Fact or Fake: How do we deal with scientific scepticism?" - was the current prize question of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. The three best essays have now been selected from over 140 submitted.
Climate change and resource scarcity are making the production and quality of regional food increasingly important. The CITY.FOOD.BASKET project has investigated how regional food baskets can be promoted, examples were the Austrian cities Vienna and Graz.
A new ITA manuscript asks: What is the state of technology assessment (TA) in Central and Eastern Europe? How can TA institutions network better and learn from each other? And is there perhaps a need for more openness in approaching each other?
The recently published "Vienna Theses" on policy advice, co-authored by ITA researcher Alexander Bogner, are intended to form the basis for constructive policy advice. At a workshop organized by Bogner and his project team, high-ranking representatives from politics, research and the health sector discussed how evidence-based policy can succeed.
The risks of a blackouts or a possible internet outage where the most heavily debated topics for ITA experts in 2022. Other media-highlights revolved, for example, around the search for Google alternatives and digitalisation in all its forms - be it AI for consumers, mobile communication or cyber security.
Surveys are not everything when it comes to explaining scepticism about science. Participation of citizens in science and the right communication in the right place are essential to convey the value of science, emphasise ÖAW experts at the Joint Academy Day.
Alexander Bogner, co-author of the "Vienna Theses on Policy Advice" and sociologist at ITA, says in an interview with Radio Ö1: "Science should enable the autonomy of politics".
ITA Director Michael Nentwich and National Council President Wolfgang Sobotka presented innovations, FID Committee Chairman Hafenecker (FPÖ) looks forward to "fast and flexible" cooperation.
Automated processes promise more services and less costs. In sensitive areas such as welfare, the use of algorithms could bring disadvantages for people. In a new project, eight EU countries including Austria compare automation in their welfare state systems.
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