„Strategy 2010“ in Austria and its impact for the cooperation of science and industry Dr. Ludovit Garzik Austrian Council for Research and Technology.

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1 „Strategy 2010“ in Austria and its impact for the cooperation of science and industry
Dr. Ludovit Garzik Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development Prague, May 2006

2 The Austrian Council`s Mission
Advising the federal government, ministers and provincial governments in all issues related to research, technology and innovation Designing a long-term RTD-strategy for Austria Proposing programmes and initiatives Evaluating the implementation of the strategy

3 What We have Achieved and the Goals Till (Source: Strategie 2010, Forschungs und Technologiebericht 2005, Statistik Austria)

4 Austria in intern. Comparison – EIS 2005
Österreich im europäischen Vergleich eine der dynamischsten Entwicklungen: Österreich hat sich beim European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) der Europäischen Kommission, einem Vergleich der Innovationsleistung von weltweit 32 Ländern, gegenüber dem Vorjahr im Gesamtranking vom 15. auf den achten Platz verbessert. Im Vergleich der 25 EU-Mitgliedsstaaten hat sich Österreich vom 10. auf den 5 Platz verbessert und seit dem vergangenen Jahr Norwegen, Irland, Niederlande, Frankreich und Belgien überholt. Spitzenreiter ist Schweden, gefolgt von der Schweiz und Finnland. Österreich weist nach Finnland die stärkste Steigerung der Forschungs- und Entwicklungsausgaben pro Einwohner zwischen 1995 und 2003 auf. Der Sonderfall Finnland erreichte +128%, wird aber schon von Österreich mit + 87% gefolgt, wobei Länder wie Südkorea (+52 %), Italien (+ 47%), Deutschland (+43 %) oder Großbritannien (+27%) deutlich dahinter liegen. European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) of EC: Rank 8 global (2004: Rank 15) Rank 5 within the EU (2004: Rank 8)

5 Strategy 2010 Objectives Placing Austria among the leading EU-members in RTD Strengthening of the competitiveness and dynamics of the Austrian economy Reaching the Barcelona targets Further improving the framework conditions for research and innovation in Austria Strategic orientation Fostering quality in all fields of research as the basis for reaching excellence at the top Improving the networking and cooperation between science and economy Increasing the effectiveness & efficiency of the funding system

6 Major Recommendations of the „Strategy 2010“ Part I
Increase the public funding for RTD by 7-9% per year Increase the budgets of the Austrian Science Fund FWF and the Research Promotion Agency FFG by 9% per year Safeguard quality in all fields, achieve excellence in selected areas Implement the „excellence strategy“ and establish the Austrian Institute for Science & Technology (AIST)

7 Major Recommendations of the „Strategy 2010“ Part II
Increase promotion of high-tech start-ups Headquarter strategy: establish new headquarters with R&D unit in Austria Promote special and distinct profils for the universities Increase the budget for the university infrastructure programme Facilitate cooperation between universities and polytecnical colleges Strengthen cooperation between science and industry, e.g. through promotion of competence centers

8 Major Recommendations of the „Strategy 2010“ Part III
Secure the long-term support of RTD-investments (particularly for SME) Continue to improve the framework conditions for RTD and innovation in Austria Improve the management of the portfolio of RTD-funding programmes Strengthen human resources (mobility, scholarships)

9 Long term Cooperation science - industry: „Competence Centers“ in Austria

10 The Key Research Areas in Austria Researchers in competence centers