Vienna-Days in Moscow Module
<Research- and Science-City Vienna>
Moscow, June 9, 2006
THE IMPACT OF SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF CITIES
Josef Hochgerner Zentrum für Soziale Innovation
VIENNA GREETS...
... MOSCOW
BLURRING BOUNDARIES
Development of cities beyond traditional frontiers
Growth afield city walls
Population relevant, but not prime
„Global Cities“, regional centres
Features of cities in the 21st century
Powerhouses for science, research, and innovation
Transformer for politics, the economy, transport, communication
Social networks, dominating life styles
Cultural base of further developments
SCIENCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
Public bodies of science and research
Universities
Academies of scineces
Universities of applied science (poly-technics)
State owned research organisations
Municipal and regional institutes
Private research
Enterprises, corporations
Science and research in associations
NGOs
Non-commercial institutes
PPP - concerning funding and implementation
OPENING OF UNIVERSITIES
Bologna process
Common European area of Higher Education
Mobility, inter-cultural learning, quality improvement
Adjustment of teaching to requirements and needs of students
Extended functions
Teaching
Research
Innovation and services
LIMITS TO SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES:
THE ADVENT OF „TRANS-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE“
The notion of science in the Industrial Society
„Science, Mode 1“ *)
Ideas, theories, methods, norms
Powered and controlled mainly by scientific communities
Discoveries preceed development and implementation
Science in the knowledge based Information Society
„Science, Mode 2“ *)
Production of knowledge, problem solving research
Science, research and application lesser controlled by scientific communities
Increasing relevance of stakeholder groupings and users
Collaboration not only across scientific disciplines („inter-disciplinarity“):
Practitioners, users and other professional experts become involved
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*) Michael Gibbons, Helga Nowotny et al., 1994: The New Production of Knowledge.
The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies; Sage, London
Contributions by science and research
Cultural heritage Cultural
Fundamentals of
Employment inclusion, prosperity Economic
development Ties of exchange,
community relations
Administration, security institutions, education Social
development Structures, norms
power, politics
Infrastructures buildings, quality of life Ecological
development Material ambience
nature, technology
Science and research disposed to the city Components of
sustainability Sediments
in the society
„SUSTAINABILITY OF CITY DEVELOPMENT“
WHAT MAKES VIENNA ATTRACTIVE?
Benefits for science, research, and students
Clean environment, high quality of life
Cultural offerings
The knowledge base
Efficient infrastructure
Prof. Dr. Josef Hochgerner Centre for Social Innovation Linke Wienzeile 246 A - 1150 Vienna
Tel. ++43.1.4950442 Fax. ++43.1.4950442-40 email: hochgerner@zsi.at
