data...

Our first DOIT action as part of the pilot testing of the DOIT approaches was succesfully conducted in Gröbming from the 3rd to 6th of September. In four days, 18 students aged 6 till 12 years old...

Die Forschungsbeilage des aktuellen Standards berichtet über das Projekt Social(I)Makers und den Start der "Social Innovation Academy". Ab 10. September 2018 können Interessierte online und onsite spannende...

Die 12.Open-Access-Tage 2018 finden vom 24.-26. September in Graz statt. Sie richten sich an alle, die sich mit den Möglichkeiten, Bedingungen und Perspektiven des wissenschaftlichen Publizierens befassen...

CA15137 European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities (ENRESSH) opens a call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSM) which are aimed at strengthening existing networks...