Projects

MuT – Mobility and Participation

Mobility poverty is a growing social and economic problem in Austria, affecting around 6% of the population. This has far-reaching consequences for social participation and economic development. A standardised and comprehensive definition is required in order to establish targeted measures to tackle mobility poverty.

IEA UsersTCP "Empowering all: Gender Equality for the Energy Transition”

Intersectional factors such as gender, age, and socioeconomic status influence access to and use of energy in private households. The resulting inequalities are examined in the project through a survey, focus groups, policy guidelines, and a TCP Gender Knowledge Hub for inclusive energy transitions. This contributes to a fairer, more sustainable energy transition and promotes systematic inclusion in energy policy.

TransformKMU - Transformation and RRI (Responsible Research & Innovation) for SMEs in the Austrian innovation ecosystem

The competitiveness of Austrian SMEs is to be increased through the increased use of digital technologies, in particular automation through key technologies such as AI, taking RRI into account.

Study on Gender Balance in the R&I Sector to Improve the Role of Women in the Energy Transition

The study on gender balance in R&I, commissioned by European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), aims to help the European Commission improve the role of women in the energy transition.

Digital Work during Times of Crisis. For a Gender- and Diversity-Friendly Working -from-Home Culture

This research project, with a participatory research approach using action research, aimed to support employees and employers in finding the appropriate path for a gender- and diversity-friendly "new" digital work culture during and after the pandemic.

IEA User-Centred Energy Systems – Empowering All: Gender Equality for the Energy Transition

The OEGUT supports the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) in developing country-specific recommendations for integrative energy strategies. This concerns political interventions and technology developments.

IEA Equality in Energy Transitions Initiative

The Equality in Energy Transitions Initiative (formerly known as Clean Energy, Education and Empowerment - C3E International) is a Technology Collaboration Programme of the IEA and an Initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). Its primary objective is to promote gender equality and diversity within the energy transition process with the goal of closing the gender gap by 2030.

Activities for the FEMtech Initiative

With FEMtech, the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) supports women in research and technology and creates equal opportunities in industrial and non-university research.

Network Laura Bassi 4.0 - Digitization and Equal Opportunities

Together with JOANNEUM RESEARCH, ÖGUT is supporting the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) in setting up the “Digitization and Equal Opportunities” network. Which factors lead to inequality and how can they be dealt with?

The Role of Women in Transformation

Our society is confronted with major challenges and gender equality plays an important role in respect to sustainable development. In order to initiate and shape according transformation processes in organisations and society as a whole, it is necessary to focus on the deployment of female and male potential. ÖGUT engages in these topics in the course of a background study and a workshop at the Growth in Transition Conference 2018 (the motto was: Europe’s Transformation: Where People Matter).

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Projects in Subject Area Gender & Diversity