On 13 October 2022, Federal President Steinmeier awarded Prof. Dr. habil. Klaus J. Zink the Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his extraordinary commitment to labour research and the improvement of working conditions at national and international level.
The Institute for Technology and Labour (ITA) mourns the loss of its founding member Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. phil. h.c.. Josef Schäfers, who passed away on 4 November at the age of 90.
This policy brief summarises the main findings of the report on inclusive digital education and its relevance for policy on inclusion and digital transformation to build more resilient education systems. The underlying report was prepared by the Institute of Technology and Work (ITA) in cooperation with the Department of Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the TU Kaiserslautern.
In the project "Digital Companion for Intelligent Counselling and Interactive Experience" ("DiCo"), funded by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (BMAS), this current film shows the experiences of care facilities in this project and how they are advancing digitalisation.
Stellenausschreibungen für mehrere Stellen für "Wissenschaftliche Projektmitarbeiter*innen" (m/w/d) in Vollzeit ab 01.01.2023, Bewerbungsfrist 15.09.2022
In order to be able to assess and improve the quality of participation and quality of life in non-residential and residential community services in a client-oriented way, suitable survey instruments were developed at the ITA and are now available to all residential providers as the "Compass Housing Quality".
Das 11. Service Breakfast der Dienstleistungsforschungs-Community findet am 07.07.2022 von 08:00 bis 09:00 Uhr zum Thema "Digitale Beratung in der Sozialwirtschaft" statt.
The Institute for Technology and Work (ITA), in cooperation with the Department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, prepared a report describing an overall picture of inclusive digital education and the challenges still to be solved in this context. It outlines the political context for inclusive digital education and also addresses issues of vulnerability and inclusion, provides an overview of the relevant research literature and examines thematic trends in European implementation projects and international conferences.
Working conditions in global supply chains and the social responsibility of principals are attracting increasing interest in civil society, politics and jurisprudence. This reader provides legal, economic and labour science basics for all those who are or will be involved in the globalisation of labour. Furthermore, it contains suggestions for the further development of science dealing with the design of work.
Wir gehen einen Herausgeberband mit dem Arbeitstitel "Selbstorganisation in der Praxis - Erfahrungen von Unternehmen aus der Sozialwirtschaft" an und bieten die Möglichkeit, sich als Fach-Expert*in und/oder Vertreter*in von sozialen Einrichtungen in der Autor*innen-Rolle einzubringen.
