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ZIP Kick-Off meeting

ZIP Kick-Off meeting. 27 September 2005. Summary. Regional Background Regional Challenges Innovation Strategy Description of the organisation. Regional Background: Lower Austria 1. General regional information Population: 1.55 m inhabitants

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ZIP Kick-Off meeting

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  1. ZIPKick-Off meeting 27 September 2005 ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  2. Summary • Regional Background • Regional Challenges • Innovation Strategy • Description of the organisation ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  3. Regional Background:Lower Austria 1 General regional information • Population: 1.55 m inhabitants • Surface: Danube, pre-Alps; Area of 19.174 square km • Main towns: • St. Pölten (50.000 inhabitants), capital city • Wiener Neustadt (40.000), • Krems (30.000), • Amstetten (30.000) • Percentage agriculture/industry/service: 4,1% / 35,6% / 60,3% (basis: GDP) 8% / 27,3% / 64,7% (employees and self employed persons) (year 2002) • Unemployment rate: 4.5 % ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  4. Regional Background:Lower Austria 2 • GDP per capita: 21.616 (EIS 2003); 97.3 (year 2002, EUROSTAT) • Main industrial sectors: food, machinery & metal, automotive, wood processing • Number of companies: approx. 80.000 • Percentage of SME's: 99,8% of firms • 92,0% of employees • Percentage of innovative SME's:approx. 50% according CIS 3, 6,5 % acc. own questionnaire survey 2003 with definition of “innovative SME”: • R&D% > 6% and • National and/or international leadership and • Turnover of young products (less than 3 years) > 20% ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  5. Innovation Strategy 1 ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  6. Innovative Actions („RIS++“) Development Concept NÖ Science-business-government Collaboration Customer value orientation NÖ Innovations-Strategie(RIS und RIS+) Support Programmes IT pilot projects for B2B solutions Innovation Pre-Seed Acceleration for technology-based firms Technology TopInnovation-System Cooperation Start-up, investment Support Internationalization VorwettbewerblicheForschung & Entwicklung R&D Support Entrepreneurship Support on internationalization/ Cooperation Structural-fundsperiod 2007-2013 Soft-measures to stimulate industry and commerce Objective-2-program (industry & commerce) ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  7. Our Organisation The mission statement (primary objective) of • Slogan: “Innovation creates jobs” • Creating a prosperous business framework with ecological sustainability • Increasing the welfare in Lower Austria: number and quality of jobs, quality of environment • Strengthening the competitiveness of regional companies The overall structure: • legal status: public authority • management structure and staff: about 50 employees • Shareholder of several non-profit organisations (NOEBeg, … • sources of income: annual contributions by provincial government, financing fund with annual contributions of financial support specific fund • Website www.wirtschaftsfoerderung.at ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  8. Our Organisation Core-competences • Empowerment by policy to develop the regional innovation system and to coordinate its improvement process • In-depth knowledge of companies activities and needs with respect to business development and innovation • Day-to-day contact with NÖ firms • Knowledge of legislative issues • Knowledge of regional, national and European funding schemes • Relationship to and experience with European Commission Main service portfolio • Target groups: Regional firms, Intermediaries – NPO, multipliers (like banks etc.) Providing funding schemes for NÖ firms • Fostering stimulation activities in combination with innovation services (financing of TIP´s activities, information material and events,...) • Focus on foundation of new companies, Research and development, innovation, Opening up new markets, Collaboration, Local supply, equity and guarantees • Financial support (of several actors of the regional innovation system like RIZ Holding, Eco-Plus, Technology and Innovation Partners TIP, NÖBEG) ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

  9. Contact Any Questions ? NÖ Landesregierung Dep. Economy, Tourism and Technology 3109 St. Pölten +43 2742 9005 – 16123 Irma.priedl@noel.gv.at www.wirtschaftsfoerderung.at ZIP Kick-off meeting – Mag. Irma Priedl

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