This article assesses efforts to develop "open innovation". First, open innovation is put in the framework of knowledge society. It is shown that the term open innovation refers tu such different cases that it is better to assess them separately. Chesbrough´s "open innovation", the "lead user" conception, the idea of "commons-based-peer-production" and "interactive value production" is shortly explored. "Incertitude" is overviewed as basic background that urges societal praxis to turn to open innovation. At the end the article, referring to an expert material worked out for the EC DG Research, called with abbreviation TEKSS, turns interest to extending open innovation by integrating concerned groups as innovation partners as engagement, i.e. as partners though the whole innovation process., Imre Hronzsky, Ágnes Fésüs., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
8th INTEGRAL/BART Workshop was organised by the Astronomical Institute of the ASCR at Karlovy Vary on April 26-29, 2011. The workshop focused on relevant international collaborations in the field of high-energy astrophysics with emphasis on satellite projects and ground-based experiments. and Martin Blažek.
The International Workshop on Astronomical X-Ray Optics took place in Prague December 6-12,2009. Its goal was to present and to discuss recent and forthcoming technologies for future X-ray astronomy missions, with emphasis on IXO of ESA/NASA/JAXA. These missions require development of mostly innovative techno logies, and invited speakers discussed the possibilities, results obtained so far, and new ideas in detail. and Martin Blažek.
The General Assembly of the International Association of Research Institutes (RIHA) took place at the Institute of Art History of the ASCR November 11–12, 2011. The purpose of RIHA (founded in 1998 in Paris) is to promote education and research in art history and related disciplines, to intensify cooperation between institutes by facilitating the flow of information on scientific and administrative activities and exchanging research findings while also encouraging institutes to undertake joint projects. The outcome of the Annual Assemblies of RIHA in Brussels (2010) and Prague (2011) is a Resolution of RIHA entitled Measuring Quality in Art History. and Lubomír Konečný.