05: Think Tanks in Österreich
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in englischer SpracheThink Tanks sind aus der heutigen politischen Diskussion kaum wegzudenken und bestimmen auf unterschiedlichste Weise die politische Agenda, indem sie diese durch wissenschaftliche Expertise beeinflussen. Die Frage nach der Rolle, die Think Tanks in der Gesellschaft spielen und nach der demokratischen Legitimation von Expertenurteilen, ist angesichts dieser Entwicklung virulent. Denn auch Lobbyisten und Wirtschaftsunternehmen suchen seit längerem die gesellschaftliche Diskussion durch eigene Expertisen und Think Tanks mit zu gestalten. Wird Think Tank-Arbeit zum neuen Werkzeug des wirtschaftsnahen Lobbyismus, welcher Verantwortung und welchen Objektivitätskriterien unterliegt die wissenschaftliche Beratung? Welche Möglichkeiten haben Think Tanks in Österreich, die politische Diskussion zu beeinflussen?
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Dr. Dervilla DONNELLY
Chairman, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin; Member, Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development, Vienna
| 1948-1954 | Studied Chemistry at the University College Dublin, National University of Ireland |
| 1955-1956 | Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1956-1978 | Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, University College Dublin |
| 1971 | Research Fellow: Kunglia Tekniska Högskolän, Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1978-1980 | Leader of the delegation to the CSCE meetings in Bonn and Hamburg to promote security and co-operation in Europe |
| 1978-1983 | Member of the National Board for Science and Technology (NBST) |
| 1979-1996 | Professor of Phytochemistry, University College Dublin |
| 1982-1984 | President of the Phytochemical Society of Europe |
| 1984 | Irish representative on the EEC Committee for Training in Science and Technology (ACPM-STT) |
| 1985-1990 | Chairman, European Science Research Councils, (ESRC) |
| 1989-1992 | Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland |
| President of the Royal Dublin Society | |
| 1990-1991 | Senior Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy |
| 1994 | Chairman, National Education Convention |
| 1994-1996 | President, Institute of Chemistry of Ireland |
| 1997-1999 | Council Member, Royal Society of Chemistry |
| 1997-1998 | Senior Vice-President, Royal Irish Academy |
| 1998-2000 | Vice-President and Member of the Executive Council of the European Science Foundation |
| 1998 | Chairman, INTAS Evaluation group |
| Chairman, INCO 5 year evaluation | |
| Chairman, Evaluation Committee OECD Programme "Megascience Forum" | |
| 2001-2005 | Chairman, Commission for Assisted Human Reproduction |
| 2005 | Member of the Board of National Museum of Ireland and Chair of the Audit Committee |
| 2006 | Member of Council Royal Irish Academy |
Mag.a Kristina EDLINGER-PLODER
Mag.a Landesrätin für Gesundheit und Pflegemanagement, Wissenschaft und Forschung, Graz
| Studium der Rechtswissenschaften | |
| 1995-1998 | Mitarbeit im Aufbau eines Handelsunternehmens |
| 1998 | Eintritt in das Büro von Landeshauptmann Waltraud Klasnic |
| 2002 | Leiterin des Büros von Landeshauptmann Waltraud Klasnic |
| 2003-2005 | Landesrätin für Jugend, Familie und Generationen, Bildung und Wissenschaft |
| 2004-2005 | Zusätzlich Landesrätin für Finanzen |
| 2005-2010 | Landesrätin für Wissenschaft, Forschung, Verkehr und Technik |
| seit 2010 | Landesrätin für Gesundheit und Pflegemanagement, Wissenschaft und Forschung |
Dr. Dr.h.c. Gebhard KIRCHGÄSSNER
Professor of Economics and Econometrics, Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St.Gallen
| 1976-1977 | Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Universität Konstanz |
| 1977-1984 | Oberassistent, Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschule Zürich |
| 1984-1992 | Professor (C4) für Volkswirtschaftslehre/Finanzwissenschaft, Universität Osnabrück |
| 1997-2004 | Präsident der Forschungskommission der Universität St. Gallen |
| 1998 | Gastprofessor, Max-Planck-Projektgruppe "Recht der Gemeinschaftsgüter", Bonn |
| 1999-2001 | Vorstand (Dekan) der Volkswirtschaftlichen Abteilung der Universität St. Gallen |
| 1997-2003 | Mitglied der Kommission für Konjunkturfragen |
| 1998-2000 | Präsident des Advisory Board Steuerpolitik beim Eidgenössischen Finanzdepartement |
| 2004-2007 | Präsident der Kommission für Konjunkturfragen |
| 2007-2011 | Präsident der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik |
Mag. Dr. Barbara KOLM
Vice President, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna
| seit 2008 | Gründerin und Direktorin, Austrian Economics Center, Wien |
| Präsidentin, Friedrich A.v.Hayek Instituts, Wien | |
| seit 2018 | Vizepräsidentin, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Wien |
MBA Christopher SCHLÄFFER
Group Product & Innovation Officer, Deutsche Telekom; Chairman of the Supervisory Board, T-Mobile Austria
| Christopher Schläffer became Deutsche Telekom's Group Product & Innovation Officer in December 2006. Thus he is member of the Executive Committee of T-Mobile International responsible for Product & Innovation and at the same time chairman of the segment board of T-Online. | |
| Prior to assuming his current role Christopher Schläffer was Corporate Development Officer (CDO) of Deutsche Telekom in charge of group strategy, innovation, research & development as well as venture capital. From 2002 until September 2006 he also had responsibility for group technology, processes and IT. From 2000 to 2002 Christopher Schläffer was heading Corporate Strategy as Senior Executive Vice President. | |
| Christopher Schläffer joined Deutsche Telekom in July 1998. Before that he worked with Accenture, the global consulting, technology and outsourcing company, and in the pharmaceutical industry. | |
| Christopher Schläffer holds a master's degree in business administration from the Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics and has been elected one of the Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. |
Dr. James A. THOMSON
President and Chief Executive Officer, Research and Development Corporation (RAND), Santa Monica, CA
| 1967-1969 | Purdue University, M.Sc. in Physics |
| 1969-1972 | Purdue University, Ph.D. in Physics |
| 1972-1974 | University of Wisconsin, Post-doctoral research associate in experimental nuclear physics |
| 1974-1977 | Office of the Secretary of Defense, The Pentagon |
| 1977-1981 | National Security Council, The White House |
| 1981-1986 | Director of RAND's National Security Strategies research program in Project AIR FORCE |
| 1983-1984 | Director of RAND's International Security and Defense Policy program |
| 1984-1989 | Vice President and responsible for the Project AIR FORCE division, The RAND Corporation |
| since 1989 | President and Chief Executive Officer, The RAND Corporation |
Dr. Georg WINCKLER
Rector, University of Vienna
| Studies at Princeton University and the University of Vienna | |
| 1968 | Promotion Dr. rer. pol. |
| since 1978 | Full Professor of Economics, University of Vienna; several appointments as Visiting Professor (i.a. Georgetown University, USA) |
| since 1999 | Rector of the University of Vienna (re-elected 2003 and 2007) |
| 2000-2005 | President of the Austrian Rectors' Conference (re-elected 2001 and 2004) |
| 2001-2005 | Vice-President and Member of the Board of the European University Association (EUA), Brussels-Geneva |
| 2005-2009 | President of the European University Association (EUA), Brussels-Geneva |
Dr. Stefan ZOTTI
Mitglied des Kabinetts Hahn, EU-Kommissar für Regionalpolitik, Brüssel
| 2002 | Master in Catholic Theology, University of Graz and University of Vienna |
| 2006 | Doctor in Catholic Theology, University of Vienna |
| 2009 | Postgraduate Master in European Studies, Danube University Krems |
| 2002-2004 | Assistant to Mr Othmar Karas, MEP, European Parliament |
| 2005-2007 | Parliamentary Assistant to Mr Reinhold Lopatka, MP and Mrs Carina Felzmann, MP, Austrian Parliament |
| 2007 | Deputy Head of Cabinet of Mr Reinhold Lopatka, State Secretary for Sports, Austrian Federal Chancellery |
| 2007-2009 | Member of Cabinet of Mr Johannes Hahn, Federal Minister for Science and Research, Federal Ministry for Science and Research |
| since 2010 | Member of Cabinet of Mr Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission |
| since 2011 | Lecturer (part-time) in Ethics and Technology Assessment at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Austria |
| since 2012 | Lecturer (part-time) in Regional Policy at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland, Austria |
