Open Evaluation is 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.
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
Deadline for extended abstracts (of 3 to 5 pages including references): 15 April, 2016
Dates:
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