The Interreg Danube Transnational Project “Excellence in research, social and technological innovation” (Excellence-in-ReSTI) is well on its way. During the past period (June–October, 2017) a lot of activities...

24. Oktober 2017, Steirer des Tages: Die Kleine Zeitung mit einem Porträt über die Tätigkeit Philipp Brugners in den Ländern der Östlichen Partnerschaft der EU.

Dabei sollen bestehende unternehmerische Kompetenzen sowie der Bedarf an der Erweiterung dieser Kompetenzen und damit verbundener Fertigkeiten erhoben werden. Mit Ihrer Teilnahme an der Befragung tragen...

RaiSE is a project funded under the Interreg Europe programme. It's aim is to enhance the competitiveness of European social enterprises by providing recommendations for improved business support policies...

A delegation of EU representatives presented the many opportunities available for increasing collaboration between Southeast Asian and European researchers at the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science...

The first Joint Call of the Southeast Asia-Europe Joint Funding Scheme (JFS) for research and innovation has succeeded in securing commitments to fund 10 projects, which will bring together research teams...

The main objective is to design, develop and test on large scale a novel Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education Programme for children and educators based on the effective combination and child...

In the framework of the eCraft2Learn consortium meeting in Padua researchers demonstrated the first outcomes of their efforts. Amoungst the Unified User Interface, different other elements are already...

ZSI experts Manfred Spiesberger (rapporteur) and Klaus Schuch (main author of the background report) are involved in a strategic activity of the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF). The objective...

19 participants from the Eastern Partnership Countries gathered in Vienna for a High-Level Seminar on Research and Innovation Policy. The seminar was organised in the frame of the “EaP Plus” project which...

Zum dritten Mal werden Einreichungen für das Josef-Hochgerner-Stipendium für Soziale Innovation gesucht. Sie können Ihr Forschungskonzept wieder bis 31.12.2017 einreichen und dafür ein Stipendium in der...

The third newsletter by the Made in Danube Project was recently released. In this issue, the project team highlights the following next Technologie Transfer Trainings: Budapest, Hungary, 16 Nov.&...

The first summer school organised as part of the RI-LINKS2UA "Strengthening Research and Innovation Links towards Ukraine" project took place in Odessa/Ukraine last week. As key aspects for delivering...

A new volume "The Rise of Common Political Order. Institutions, Public Administration and Transnational Space" acknowledges the crucial role of ZSI within the EU macro-regional strategy for the Danube...

SI-Drive has issued the fifteenth edition of the eNewsletter. You will find the eNewsletter here. SI-Drive is a large-scale research project funded in the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme. ...

Wirtschaft geht auch anders – wenn auch nicht einfacher. Das zeigten die Gäste des CSR-Circle – Andreas Ahamer von TELE Haase, Silvia Lydia Jölli von heidenspass, Hannah Lux, Vollpension Generationencafé...

ResInfra@DR partners and key experts from all Danube Region countries contributed to the first two Dialogue Workshops held in Budapest and Sofia. These events are part of a series of in total five dialogue...

Made in Danube is a new Interreg Project that tackles bio-economy and intends to support companies to increase their own competitiveness through new collaborative projects while improving also the internationalisation...

Das erfolgreiche europäische Netzwerk ERA.Net RUS Plus öffnete am 20.07.2017 eine weitere Ausschreibung für transnationale F&E-Projekte mit Russland. An der aktuellen Ausschreibung beteiligen sich...

Die ersten Früchte der Arbeitsgruppe für Qualitätskriterien der Plattform "Österreich forscht" sind ab sofort sichtbar: Im März 2017 wurde die Arbeitsgruppe “Qualitätskriterien für Citizen Science” gegründet...

Mit dem Nationalen Aktionsplan für Menschen mit Behinderung ist das Thema „Inklusion“ als Staatsziel der Bundesregierung in den letzten Jahren vermehrt in das Zentrum der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung gerückt...

Twinning activities within the framework of ESASTAP 2020 are ideal instruments for strengthening EU/SA STI cooperation. This is further supported by the Department of Science and Technology agenda of ...

Date: 12th of September, 2017 Address: Accademia delle Scienze, via Zamboni 31, Bologna Meeting room: Sala Ulisse No fees. This workshop is operated by the PLOTINA project. See the programme...

In seiner "Forschung Spezial"-Beilage vom 16. August 2017 berichtete der Standard über die vom ZSI im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft (BMWFW) durchgeführte Studie...

In the end of August and the first half of September 2017 Budapest and Sofia will become venue for two Dialogue Workshops hosted by the ResInfra@DR project. These events are part of a series of five meetings...

Im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Wirtschaft (BMWFW) untersuchte das ZSI die Kollaboration der österreichischen Wirtschaft mit der österreichischen Wissenschaft. Dabei ...

The ResInfra@DR project focuses on research infrastructures (RI) in the Danube macro-region. The project offers mutual learning opportunities for policy makers and the policy delivery organisations involved...

HCII is one of the largest HCI conferences, which this year (10 – 14. Jul. 2017) took place in Vancouver, Canada. The conference location was right on the waterfront with a spectacular view of the harbour...

The funding line 'Innovation'  of the  ERA.Net RUS Plus Call 2017  is currently open. New deadline for the call is 10 October 2017! Researchers from Russia and Europe are...

On 4 July the Final Report of the ERAC Ad-hoc Working Group on Measuring the Impact of EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation at National Level has been published. The report proposes ...

 in diesem Video wird erklärt, warum wir etwas gegen bodennahes Ozon tun sollten und wie wir das in unserem Citizen Science Projekt CAPTOR in den Testregionen in der Steiermark angehen:  &...

SI-Drive has issued the fourteenth edition of the eNewsletter. You will find the eNewsletter here. SI-Drive is a large-scale research project funded in the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme. ...

Vergangene Woche haben zwei Teilnehmerinnen und ein Teilnehmer des Lehrgangs Master of Arts in Social Innovation ("MASI") an der Donau Universität Krems (sehr!) erfolgreich ihre Masterthesen verteidigt...

The project team, coordinated by ZSI, has been intensively working to support the research and innovation community of the Danube Region for three and a half years. Activities have fostered policy dialogue...

SI-Drive has issued the fourteenth edition of the eNewsletter. You will find the eNewsletter here. SI-Drive is a large-scale research project funded in the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme. ...

The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) opens its scientific laboratories and facilities to people working in academia and research organisations, industry, small and medium enterprises (...

In the Danube Region, the transition to bioeconomy represents a challenge and an opportunity for growth and jobs creation. Nevertheless, despite the relevant potential in terms of biomass availability...

curious, open minded experimentalists, practitioners and innovators,committed to open innovation in science, are invited to join us and work with us in the very centre of vienna in close collaboration...

ZSI strongly endorses the Policy Brief on scenarios for research on society, democracy and culture in the 9th European Research Framework Programme, which was developed by Matthais Reiter-Pázmándy (BMWFW...

A restricted group of project partners and experts in the field of bioeconomy gathered in order to discuss the main lessons learned through the implementation of two Danube-INCO.NET Pilot Activities, ...

HERAS Call for Proposals The Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) of Kosovo launch together a call for scientific networking and...

Am 13. Juni 2017 war das österreichische Captor-Team in Weiz, Steiermark unterwegs. Martina Sordian (Global2000) und Sylvana Kroop (Zentrum für Soziale Innovation) besuchten zunächst die Neue Mittelschule...

Representatives from social enterprises, intermediary organisations and funding organisations participated in the meeting. Katharina Handler and Irina Vana from ZSI gave an overview of the project activities...

Forschung und Innovation verändern unsere Welt. Viele Menschen sehen sich durch eine zunehmende Technologisierung und eine steigende Komplexität von Innovationsprozessen ausgeschlossen. Mit dem jetzt ...

Nach 3 1/2 Jahren Laufzeit neigt sich das erfolgreiche FP7 Projekt CASI - Public Participation in Developing a Common Framework for the Assessment and Management of Sustainable Innovation dem Ende zu. ...

Derzeit läuft die Ausschreibung des Österreichischen Preises für Entwicklungsforschung 2017, welcher von der Kommission für Entwicklungsforschung (KEF) bei der OeAD-GmbH aus den Mitteln des Bundesministeriums...

Auf dem Kongress „Innovationen für die Gesellschaft – Neue Wege und Methoden zur Entfaltung des Potenzials sozialer Innovationen“ am 20./21. September 2016 in Berlin haben sich über 200 teilnehmende Experten...

CALL FOR TRAINER/EXPERT! ZSI publicly announces this call for an expert to provide a combined training in Vienna on the following combined topics: Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) policy...

Am 6. Juni 2017 wurde am ZSI das Josef-Hochgerner-Stipendium 2017 verliehen. Im Beisein von Univ. Prof. Dr. Josef Hochgerner und der Leiterin des Bereiches Arbeit und Chancengleichheit, Dr. Ursula Holtgrewe...

The Interreg - Danube Transnational Project “Excellence in research, social and technological innovation” (Excellence-in-ReSTI) runs between February 2017 and July 2019. The project involves 12 partners...