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...

The Centre for Social Innovation, in its capacity as host institution for the ASO (Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices) in Brno, Ljubljana, and Sofia, invites to a one-day workshop to discuss topics concerning communication and information flows in transnational research projects. Date: November 19, 2007, 9.30 a.m. - 5 p.m.Venue: "Haus der Forschung" (House of Research), Sensengasse 1, 1090...

August Gächter from the ZSI published a study on 'The Labour Market Situation of Migrant Population in Austria, Denmark and Germany' within the international EQUAL-Projekt "ETHINICTY". More info on the project: [www.diversitycare.at9

Offener Dialog zur Forschung

Johannes Hahn, Federal Minister for Science and Research, initiated a call for intensive public debate concerning directions Austrian science policies should take in the future. Via its communication ...

ICCR Foundation and EUROSCIENCE jointly organise a Symposium in one of the buildings of the Austrian Parliament.Venue: Palais Epstein, Dr.-Karl-Renner-Ring 1, 1010 ViennaDate and time: Oct. 30, 2007; 2 - 6 p.m.Working language: English Information:http://www.iccr-international.org/events/2007-10-30.htmlwww.iccr-international.orgwww.euroscience.org

ZSI-experts were engaged in the publication of three books, which were published within the last few months: 1) Polzer, M., Devetak, S., Toplak, L., Unger, F. and Eder, M. (eds.)(2007): Religion and European Integration. Religion as a Factor of Stability and Development in South Eastern Europe. VDG: WeimarThis book features contributions of the scientific conference „Religion and European Integration...

For the time being, the ZSI is in 6 FP7-projects in contract negotiations with the European Commission. 4 belong to the "Capacities" part of the Framework Programme and 2 to the "Cooperation" part (specifically social sciences). This is a first successful interim result of the first calls for proposals launched under FP7.

Companies are forced to adjust their recruitment policies if they want to compete in a diminishing labour market. Most organisations are ill-prepared to meet the challenges associated with older workers, and little research has addressed the questions on how to attract job applicants from diverse age groups. The report examines the specific issues that need to be addressed and the action required...

The toolbox with its over 260 innovative materials is designed to assist the implementation of age-diverse recruitment policies and practices. It is a portfolio of materials in seven European languages. With a special emphasis on the ICT sector, the toolbox aims: To raise the awareness of HRM and recruitersTo help HRM and recruiters build the business case for age-diverse recruitmentTo provide essential...

Please find press articles based on ZSI expertise in Research and Development in Bulgaria and Romania (in German).For further reference contact Felix Gajdusek aso-sofia@zsi.at and Klaus Schuch schuch@zsi.at. Der Standard http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=3010258Rumänien...

A special event on "Bulgaria and Romania as partners in EUropean science and research" was organised during the Technology forum Alpbach with discussants from the Centre for Social Innovation. The discussions were chaired by Barbara Weitgruber (BMWF) and Manfred Horvat (TU Vienna). The event was coordinated by Anneliese Stoklaska (BMWF) and Heribert Buchbauer (BMWF).Discussants were: Alexandru Emil...

Scientific Conference, Ried (Upper Austria)Sept. 6 - 7, 2007

Through the first Southeast European Era-Net (SEE-ERA.NET) "Pilot Joint Call for Research Proposals" 161 research teams from all participating countries in 32 selected projects will receive funding for cross-national research and networking. The projects involve three thematic areas:o Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology; sub area: Sustainable production and management of biological resources from ...

Mark your calenders! 28th to 30th August 2007 will see another great YAPC::Europe, the biggest yearly Perl Event in Europe. This year it is happening in Vienna, Austria, at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Up to 400 Perl developers from around the globe are expected. "YAPC" stands for Yet Another Perl Conference and is a series of low-cost, grassroot conference organsised...

Im Rahmen des Projekts TEP_EQUAL_ELDERLY wurden "Elderly Plans" entwickelt und erfolgreich angewandt. Sie haben das Ziel, die angesichts des demographischen Alterungsprozesses erforderlichen alternsgerechten Umgestaltungen zu erleichtern und zu beschleunigen. In unserer Toolbox finden UnternehmerInnen, Arbeitsuchende und Beschäftigte sowie UmsetzerInnen Informationen, praxiserprobte...

Lesen Sie die zweite Ausgabe von elderly journal elektronisch oder bestellen Sie Ihr eigenes druckfrisches Exemplar per Email: agruber@zsi.at. Mit dem Abschluß der Entwicklungspartnerschaft TEP_EQUAL_ELDERLY widmen wir diese Ausgabe unseren Erfahrungen, Ergebnissen und Produkten. Unsere Sommer-Themen Was haben wir aus TEP_EQUAL_ELDERLY gelernt?Coachings: Erfahrungen und ErgebnisseAn der Schnittstelle...

The "Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Forschung" has published a book on "Innovation and Research in Bulgaria on the Eve of EU Accession: Lessons from a Peer Country - AUSTRIA" based on the idea of the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Sofia in cooperation with ARC Fund: About the book: This report on Bulgaria’s research strategies and its participation in the European Union’s Sixth Framework...

The eJournal of the Information Office of the Steering Platform for Research in the Western Balkan countries (a project managed by the ZSI in cooperation with FFG) is one of the most important sources of informatoin on S&T development in the Western Balkan countries. The eJournal is a publication of the Office of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries" http://www.see-science...

The CETRA consortium (ZSI participates as internal evaluator and quality assurance partner) organises the international meeting “The complexity of management, the management of complexity”Complexity, Management and Education The meeting will take place in Reggio Emilia (Italy), the 12 July 2007, from 9.00 to 18.00 (great hall "Manodori", via Allegri 9 - Department of Social, Cognitive and Quantitative...

12 projects have been selected for funding after the recent Call for Proposals concerning three different domains of science:* Humanities and social sciences* Material sciences* Environmental research The list of projects, project summaries, and information on partner organisations are available athttp://www.aso.zsi.at/de/all/ausschreibung/2282.html

Conclusions of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the OECD LEED Forum on Partnerships and Local Governance: "Improving Cross-sector and Multi-level Governance" (Vienna, March 1-2, 2007) will be presented to the 50th session of the LEED (Local Economic and Employment Development) Directing Committee in Bucharest, June 12th, 2007. The Vienna Action Statement on Partnerships can be downloaded athttp://www.oecd...

The Bruno-Kreisky Forum for International Dialogue presents Helga Nowotny (European Research Council) and Sheila Jasanoff (Harvard) on the topic "Reasons of Stae. Comparative Perspectives on Public Rationality" (in Englisch language). Thursday, June 21, 2007; 7 p.m.Bruno Kreisky Forum, Armbrustergasse 15, 1190 Vienna Registration welcomehttp://www.kreisky.org/kreiskyforum/web_englisch/events_upcoming...

DIENSTAG, 19. JUNI 2007, 18.30 Univ. Prof. Dr. Stefan Schleicher (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz): Zum Inhalt des Vortrags: Firmenzusammenbrüche trotz guter Bilanzzahlen und Wohlstandsmängel trotz Wirtschaftswachstum provozieren diese Frage, ob nicht die Maße von Gewinn und BIP zunehmend wertloser zur Bewertung von wirtschaftlichem Erfolg werden. Prof. Schleicher ist Ordinarius für Volkswirtschaftslehre...

Newsletter

The newsletter 'TEP Balance 2000-2006' (TEPnews nr 09_april07) gives a short qualitative and quantitative review of the absolutely positive development of the Austrian Territorial Employment Pacts ...

Results of the recent ASO Call for Proposals on Information Science and Society in SEE Countriess are available underhttp://www.aso.zsi.at/en/all/ausschreibung/2322.html.Nine projects have been selected for funding. A networking meeting of project co-ordinators in Vienna is scheduled for June 14, 2007.

Dienstag, 8. Mai, 19.00 Uhr, im Club-Neues Österreich:Eingang Cafe Hebenstreit, Rockhgasse 1, 1010 Wien Anlässlich des Erscheinens des neuen Buches von Nico STEHR Die Moralisierung der Märkte. Eine Gesellschaftstheorie (Suhrkamp TB), laden die Buchhandlung KOLISCH-BUCH und der Club zu einer Podiumsdiskussion mit dem Autor Nico STEHR, Stephan SCHULMEISTER, Kurt ROTHSCHILD, Karin KÜBLBÖCK; Moderation...

15 awards amounting to a value of 42.000 € were handed over on May 1st, 2007 to the winners. Top winning (first three) projects are: 1: Connecting Peoplehttp://www.asyl.at/connectingpeople 2: Black Austriahttp://www.blackaustria.at 3: Die Zweite Wiener Vereins-Sparcasse http://www.diezweitesparkasse.at For comprehensive information please go tohttp://www.sozialmarie.org

A European consortium of 13 partners is researching and developing technologies to make lifelong learning and higher education accessible to everyone, without exception. The big advantage is that this will finally allow disabled and older people who would like to participate in studies but currently feel unable to. And this will allow millions of citizens to obtain key competences and the necessary...

Das Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI) sucht fürAssistenz der Geschäftsführung eine neue Kollegin / einen neuen Kollegen Dienstort: ZSI, 1150 WienAusmaß der Anstellung: 40 StundenEintrittsmöglichkeit: Mai 2007 Aufgaben Führung des Sekretariats und der VerwaltungÜbernahme der Büroorganisation, der Vereinsadministration und des BeschaffungswesensZuständigkeit für interne Kommunikationsabläufe und ...

Die offizielle Berichterstattung zum 50-Jahrejubiläum der Europäischen Union vermittelt ein ein insgesamt verhaltenes Bild in Bezug auf Europa, die Sinnhaftigkeit und Wirksamkeit europäicher Instrumente und Initiativen und das institutionelle Gefüge europäischer Instanzen und Abstimmungsprozesse. Die Stimmung bei der heute und morgen im Radio Kulturhaus stattfindenden Europäischen BürgerInnenkonferenz...

Studien und Projekte des ZSI erlebten zuletzt ein reges Medienecho.

Am 13.3. wurde im Report (ORF2) ein Interview mit Mag. Latcheva über die vom ZSI im Auftrag der Stadt Wien erstellte Studie zur Zwangsheirat gesendet. Medienberichterstattung zu dieser Studie erfolgte...

With more than 90 participants from 13 European countries, the PROLEARN Thematic Workshop on Social Software demonstrated the high topicality for Technology Enhanced Learning. In cooperation with the project iCamp the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture and the PRO-LC, the workshop took place on the 2nd of March 2007 in the historical rooms of the ministry at the Freyung ...

The ‘Information Office of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan Countries’ has published country reports reviewing the situation of Science and Technology in the region.The reports are a compilation of main papers published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the Southeast European Era-Net (SEE-ERA.NET), the Austrian ‘Gesellschaft zur...

The CSI is implementing the European Citizens´Consultations in Austria.For further information please refer to: http://www.european-citizens-consultations.org

Beim mittlerweile dritten "Call for Proposals" der Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices (ASOs) Ljubljana und Sofia zur Forschungskooperation, Anbahnung und Netzwerkbildung mit Südosteuropa gab es insgesamt 20 Projekteinreichungen (Deadline für die Einreichungen war der 9. Februar 2007). Es beteiligten sich in den Projekten 74 wissenschaftliche Institutionen aus Österreich, Slowenien, Bulgarien...

Lesen Sie die erste Ausgabe von elderly journal elektronisch oder bestellen Sie Ihr eigenes druckfrisches Exemplar per Email bei agruber@zsi.at. Auf 8 Seiten finden Sie aktuelle Informationen über die Aktivitäten innerhalb der Entwicklungspartnerschaft TEP_EQUAL_ELDERLY. Unsere Februar-Themen "Alt sein" am ArbeitsmarktBegegnung ...

Applications to participate in the competition among innovative social projects may be submitted until February 15, 2007. The award ceremony will take place in the ORF - RadioKulturhaus on May 1, 2007. More information:http://www.sozialmarie.org/english.php

Using Social Software for Technology Enhanced Learning The workshop is designed to serve as a forum for all research areas related to Social Software and its use in Technology Enhanced Learning. The meeting, which is the 4th thematic workshop of PROLEARN and organized in cooperation with the project iCamp the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture and the PRO-LC, will provide unique networking...

Am 17. Januar startete der Lehrgang SOQUA für sozialwissenschaftliche Berufsqualifizierung. Insgesamt 44 Graduierte haben sich für die Teilnahme qualifiziert und werden eineinhalb Jahre lang in angewandter sozialwissenschaftlicher Forschung geschult. Die TeilnehmerInnen wurden von einer Jury ausgewählt. Zur Eröffnung lud das Wissenschaftsministerium in den Audienzsaal. „Der Lehrgang SOQUA vermittelt...

The Third Forum Meeting, Improving cross-sector and multi-level collaboration will be held at the Hotel Penta - Renaissance in Vienna, Austria on 1 – 2 March 2007. Local partnerships operate in a vertical and horizontal matrix: at their best they are able to work across sectors and align regional, national and supranational policies to develop integrated approaches to tackling complex problems on ...

The Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office in Brno (ASO Brno) announces for the year 2007 a call for proposals for research co-operations. Each project partnership must include at least one research institution from Austria and the Czech Republic. Besides, at least one research institution from countries where the ASOs operates (Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Bulgaria), from Romania or from...

Die AEI - Agentur für europäische Integration und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung sucht eine/n Projektmanager/in im Bereich Hochschulreform, Wissenschaft und Innovation für den Kosovo im Auftrag der ADA sowie des kosovarischen und des österreichischen Bildungsministeriums. Bewerbungen sind bis 31.1.2007 ausschließlich an die AEI zu richten!(s. download-folder).

iCamp First Trials were launched on October 18th 2006, Wednesday, with a videoconference (Flashmeeting). It was a relatively large-scale meeting with about 40 participants, including four facilitators, local site coordinators and students from Istanbul, Tallinn, Kaunas and Wrocklaw. Some project members from other countries attended the meeting as well. The trials will take place between October 2006...