Joanneum research – Policies

POLICIES - Institute for Economic and Innovation Research is one of five institutes of JOANNEUM RESEARCH and offers a wide range of thematic and methodological expertise to provide advice and support in the planning of technology and innovation strategies, in regional location decisions and analysis and in assessing the risk and effects of political and business decisions. It provides public institutions, industrial partners and international policy makers with background analyses, scientific studies and knowledge intensive consulting services in the areas of science, research, technology and innovation. It has a special focus on and a long standing experience in the field of evaluation and in issues of gender equality in STI organisations. Its work forms the basis for evidence-based policy.

Besides its research focus on gender equality in science, technology and innovation are diversity, equal opportunity and the promotion of women important corporate policy principles for Joanneum Research. JOANNEUM RESEARCH has established measures to promote equal opportunities for women and men as part of its gender-mainstreaming strategy. The measures introduced so far include, for example, the more gender-sensitive use of language, Papa-Weeks (two weeks of additional paid holidays for fathers of new born babies), support for paternity leave etc. Through the use and development of these measures, along with structured management training, employees are becoming aware of the numerous advantages that gender-mainstreaming brings to science and research. JOANNEUM RESEARCH strives to invite a higher proportion of women to join the scientific and technical personnel in order to increase the innovation potential of the company. For this reason, we are regular participants of information events such as Girls' Day or FIT – Women in Technology.

JOANNEUM RESEARCH will be responsible to carry out the data collection and analysis of EU and national policies to support implementation of gender mainstreaming in research organisations as well as of good practices of GEPs implemented by research organisations. The results of this analysis will be used to establish an online tool to enhance competences of RTI stakeholders to promote structural change. To achieve these tasks JOANNEUM RESEARCH can rely on following strengths and experiences: Vast expertise and knowledge on gender mainstreaming and structural change in RTI; Domain knowledge on research, technology and innovation policies in Europe; Methodological experiences of good practice identification, mapping exercises and policy evaluation; Expertise in policy analysis and evaluation; wide scope of international network and expert contacts

Contact persons:

Sybille Reidl
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
POLICIES – Institute for Economic and Innovation Research
Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
tel.: +43 1 5817520-2818
fax: +43 1 5817520-2820
e-mail: sybille.reidl@joanneum.at

Florian Holzinger
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
POLICIES – Institute for Economic and Innovation Research
Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna, Austria
tel.: +43 1 5817520-2834
fax: +43 1 5817520-2820
e-mail: florian.holzinger@joanneum.at