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Weniger ist mehr - Keynote über Frugal Innovation
effen für Kreativunternehmen lud die creativ wirtschaft austria zum Thema "Simplicity: Reduce to the max - Weniger ist mehr". Der Innovationexperte Karl-Heinz Leitner vom AIT Innovation Systems
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Social Innovation 2015: "Pathways to Social Change"
The key event on Social Innovation, the conference "Pathways to Social Change", was opened by the Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection Rudolf Hundstorfer and other rep [...] and designed by these mutually complementary research projects on social innovation that reach out to world-wide experiences and concepts of social innovation. More than 430 people took part in the [...] on the state-of-the-art of conceptualizing and doing social innovation, methods and good practices to create desirable social change, resources, means and levers making social innovation processes effective
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Networking Session on Future Working Experiences
fundamental human value has to be respected, especially in the relationship between employees and employers. Because ultimately, ICTs and technologies should be tools to help society to become better. [...] future, companies and factories need tools and strategies to deal with these changes. Additionally, there is one highly important aspect that has to be considered in all technology and business developments [...] Lisbon. The ICT conference – hosted by the European Commission – is the biggest conference related to Europe’s Horizon 2020 research and development program with a focus on emerging information and co
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Austria & EU: Good practice in „Innovation Procurement“
advisor Eva Buchinger to talk at the “European Assistance for Innovation Procurement (eafip) Initiative” about Austrian good practice (27-28th October 2015, City Hall Paris). The feedback to the talk “Innovation
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Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation
in FP7 and runs until January 2018. Register for the cressi newsletter and get the latest news. Link to the project website. Contact: Dr. Susanne Giesecke (AIT Innovation Systems)
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Science 2.0? Herausforderung für die Innovationspolitik?
dem vom AIT koordinierten EU-Projekt „RIF – Research and Innovation Futures 2030. From Explorative to Transformative Scenarios“ zu präsentieren. Hintergrund des Seminars war die Beobachtung, dass sich
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JPI-Workshop am AIT
Workshop in einer 4-teiligen Workshopserie im Rahmen der FP7 Coordination and Support Action „JPIs To Co Work“. Das Foresight und Policy Development Department organisierte die sehr erfolgreiche Veranstaltung
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AIT koordiniert EU-Projekt UNCOVER
neuen interdisziplinären EU-Projektes UNCOVER (Evaluation and development of measures to uncover and overcome bias due to non-publication of clinical trials) werden die Hintergründe von sogenannten Publication
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How to get people involved: User-centric approach in participation projects
Experience (Innovation Systems), like b-Part or Smarticipate. What kind of designs do people react to, what kind of devices do people prefer? Do people rather participate via apps, are they motivated by
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Nomination for AIT project „Smart Grids Modellregion Salzburg – Häuser als interaktive Teilnehmer im Smart Grid“ at this year’s state prize
says Manfred Tscheligi, Head of Business Unit „Technology Experience“ in AIT’s Innovation Systems Department. „Different surveys were conducted throughout the year and due to the constant occupation with [...] thereby serves as the basis for the second part of the project “HiT Begleitforschung”.The goal was to evaluate the residential complex in a one-year longitudinal study from the perspective of both the [...] and possible changes in the inhabitants’ energy consumption. „The purpose of the applied methods was to develop further understanding of the inhabitant’s daily life with the applied technology, behaviour
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PERRON Consortium Meeting in Minsk
According to the relevant project phases, on-going user-involvement activities are mainly concentrated on user requirements and evaluation activities. The objectives of the first project period were to understand [...] Assessment of Pedestrian Ways) came together for the 3rd consortium meeting. AIT and partners were invited to the city of Minsk, Belarus, by the United Institute of Informatics Problems, National Academy of Sciences [...] PERRON project, which is funded within ERA-NET TRANSPORT III Flagship Call 2013 “Future Travelling” is to improve pedestrian navigation byi) defining and modeling the quality of pedestrian ways, ii) identifying
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Call for Papers on Perceptual Quality of Systems
on Perceptual Quality of Systems PQS 2016 calls for papers in different fields that are all related to perceptual quality, including Quality of Experience (QoE) and User Experience (UX). The event [...] of the workshop. It will take place in Berlin (Germany) from August 29-31, 2016. Authors are invited to submit extended paper abstracts (1.5-2 pages) until April 20, 2016. For more information follow this
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Margherita Kramer is FEMtech Expert of the month
programme of the Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) chooses a FEMtech expert to increase the visibility of women and their expertise in research & technology. In February 2016
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SAIL Vienna 2035: Gerald Hüther gave a speech on co-creativity
project “Sargfabrik” with respect to requirements on assisting technologies.In front of project members and invited guests Hüther explained that the human brain is able to grow and develop even at an advanced [...] On February 23rd Gerald Hüther, a German neurobiologist, was invited to talk about how social relations enhance a positive evolvement of unlimited potentials of our brain during our life as a whole. Thus [...] the heart and thereby stimulating the brains of the speakers. His speech was part of the programme to kick off Innovation Systems’ latest AAL- and Foresight-project SAIL Vienna 2035. With the help of a
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AIT Innovation Systems Department celebrates 10 years of Science Center Network
The Austrian Science Center Network (SCN) was founded ten years ago to ensure unbiased access to science and technology for everyone. Throughout the years the SCN became an important player within the [...] innovation system. From 46 organizations and individuals in 2006, the SCN grew to a network with now more than 160 partners.To depict ten years of networking effort, Barbara Heller-Schuh, Martina Dünser and
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MUM 2015: Honorable Mention Award for AIT Paper
service which enables immigrants to connect with volunteers, who in turn provide information on a variety of topics, guidance and practical assistance. The system was developed to foster the early integration [...] United Kingdom. During and after the field phase, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered to determine the usage activity, satisfaction, privacy concerns and trust towards the system. Based on
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AAL Project WEGE2025 successfully finalised
needs as well as a selection of new ideas.To promote this spirit of constructive cooperation and the sensibility of the region for AAL, the project team intends to apply for a follow-up project, in which [...] population.Rural areas such as Mühlviertler Alm suffer particularly from the demographic change due to the ongoing depopulation of younger people and, at the same time, are confronted with a general decrease [...] of the region and requirements for the future were analysed in detail. It became evident that next to a better understanding for the social needs of the elderly and impaired people, there is a particular
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Keynote on “Open Innovation” by Karl-Heinz Leitner at the annual APA Science event
AIT Senior Scientist Karl-Heinz Leitner from the Innovation Systems Department held the keynote to this year’s APA Science event, which focused on discussing the status quo and the perspectives of the [...] strategies. A little more than half of the companies cooperate with selected partners when it comes to innovation activities.The discussion, which followed Leitner’s keynote, supported the concept of Open
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Weltsensation
the user account: When you are editing the backend user, the selected groups are evaluated from top to bottom.Values, which are set in one group, can be overwritten and modified in the same or another group [...] the user account: When you are editing the backend user, the selected groups are evaluated from top to bottom.
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Kick-off: Designing user-driven demand response services for flexibility in the electric system
pilot studies in Germany, Spain, and Switzerland. Successful demand response models will be transferred to customers of project partners in further European countries. At AIT, the Energy Department and the [...] feedback and management, and develops and evaluates personalized persuasive strategies with regard to a positive user experience, consumption savings, and activation impact.Partner organizations:1 HOCHSCHULE