Klaus Schuch
Senior Scientist
ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation
Vienna, Austria
My organisation
ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation
ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation
Research performing organisation
Vienna, Austria
About me
Additional questions
WHAT IS YOUR MAIN INTEREST IN SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION & RESILIENCE TOPICS?
shaping a better future (e.g. with social innovations)
WHICH (IMPACT) AREA OF THE STR PARTNERSHIP IS IN THE FOCUS OF YOUR INTEREST?
EXPERIENCE AND KNOW-HOW IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS & RESILIENCE
Various
IF YOU HAVE ANY POLICY EXPERIENCE, COULD YOU SHARE INFORMATION ON AREAS, METHODS, RISKS, AND FACTORS FOR SUCCESS?
Klaus Schuch analysed from 2009 to 2012 the Austrian R&I policy and its implementation under ERAWATCH and from 2015 to 2018 he was national correspondent for the EC’s R&I Observatory. In 2007 he was scientific expert of the CREST Working Group on internationalisation in S&T and in 2012 member of the external expert group of the European Commission to advice on the European R&I-internationalisation strategy. In 2016/2017 he was delegated to the ERAC Working Group on Impact Measurement. In 2018 and 2019, Klaus was Rapporteur of the PSF Mutual Learning Exercise on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I and in 2023-2024 he was Rapport of the PSF Mutual Learning Exercise on Research Security. He was also Austrian delegate to the European RTD Evaluation Network and member of the COST Scientific Committee (2016-2019). Klaus was many years also member of the Commission for Development Research of the Austrian Agency for International Cooperation in Education and Research (former Commission of the Austrian Academy of Sciences) (2006-2018). Klaus is advisor to several Austrian agencies and ministries dealing with research, innovation and technology (e.g. member of the Expert Group of the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research for "Cluster 2" and for "Widening Participation" [Horizon Europe]. Klaus is one of the main authors of the yearly Austrian Report on Research and Technology (FTB) issued by BMBWF, BMK and BMDW.
WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED CONTRIBUTION IN PREPARING THE STR PARTNERSHIP?