April 2015
According to Korean President Park Geun-Hye, we are in need of an "economic paradigm shift, enhancing the innovativeness of businesses and workers, and transforming our economies into world-leading creative economies"
Therefore, the third RiSE Conference was dedicated to the following topic:
"Creative Economy" - Transformation of our economies to viable systems that create added economic, social and ecological value to society. read more ...
Nov. 2014
GEW is the world's largest celebration of innovators and job creators who bring ideas to life.
Amoung delegates from the United States, Israel, and East Asia, Initiative Future Association was invited to the Global Entrepreneuship Week 2014 in Seoul/Republic of Korea representing an Austrian Model of Creative Economy.
Topic: «The Key to Multiplication» ...
Oct. 2014
The school-building project «Full of Joy Junior Academy» of our «Helping Hands Family» children aid ministry was awarded by the United Nations Women's Guild of Vienna with the UNWG-Award.
In Oct. 2014 Christine Fenböck, President of Helping Hands Family, was honoured by the UNWG-Committee at the Vienna International Centre ...
June 2014
The RiSE Research Conference was highlighted by a New Gospel Concert in Vienna's beautiful St.Peter Church, performed by the Helping Hands Family - New Gospel Ensemble in cooperation with the Vienna Church Music Conservatory.
The concert was opened by Bishop Dr. Franz Scharl ...
June 2014
Austrian and Korean experts worked on the challenging topic of transforming our economies to viable social systems that create added economic, social and ecological value to society (referred to as «creative» economies).
From June 2nd to June 4th, 2014 the third RiSE research conference was held in the Bruno Kreisky Hall of the Vienna Diplomatic Academy ...
May 2013
Contributing to the celebration of 120 and 50 years of Korean-Austrian relationships, Initiative Future Association initiated the cross-national research program «RiSE», addressing key socio-political issues in Austria and South Korea: Raising competitive advantage and productivity by combining social and economic activity.
Seeing that today's economic system has fundamentally changed, the aim of this research program is to create social value within companies paired with business excellence.