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For three days, social competency and technical know-how were the focus of a hackthon hosted by the CTS and the Arbeiterkammer (AK). The goal: Social justice.

From September 23 to 25, 2022, CTS and AK Wien hosted the “Hackathon of the Many - With Digitization to More Justice”. The focus was on social competencies and technical know-how with the goal: Digital Justice. The main focus was on the exchange of students with interest groups.

(Only in German) Die innovativste Idee: Organisierung un(ter)dokumentierter Paketzusteller_innen

(Only in German) Die funktionalste Anwendung: Taking back the streets – Eine Straßenzeitung in Pandemie und digitalem Zeitalter?

(Only in German) Das beste Mock-Up: Bürger_innen-Initiativen zu umweltfreundlicher Mobilität vernetzen

(Only in German) Die beste Präsentation: Betriebsrat – Organisierung im Homeoffice

(Only in German) Die gesellschaftlich wertvollste Lösung: Selbstorganisierung von Menschen mit Armuts- und Ausgrenzungserfahrungen

(Only in German) Der beste Call to Action: Digitales Storytelling zur Klimagerechtigkeit

The complete session ‘Die (R)evolution sozio-technischer Hybride’ at the Forum Alpbach 2022 as a single video (available in German only).

CTS’s Anna Franzkowiak joined Doris Wagner and representatives of TU Austria for a tour through eduLAB, one of Austria’s most successful educational outreach initiatives in IT.

Reporting and photo credit: Theresa Aichinger-Fankhauser / TU Informatics.

(German) Im Video-Rückblick kommen die Speaker:innen und Teilnehmer:innen an der CTS Content Session zu Wort und beschreiben ihre Takeaways.

(German) Unter dem Titel „Die (R)evolution sozio-technischer Hybride“ luden die drei österr. techn. Universitäten TU Wien, TU Graz und Montanuniversität Leoben im Verbund der TU Austria zur Diskussion von Lösungsansätzen humanistischer Technologieentwicklung.

What is the CTS Content Session at the European Forum Alpbach 2022 about?

The CTS/C!S Project „DEBIAS“ placed first in the idea competition hosted by the Co-Change Project. Representing the CTS, I was fortunate to visit Tecnalia, one of the consortial partners in the Co-Change Project in Bilbao, Spain.

Oliver Hödl and Patricia Hu speak about their project “muco”.

Barbara Laa speaks about her project “GoData Space”.

Andrea Rieger-Jandl speaks about her project “Kellergassen”.

The C!S and CTS were glad to host 25 students of Philosophy of Science, Technology & Society from the University of Twente for an afternoon workshop on Critical Algorithm Studies.

Seyedeh Ashrafi speaks about her project “New Mobilities”.

Christian Peer and Helena Bernhardt speak about their CTS Project “Lectures for Future: 2nd Level”

Esther Blaimschein talks about her project ‘Mental eHealth & Telepsychiatry’.

D. Born & F. Fischer present their project ‘Best Practice Inter- & Transdisciplinary Teaching’.

Dagmar Gromann and Katta Spiel present their project GenderFair MT. For more information on the project, visit the project homepage.

The current CTS Factsheet describing the CTS core mission, financing, activities, as well as the most relevant key figures about the center, is now available to download.

Dipl.-Ing. Marlene Wagner presents the CTS-funded project ‘Saving Spaces’.

Dipl.-Ing. Isabel Stumfol presents the CTS-funded Summer School ‘Zukunftsland Lungau’.

Dipl.-Ing.(FH) Georg Jäggle presents his CTS-funded project “Digital Literacy in Robotics”.

Dr. Christian Peer (Raumplanung, TU Wien) talks about the CTS-cofunded project “Lectures for Future”.

The Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Faßmann, sends his well-wishes to the CTS and speaks about the importance of interdisciplinary work.

Prof. Simon Güntner (TU Wien) talks about his project on “Digital Participation”.

In a new video, Anna Franzkowiak introduces the CTS.

The current CTS Funding Criteria info sheet listing the formal criteria for CTS-funded projects, is now available to download.

“FHs kooperieren mit anderen Hochschulen in vielen Bereichen: um den Austausch zu fördern, innerhalb des Sektors, um gemeinsame Forschung voranzutreiben”

Gudrun Ostermann from the Austrian newspaper derStandard reports on the CTS.