Growth in Transition

Workshop with Tim Jackson on May 27

elke — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:53:59 +0000

In the framework of “Growth in Transition”, a workshop with Tim Jackson will take place on May 27 from 9.30 – 12.30 in Vienna.
The workshop will deal with the topic of Tim Jackson’s book, “Prosperity without growth”.
For further information, see the invitation (German).

Lecture by Tim Jackson at the Vienna University of Economics on May 27

elke — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:47:52 +0000

Tim Jackson will hold a lecture at the Vienna University of Economics on May 27, from 2.30 to 3.15 pm.
The lecture will deal with the topic “Prosperity without Growth – Economics for a Finite Planet”.
You can find further information here.

Open space symposium dealing with the topic “The revolution of economic activity on the base of solidarity”

elke — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:28:20 +0000

From May 21 to May 24 the open space symposium of the “7-generations-network” dealing with the topic “The revolution of economic activity on the base of solidarity” will take place in St. Pölten.

You can find here programme, registration form and information about the open space format (all in German).

Workshop dealing with “Growth without end?” in the framework of the GLOBArt-Academy 2010

elke — Wed, 05 May 2010 17:59:24 +0000

In the framework of the GLOBArt-Academy 2010, which will take place from August 19 to August 22 and will deal with the topic “time of change – building blocks for a different progress”, there will be besides others a workshop dealing with “Growth without end?”.

You can find the entire programme here (in German).

Europe 2020: “Smart, sustainable and inclusive Growth” as new strategic goal for the EU

elke — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:10:26 +0000

The European Commission has presented its proposal for the post-Lisbon strategy today, which will be discussed by the European Council on 25/26 March.

The Commission has proposed three priorities:

Smart growth: developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation.
Sustainable growth: promoting a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy.
Inclusive growth: fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion.

To this end, the Commission proposes the following EU headline targets:

75 % of the population aged 20-64 should be employed.
3% of the EU’s GDP should be invested in R&D.
The “20/20/20″ climate/energy targets should be met (including an increase to 30% of emissions reduction if the conditions are right).
The share of early school leavers should be under 10% and at least 40% of the younger generation should have a tertiary degree.
20 million less people should be at risk of poverty.

You can find the official Europe 2020-website of the European Commission here.
A policy summary and first statements on the proposal can be found here.

Photos of the Conference now online

elke — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:12:55 +0000

Some photos of the conference are now online and can be seen and downloaded here.

Presentations of the parallel sessions are now available

elke — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:59:08 +0000

The presentations of the parallel sessions can from now on be downloaded here.

“Which kind of growth for quality of life?” is the Topic of the Evening Programme on January 28th

elke — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:09 +0000

The evening programme of the conference “Growth in Transition” on January 28th is set. Besides a key note speech by the president of the Club of Rome, Ashok Khosla, and a video message by nobel prize winner Elinor Ostrom, there will be a panel discussion with Ashok Khosla, Niki Berlakovich, Christine von Weizsäcker, Saskia Sassen, Valerie Mǿller and Reinhard Backhausen, moderated by Corinna Milborn.

The entrance is free.

Registrations please to elisabeth.bargmann@lebensministerium.at .

You can download the programme here.

International Conference “Growth in Transition”: Programme online!

elke — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:50:40 +0000

The international conference “Growth in Transition” will take place at the Auditorium of Science (Aula der Wissenschaften) in Vienna on the 28th and 29th of January 2010.

Among an elaborate programme developed by the initiators of the conference, one of the highlights will be the video message of Elinor Ostrom awarded the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences which will be displayed on the 28th January 2010. All necessary elements to engage a wide debate with various stakeholders about fair and sustainable growth strategies for the 21st century are provided.

You can find the detailed Conference Programme here

Growth in Transition: public discussion platform online!

elke — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:14:57 +0000

The public discussion platform is designed to support the preparation of the international conference “Growth in Transition” which will take place in January 2010 in Vienna. The conference aims at debating approaches for high quality of life and sustainable prosperity for everyone.

The conference initiators put the following topics (in the framework of ten thematic sessions) for discussion:

* Money and the Financial System
* Growth and Resource Use
* Social Justice and Poverty
* Macroeconomics for Sustainability
* Quality of Life & Measurement of Prosperity
* Work
* Regional Aspects
* Governance
* Sustainable Production and Consumption
* Sustainable Management

The outcomes of the discussion process will be embedded in the conference.

Click here for the discussion platform.