New study: What do ChatGPT and deep fakes do to democracy? The ITA is investigating this question on behalf of the Austrian Parliament.
About
Steffen is an economist and social scientist with a research focus on institutional and evolutionary political economy and joined ITA in 2018.
Education
Steffen holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Heidelberg and a Master's degree in Socio-Ecological Economics & Policy (SEEP) from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, which he completed with a thesis on institutional frameworks for public goods. In 2021, he earned his PhD from Central European University (CEU) with a dissertation on the diffusion and development of energy storage systems.
Experience
After an internship at the economic development agency of the city of Osnabrück he worked as a student assistant at the interdisciplinary institute FEST in Heidelberg on welfare indicators. In Vienna, he worked as a graduate student assistant and methods tutor at the institute for ecological economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business.
TA Projects
TA Projects
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/6/csm_ExTRA_a6df0fed64.png "[Translate to English:]")
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/7/d/csm_DiVuGi_iStock-638503806_30439ddf09.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/b/csm_Blackout_iStock_e9d7ff4bd8.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
![[Translate to English:]](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/e/csm_NT-A_iStock-1180187740_1200_d7058b481a.jpg "[Translate to English:]")
Refereed Contributions
Refereed Contributions
- . (2020). Electricity infrastructure and innovation in the next phase of energy transition—amendments to the technology innovation system framework. Review Of Evolutionary Political Economy, _. doi:10.1007/s43253-020-00021-4
- . (2020). The role of competences, engagement, and devices in configuring the impact of prices in energy demand response: Findings from three smart energy pilots with households. Energy Policy, 35, 11. doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111142
- . (2019). Strategische Perspektiven für die Zukunft des Pluralismus. In Petersen D. (Ed.), Perspektiven einer pluralen Ökonomik. Wirtschaft + Gesellschaft (p. 5). Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-16145-3_11
Articles/Book contributions
Research Reports
Research Reports
- . (2023). Digitalisierung, Vulnerabilität und (kritische) gesellschaftliche Infrastrukturen. Entwicklungsstand, Trends und zentrale Herausforderungen (Endbericht) (p. 130). Wien. Retrieved from https://epub.oeaw.ac.at/ita/ita-projektberichte/ITA-pb-2023-01.pdf
- . (2022). Sichere Stromversorgung und Blackout-Vorsorge in Österreich. Entwicklungen, Risiken und mögliche Schutzmaßnahmen (Endbericht) (p. 130). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-17
- . (2020). Elektroflotten in Wien - Eine Untersuchung über Herausforderungen und Chancen von E-Fahrzeugen in Fahrzeugflotten (p. 60). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-2020-01
- . (2019). Zwischenspeicher der Zukunft für elektrische Energie Endbericht (p. 102). Wien. doi:/10.1553/ITA-pb-AIT-9
- . (2019). MATCH: Markets, Actors and Technologies –A comparative study of smart grid solutions - Executive summary. Vienna. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/478/478271_match_executive-summary.pdf
- . (2018). Determining factors for integrated smart grid solutions. Project MATCH: Markets – Actors – Technologies. Vienna. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/438/438337_match_d3.1_v2.pdf
- . (2018). Recommendations for researchers, designers and system planners Version 2.0 31. Oct. 2018 (p. 15). Retrieved from https://www.match-project.eu/digitalAssets/438/438368_match_d5.1_v2-1.pdf
- . (2017). Case study report: Austria Findings from case studies of Model Village Köstendorf, HiT Housing Project and VLOTTE. Retrieved from https://www.match-project.aau.dk/digitalAssets/344/344917_d2.1_austrian-case-study-report_match.pdf
Conference Papers/Speeches
Conference Papers/Speeches
-
27/09/2023
, Trondheim
Bettin, Steffen Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus
Fast but problematic: Social and environmental implications of private PV battery systems versus community-based solutions
Beyond crisis/Beyond normal: A social science and humanities conference on sustainability
Other Lecture -
14/09/2023
, Wien
Gazsó, André Bettin, Steffen Armbruster, Oskar
Statusbericht und Präsentation möglicher Themen
Nano-EHS Workshop
Other Invited Lecture -
06/06/2023
, Wien
Bettin, Steffen Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus
Das Soziale zuerst: Institutionelle Arrangements und konkurrierende ideologische Visionen von Individualismus und Kollektivismus in der Energiewende
TA 23
Other Lecture -
06/09/2022
, Wien
Bettin, Steffen Krieger-Lamina, Jaro
Präsentation der Studie Blackout und Versorgungssicherheit
Symposium Blackout und Versorgungssicherheit
Keynote -
26/07/2022
, Karlsruhe
Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
TA and AI firms: bridging the gap with new methods for the co-shaping of technical change
5th European Technology Assessment Conference
Other Invited Lecture -
26/07/2022
, Karlsruhe
Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
Exploring side effects and risks of energy innovations using a configurational approach
ETAC5 - Digital Future(s), TA in and for a Changing World
Named Lecture -
26/07/2022
, Karlsruhe
Udrea, Titus Bettin, Steffen
TA and AI firms: bridging the gap with new methods for the co-shaping of technical change
ETAC5 - Digital Future(s), TA in and for a Changing World
Named Lecture -
29/04/2022
, Wien
Strauß, Stefan Bettin, Steffen
Sichere Stromversorgung und Blackout-Vorsorge in Österreich: Entwicklungen, Risiken und mögliche Schutzmaßnahmen. Studienpräsentation
Österreichisches Parlament (online)
Other Lecture -
08/10/2021
, Karlsruhe (online)
Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
Sustainability Transitions and their societal implications. Towards a configurational framework for the systematic assessment of technology impacts side-effects of energy innovations
IST Conference 2021
Other Lecture -
03/09/2021
, Rotterdam (online)
Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
Innovation as socio-technical configuration: Towards a relational approach for exploring effects and side-effects of energy innovations
International Workshop: Framing Innovation in a Networked World
Other Lecture -
01/09/2021
, Barcelona (online)
Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
Societal Implications of System Innovation: Exploring Alternative Socio-Technical Configurations in the Case of Household PV and Stationary Battery Systems
15th ESA Conference 2021
Other Lecture -
08/08/2021
, Toronto (online)
Ornetzeder, Michael Udrea, Titus Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen
The agency of socio-technical configurations: Effects and side effects of energy innovation
4S Conference
Other Lecture -
09/07/2021
, Hamburg (online)
Sinozic-Martinez, Tanja Bettin, Steffen Udrea, Titus Schönauer, Annika Smith, Lisa Mammes, Georgia
A Method for Responsibility in Innovation in AI Firm Start-ups
CEPE/IACAP Joint Conference 2021: The Philosophy and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Other Invited Lecture -
05/11/2019
, Bratislava
Sotoudeh, M.; Bettin, S.; Gudowsky, N
Power of visions on digitalisation for food security from farm to grocery and landfill
Fourth European Technology Assessment Conference
Other Lecture -
27/05/2019
, Wien
Bettin, Steffen
Missionsorientierte Innovationspolitik und Technikfolgenabschätzung in Österreich am Beispiel Solarheimspeicher
TA 19: Mission Control? Missionsorientierte Innovation als Herausforderung für die TA.
Other Lecture -
16/04/2019
, Wien
Bettin, Steffen
Disentangling energy storage
2nd Vienna Conference on Pluralism in Economics
Other Lecture -
08/09/2018
, Nice
Bettin, Steffen
Diffusion of Battery Energy Storage – Session 'Innovation and Technological Change'
30th Annual Conference
Other Lecture -
14/06/2018
, Berlin
Bettin, Steffen Gutting, Alicia Ornetzeder, Michael
Smart monitoring for active energy citizens or passive user consumers
Breaking the Rules! Energy Transitions as Social Innovations
Other Lecture
Short Articles
Short Articles
- . (2022). Cultures of responsibility for AI start-ups (ITA Dossier No 65en (September 2022, Author: Tanja Sinozic, Steffen Bettin, Titus Udrea). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-065en
- . (2022). Verantwortungskulturen für KI-Start-ups. ITA Dossier Nr. 65 (Juni 2022; Autor*innen: Tanja Sinozic, Steffen Bettin, Titus Udrea). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-065
- . (2020). Electric vehicles in Viennese fleets. ITA-Dossier no. 48en (November 2020; Authors: Steffen Bettin, Michael Ornetzeder, Anna Pavlicek). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-048en
- . (2020). E-Fahrzeuge in Wiener Flotten. ITA-Dossier Nr. 48 (Juli 2020; AutorInnen: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin, Anna Pavlicek). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-048
- . (2020). Implications of electricity storage? ITA-Dossier no. 46en (January 2020; Authors: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-046en
- . (2020). Welche Folgen haben Stromspeicher? ITA-Dossier Nr.46 (Jänner 2020; Autoren: Michael Ornetzeder, Steffen Bettin). Wien. doi:10.1553/ita-doss-046
