The largest conference in Europe dedicated to the evaluation of policies in the field of research, technology and innovation policy will gather academics, evaluators, research managers, authorities and RTI policy makers to debate challenging developments in RTI policy and their effects on evaluation theory and practice.
The conference addresses new actor settings, approaches and themes in RTI policy evaluation. Thus, the term OPEN EVALUATION signals openness towards new values, new stakeholders and beneficiaries and new approaches and themes in RTI policies and RTI evaluations.
The conference aims to attract papers and posters that contribute to providing theoretical concepts and practical approaches to forward next generation of STI policy evaluation designs and approaches. It also invites contributions that critically discuss methodological issues and normative challenges concerning STI policy evaluation. We encourage and highly welcome critical, trans- and interdisciplinary abstracts in the topic areas outlined below.
It invites submissions in 6 focal thematic areas (papers beyond these focal areas are welcomed too) :
1) Changing the role of evaluation of RTI policy to incorporate new values, RRI and new forms of science
2) New evaluation approaches in data, methods, indicators and their interpretation
3) RTI policy evaluation in the policy-making process
4) Social innovation, societal impact, societal challenges
5) Evaluation approaches for policies and programmes in social sciences and humanities (SSH)
6) Challenges and new approaches to evaluate European RTI policies and programmes
Find here the extended topic description.
SUBMISSION TIMING
Deadline for extended abstracts (of 3 to 5 pages including references): 15 April, 2016
Confirmation acceptance: 30 June, 2016
Revised extended abstracts for booklet of abstracts: 2 October, 2016
Please submit your extended abstract here.
TAVEL GRANTS FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS
FWF, the Austrian Science Fund, provides a grant to this conference, which will be used to support the participation of young researchers. Young researchers (up to 35 years), whose extended abstracts or poster presentations will be selected by the Scientific Committee, can send an eMail to the registration manager (office@fteval.at) requesting for a grant to cover parts of their travel and registration costs. Depending on the number of requests the organisers intend to waive the registration fee and to subsidy the accommodation costs.
PUBLICATION POLICY
By submitting your paper you agree that all accepted extended abstracts will be published in a booklet (special issue of the fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation) and on this web-page.
The conference invites submissions in 6 focal thematic areas (papers beyond these focal areas are welcomed too) :
1. Changing the role of evaluation of RTI policy to incorporate values, RRI and new forms of science
2. New evaluation approaches in data, methods, indicators and their interpretation
3. RTI policy evaluation in the policy-making process
4. Social innovation, societal impact, societal challenges
5. Evaluation approaches for policies and programmes in social sciences and humanities (SSH)
7. Challenges and new approaches to evaluate European RTI policies and programmes
Deadlinefor extended abstracts (of 3 to 5 pages including references): 15 April, 2016
Dates of conference:
24 and 25 Novembre 2016
Organisers :
- Austrian Platform Research and Technology Evaluation
- Manchester Institute of Innovation Research
- IFRIS – Institut Francilien Recherche, Innovation et Société
Registration Contact :
Stefan Philipp
Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Poilcy Evaluation
Phone: +43-1-495-0442-79
Email: office@fteval.at