During the first review meeting of the ReConnect China project in January 2024 in Brussels, the project consortium was recommended to intensify its engagement with youth as one of the project’s key target...

STECCI (STone monument Ensambles and the Climate Change Impact) project aim is to produce innovative and sustainable protection strategies for cultural heritage from the climate change  and consequential...

ZSI is a proud member of the Austrian Cooperative Research (ACR) network. It joint the network with full duties and rights this year and is highligted in the anniversary brochure published on the occassion...

Im Rahmen des FOODITY Projekts haben wir drei Photovoice Workshops veranstaltet, bei denen Bürger:innen in einer interaktiven Veranstaltungsreihe ihre Bedenken, Meinungen, und Gedanken zum Thema Datensicherheit...

"Wer Neues will, muss aufhöre, Altes zu tun" - mit diesem Zitat beginnen Daniela Schuster und Alexander Lisetz ihr Editorial zur Sonderbeilage "INNOVATION" im Profil und enden mit einem Absatz, der über...

Recently the European Science Diplomacy Alliance, the COST Association and ReConnect China cooperated in the organisation of a training for principal researchers from newly funded COST actions. For a ...

The Western Balkans Steering Platforms (SP) on Education and Training; Research and Innovation as well as Culture held their meetings in Skopje, North Macedonia, from 3-5 June 2024. The event brought...

We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to our consortium partners at Open Systems Barcelona for their well-deserved prize. We are incredibly proud to have been part of the transformative...

PHOTORAMA wins the European Sustainable Energy Week Innovation Award! The Horizon 2020 project PHOTORAMA has won the 2024 edition of the European Sustainable Energy Week's Innovation Award. The...

Several workshops have already taken place in Croatia, Türkiye, Greece, and Sweden, organised by REGEA, IBB, ELLET and UU. The purpose of these activities is to develop co-creation processes to identify...

Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 Online: 15:00 – 17:00 CEST The GenB project team gladly invites you to participate at the online GenB Cross-fertilisation workshop! This is the first...

Open call Webinar 20th June 24 participate to our #1 Open Call | LAUDS Exploration! Through the Open Call, the LAUDS Factories project aims to fund and support Experiments focused on the collaboration...

Boost the visibility of your innovative water solutions with BOOST-IN! Do you have a groundbreaking water solution? Do you know about innovative circular economy water solutions? Can you...

Im interkulturellen Magazin "Heimat Fremde Heimat" vom 02.06.2024 des ORF wurden kürzlich die Themen EU-Osterweiterung, vergessene 'Arbeitsmigrant*innen' und die EU als Motor für Minderheitenrechte beleuchtet...

The Climate Solutions Conference, hosted by Gilgen International School on April 26th and 27th, 2024, brought together students, educators, and professionals to address the urgent issue of climate change...

On May the 16th, 2024, the GenB project held its second capacity building webinar for GenB Ambassadors. This instalment, part of an ongoing series aimed at equipping these young advocates with the skills...

Das ZSI hat im Jahr 2022 eine Studie für den SNF durchgeführt, um herauszufinden, wie viel soziale Innovation in SNF-geförderten Projekten steckt. Die interessanten und zum Teil auch überraschenden Ergebnisse...

Led by AIT (Austrian Institute of Technology), the Foresight-on-Demand (FOD) consortium, which also includes ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation, is advising the European Commission and fourteen other ...

From 27th to 29th of May the RurALL consortium met in Beltinci for the first live event. We spent three days getting to finally know each other in person, debate about common issues, and brainstorm...

Based on insights developed in ACCTING research activities and experience from related projects and initiatives, this webinar will explore the vital role of local communities and indigenous knowledge ...

Das EU-geförderte Innovationsprojekt PHOTORAMA arbeitet an Recycling von Solarpanelen (PV Modulen) und trägt zu einer nachhaltigen Solarenergie bei. Aus Österreich sind das ZSI und die Firma RHP an dem...

Ein wirklich spannendes und hervorragend moderiertes Panel zur Frage "Was bedeutet es, für immer zu leben?" mit Barbara Glinsner, Bereichleiterin für "Arbeit und Chancengleichheit" am ZSI fand am 4Game...

Am Samstag, den 11.5.2024, berichtet die Presse vom portugiesischen Innovationssystem. Sie können den gesamten Artikel hier lesen. Darin wird nach einem wörtlichen Zitat des wissenschaftlichen Leiter...

Join us for our first MEET webinar on "The Gender Gap in Mental Health of Young People" on May 15th from 13:00 - 14:30 (CET). 🚀 🔍 Dive into a crucial discussion about mental health disparities and gender...

Jesse de Pagter has been a researcher in the Research Policy and Development department at ZSI since March 2023. He specialises in the study of technologies in their social and political context. He has...

The Step Change navigator in citizen science is an online toolkit that allows users to search and navigate dozens of resources collected in late 2023 and early 2024. It draws upon the experience of the...

The GenB project launched its capacity building webinar series on the 3rd of April 2024. This first session, one of three planned, aimed to lay the foundations for understanding the bioeconomy and its...

BIOLOC aims to address the distinct requirements of marginalized communities in every region. The hubs throughout Europe have taken on different approaches, focusing on specific groups and employing innovative...

In November 2023, Teresa Schäfer and Claudia Magdalena Fabian from the Centre for Social Innovation – ZSI, participated in the 1st international Citizen Science for Health conference in Twente, the ...

The Western Balkans Innovation Vouchers are a financial incentive designed to facilitate partnerships and knowledge exchange between small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and public research institutions...

During the successful European Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival 2024 (BCF2024), Vienna took centre stage with an innovative satellite event, marking a significant step towards integrating youth voices...

The 3rd “Workshop on Causal Inference Problems with Spatial Data” will bring together young and senior researchers who are working on causal inference problems using spatial data. It will host presentations...

In a world grappling with significant challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss, the necessity for not only more scientists but also a society that embraces science with enthusiasm and...

“How to include schools in science health studies: practical experiences and lessons learned?” was the topic of a workshop organised by ZSI (Centre for Social Innovation www.zsi.at) at the European Citizen...

This year's European Citizen Science Conference ECSA2024 took place in Vienna, Austria, from the 3rd to the 6th of April 2024. The motto of the conference was Change and people from across the...

28 March 2024 marks the launch date of the POLICY ANSWERS Western Balkans Mobility Scheme. A new career boost initiative for young researchers in the Western Balkans is kickstarting, and it all begins...

DATAMITE is a Horizon Europe funded project with the mission to provide a modular, open source, multi-domain framework to improve monetisation, interoperability, trade and exchange of data in the form...

On March 5th, over 50 participants from the worlds of academia, policy and civil society gathered in Brussels to dive deep into energy citizenship at Energy Citizenship in the Making, the culminating ...

In a significant development for the dissemination of information and promotion of regional cooperation, the new website of the Western Balkans Info Hub has been officially launched. This comprehensive...

WeLaR is organising its first conference, "The Effects of Digitalisation, Globalisation, Climate Change and Demographic Shifts on Labour Markets and Welfare States in the European Union" on 23-24 May ...

The PATTERN project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme (grant agreement No 101094416), has released its report: ‘State of the Art of Open and Responsible ...

Please find the February 2024 Newsletter by the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance here. Secretarial Support to the Alliance is provided by ZSI and DLR. You can subscribe to the newsletter here.

The EC² - Clean Energy Transition project, together with three Horizon 2020 sister projects (EnergyPROSPECTS, , DIALOGUES Project, ENCLUDE) are organizing a joint final event on 5th March 2024, in Brussels...

As part of the STEP Change project, ZSI organized four interactive mutual learning events. These events were designed to support partners in navigating the complexities of implementing citizen science...

Wann: 12. März, 13 – 17 Uhr    Wo: NordbahnSaal @ HausWirtschaft, Bruno-Marek-Allee 5/1, 1020 Wien & online*   * Der Zoom-Link wird 24 Stunden vor der Veranstaltung ...

Embark on a journey of strategic conversations as POLICY ANSWERS presents a series of monthly Webinars, dedicated to enhancing policy dialogues and aligning priorities in the Western Balkans (WB)! ...

In a significant stride towards enhancing research collaboration between South Africa and the EU, MSCAdvocacy visited key South African institutions. This visit marked a crucial step in discussing current...

Throughout the project partners have carried out significant research on the situation and challenges of 25+ NEETs, the policy contexts relevant for the target group, mapping existing initiatives addressing...