Research Dissemination : Proceedings of a workshop in Brussels November 24th 1998

Abstract

The workshop was a part of the Work Life 2000 project; a major effort aimed at gathering knowledge about work life issues, organised by the Swedish National institute for Working Life. The workshop was held in preparation for the conference Work Life 2000, which will be held during the Swedish EU-presidency in January 2001. This workshop was organised jointly by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Bilbao, Spain, the Nordic Institute for Advanced Training in Occupational Health, NIVA, Helsinki, Finland and the National Institute for Working Life, Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop was intended to sharing of experiences, the formation of a potential network and recommendation for future strategies. The brief for the workshop where 24 persons participated, combined three themes namely dissemination, vulgarisation and valorisation of research. Dissemination may include the direct dissemination of research through international journals. The target group is usually other researchers or those experts who want and in-depth knowledge about a certain topic. Vulgarisation or popularisation includes the translating of research results into other forms such as press releases, popular-scientific articles etc. The target group is usually the Òthe enlighten public", but it usually best suited to experts who will get new ideas from research results and for future applications. Valorisation includes the provision of best practises or good solutions and the exploitation of research either as action-oriented, or, for instance, by producing products, standards, or patents. These different themes and approaches were enlarged by international experts in the area and by the following group discussions. The results of the workshop will be summarised in one of the sessions during the Work Life 200 Conference. The European Agency has furthermore used the results as input in its project on dissemination of research information. NIVA will in 2001 also carry out a one-week seminar on Research Dissemination. Content: Research in the Service of Occupational Safety and Health by Markku Aaltonen, European Agency for Safety and Health at Work Research on communication of research and research results by Elisabeth Lagerlöf, Director, NIVA, Finland What does Prevention Research have to offer the Working Environment? by Jean-Claude André, Director of Research and Studies, INRS, France Dissemination, receipt, utilization, and impact of information by Paul Schulte, Director of Information and Education, NIOSH, USA How the media covers R&D by Lars Grönkvist, Marketing Director, NUTEK, Sweden Education and training as a tool for Research Dissemination by Gisela Kiesau, Director, BAuA, Germany From research to practice : The Swedish Hand Tool Project by Lena Sperling, Professor, Lund University Institute of Technology, Sweden