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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\nJakob Kofler<\/strong> is a researcher at the Austrian Institute for SME Research. <\/span>His work focuses on research, technology and innovation policy.<\/span> Based on systems analysis approaches, he is particularly interested in societal transformation processes and their implications for policy design<\/span>. During his interdisciplinary academic career in the social sciences, he has focused on the economics of innovation and science, technology and innovation policy, as well as industrial and social policy.<\/span> Jakob completed his most recent academic endeavour with a Master in Innovation, Public Policy and Public from University College London (Prof. Mariana Mazzucato). <\/span> <\/p>\n “What I find exciting about evaluation is that there is usually a limited amount of data, that questions are interdisciplinary and that you are usually dependent on a Although Jakob is a team player, he combines many skills in one person: “I nominated Jakob because he uniquely combines all the skills you need for evaluation in one person,”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n says the Deputy Director of the Institute, Peter Kaufmann, and continues: <\/p>\n “I am very convinced that he still has a lot to contribute to this field and that he will have a top career.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Jakob would like to invest the prize money in the field of AI-supported analysis of unsorted data on the one hand and participatory research methods on the other.<\/p>\n Congratulations to our Evaluation Talent 2024!<\/strong><\/p>\n https:\/\/youtu.be\/z8gtQv_-FDs<\/p>\n Links<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nfunctioning team in order to tackle these complex questions together. And I believe that it always requires a great deal of flexibility and creativity due to the limited data available. In my view, the biggest challenges in the area of evaluation are” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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