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Standards & Platform The Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation (fteval) is an association whose members are institutions from the fields of research, technology and innovation (RTI). It includes government ministries, agencies, research funding organisations, research institutes and consulting firms. Membership is open to all those involved in commissioning or carrying out evaluations in the field of RTI. The aim of the association is to further develop the culture and practice of evaluation in Austria in the field of RTI. The fteval platform regards evaluation as central to ongoing improvement and strategic focus in RTI policy. A “good” culture [...]

Date/Place: Wien, 3. April 2019, 10:00 -17:00, Impact Hub, Lindengasse 56, 1070 Wien The event will be held in German. Information only available in German. Organisiert von AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Joanneum Research und der Österreichischen Plattform für Forschungs- und Technologiepolitikevaluierung in Kooperation mit UNESCO. Was die Zukunft bringt, scheint für viele Menschen mit immer größerer Unsicherheit verbunden zu sein. Wir leben in einer komplexen, sich rasch verändernden Welt. Daraus ergibt sich ein steigender Bedarf an strukturierter Antizipation von möglichen Zukunftspfaden, die unsere gegenwärtigen Praktiken und Institutionen in Frage stellen können. Dieses Phänomen lässt sich besonders im Umfeld der Forschungs- [...]

Which conditions or precautions should now be taken into account for impact analyzes? The topic folder provides information. The topic folder was compiled by Karin Kohlweg and can be cited as follows: Kohlweg, K. (2019): Themenfolder„Impact“ – ein Diskussionsbeitrag. FTEVAL – Österreichische Plattform für Forschungs- und Technologiepolitikevaluierung. Wien. DOI: 10.22163/fteval.2019.309 Here is the topic folder "IMPACT" Here is the topic folder "METHODEN"

In the course of implementing the DSGVO in Austria, the question has arisen, as with data from so-called registers - i. Data collections generated by the state in the context of its sovereign activity. These data (for example, health data of the main association, unemployment insurance data, etc.) form an important part of public administration and political governance. But they were so far hardly structured research accessible. The implementation of the GDPR in the field of research was regulated by the Federal Government in the Research Organization Act (FOG), which also forms an important legal framework for evaluations in the area [...]

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."