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Innovation und Technology

Brief description

Social and technical innovations can make an important contribution to sustainable development. Social innovations frequently prove to be the prerequisite for implementing technical innovations but also often go much further. The IÖW assesses new technologies in terms of sustainability. In the process, we take account of the technical, social, economic as well as ecological opportunities and risks of these technologies and highlight structuring possibilities. A particular concern of ours is to embed sustainable technologies in political and market contexts.

Team

Ongoing Projects

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International analysis of the factors influencing the perception of nanotechnology
(October 2011 - September 2012)
Supported by: Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin
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Sustainable Publishing - New environmental standards for the publishing industry
(August 2011 - December 2012)
Supported by: Umweltbundesamt Umweltforschungsplan (UFO-Plan), Dessau-Roßlau
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Potentials of advanced technological, decentralized and personalized production against the background of a low carbon economy
(July 2010 - December 2012)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn
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Social innovation and its diffusion: Social marketing and social entrepreneurship
(April 2010 - March 2012)
Supported by: Stiftung Mercator GmbH, Essen
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Adaptive support device/textile with pressure controlled stiffness and integrated sensor technologies inspired by the human skin
(June 2009 - May 2012)
Supported by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Bonn
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Contact

Ulrich Petschow
IÖW main office

Phone: +49 30-884 594-0

ulrich.petschow(at)ioew.de

Publications on the topic

Petschow, Ulrich (2011)
Bioeconomy
Can new technologies secure energy supply and feed the world?
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v. Gleich, Arnim; Pade, Christian; Petschow, Ulrich; Pissarskoi, Eugen (2010)
Potentials and Trends in Biomimetics
Springer, Berlin Heidelberg
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Ferdinand, Jan-Peter (2011)
Mega trends and the green economic policy
oekom Verlag
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Rubik, Frieder; Scholl, Gerd; Biedenkopf, Katja; Kalimo, Harri; Mohaupt, Franziska; Söebech, Ólöf; Stø, Eivind; Strandbakken, Pål; Turnheim, Bruno (2009)
Innovative Approaches in European Sustainable Consumption Policies
Eigenverlag IÖW, Berlin
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