Klaus Schuch

Klaus Schuch, ZSI (Centre for Social Innovation), Austria, @KSCH_ZSI

Klaus Schuch is Scientific Director and Senior Scientist at the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) Austria, which is the longest established Centre for Social Innovation in the EU. ZSI implements research and application projects on the social embedding and impact of all types of innovations and contributes to the design and diffusion of socially accepted and sustainable innovations to meet global challenges. Klaus’s main topics of interest are: the (societal) impact of research, technology and innovation (RTI), techno-globalisation and evaluation. Klaus gained insights on social innovation from his evaluative work, especially in the field of development cooperation. Since May 2012, He has taught evaluation in various academic settings including the Master of Social Innovation course at the Danube University Krems. Since 2012 he is also Managing Director of the Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation.