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The demand for evaluation in science and innovation policy continues to grow alongside the demands on STI policy to deliver a broad range of economic and societal goals against financial constraints. Thus, evaluations are increasingly understood as an essential learning tool. They help to make policy makers and implementers improve the way they design and operate policies and make them better understand their specific contexts. In addition, governments and taxpayers require credible and robust justification that the economic and societal policy objectives are being achieved in an efficient, effective and economic manner. This long-running course addresses the latest thinking in evaluation [...]

The topic folder was compiled by Karin Kohlweg and can be cited as follows: Kohlweg, K. (2019): Themenfolder „Methoden“ – Quantitative und Qualitative Methoden für FTI-Evaluierungen. FTEVAL – Österreichische Plattform für Forschungs- und Technologiepolitikevaluierung. Wien. DOI: 10.22163/fteval.2019.308 The choice of the appropriate evaluation method depends primarily on the objective of the evaluation subject, the evaluation purpose and the time of the evaluation. In addition, factors such as e.g. the availability of data, the actual methodological and expert knowledge of the evaluators and the clients as well as the evaluation budget made available, the final decision on a specific set of methods [...]

https://www.impactevaluation.eu/program/ The presentations can be accessed here link to photoreport on flickr link to mentimeter results

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 R&I Policy at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation and Evaluation". Der gesamte Beitrag ist hier nachlesbar. Die über 250 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer der Konferenz, die vor allem aus den Akteursbereichen Forschungspolitik, Förderagenturen, Forschung und Evaluation kamen, diskutierten die umfassenden Ansätze der Europäischen Kommission, wie Wirkungen im nächsten europäischen Forschungs- und Innovationsrahmenprogramm namens "Horizon Europe" nachvollziehbar und bewertbar gemacht werden können. Des weiteren haben ca. 40 internationale Gastrednerinnen und Gastredner aus Europa, den USA, Lateinamerika, [...]

"The mission of the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation is to promote the quality, transparency and adequate coverage of evaluations to achieve a better strategic planning of research, technology and innovation (RTI) policy in Austria - Therefore, together with the Austrian RTI policy stakeholders, the existing evaluation culture is constantly further developed."

"The mission of the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation is to promote the quality, transparency and adequate coverage of evaluations to achieve a better strategic planning of research, technology and innovation (RTI) policy in Austria - Therefore, together with the Austrian RTI policy stakeholders, the existing evaluation culture is constantly further developed."

The event will be held in German language! Am: Dienstag, 6. November 2018 Um: 18.30 Uhr Im: Reitersaal der OeKB, Strauchgasse 3, 1010 Wien Woran müssen sich Forschung und Innovation heute messen? Die europäischen Forschungsrahmenprogramme geben darauf eine klare Antwort: Es geht um ihre gesellschaftliche Relevanz. Forschung und Innovation werden zunehmend darauf verpflichtet, ihre Wirkmacht nachzuweisen, unsere Gesellschaften auf einen Pfad nachhaltiger und sozial inklusiver Entwicklung zu führen. „Social Impact“ lautet das Codewort, „Missionen“ sollen Forschung auf die Erfüllung gesellschaftlicher Ziele ausrichten. Eine neue „Impact Agenda“ wird in der Forschungscommunity konstatiert. Was dies für Design und Umsetzung von Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik bedeutet, ist Anfang [...]

The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) invites tenders for the external evaluation of the funding programme  "Special Research Programmes" (Spezialforschungsbereiche, SFB): https://www.fwf.ac.at/fileadmin/files/Dokumente/Downloads/2018-07-18_TORs_SFB-Evaluation.pdf The tender has been drawn up in accordance with the FWF Rules on Quality and Transparency Evaluations, Studies and Research Policy-related Services and with the Evaluation Standards developed by the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (fteval). These standards are to be observed by companies submitting tenders. The deadline for tenders is October 1, 2018. Contact: Falk Reckling

Impact of R&I Policy at the Crossroads of Policy Design, Implementation, Evaluation The registration process for the R&I Impact Conference will be open as of 22 June 2018! Please register here. PLEASE TAKE NOTE: Due to the overall invitation policy of the Council Presidency you will receive an official accreditation eMail from ESIAT, the Executive Secretariat of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council a few weeks before the conference, in order to receive your conference badge on-site. Registration for participation is open until 28th October 2018 – register as soon as possible! The registration includes all lunches and coffee [...]