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1. FFG - The Austrian Research Promotion AgencyManagement of Innovation andTechnology Policy Programmesin AustriaMartin Reishofer, 4 May 2011 wbc-inco.net,Seminar on Innovation Managementin the EU FrameworkprogrammeOhrid / Macedonia

2. 1) Overview on FFG and FFG Funding Schemes2) The Programme COIN as a good practice example of a FFG Innovation Funding Scheme www.ffg.at

3. Austria Germany EU-25/27 Catching-up: Expanding R&D spending Ambition to join the club of „innovation leaders“ • GERD 2010: 2,76% of GDP, rank 3 on european level (leading: Schweden and Finnland) • rank 7 in European Innovation Scoreboard („Innovation Follower“) Gross expenditures on R&D in % GDP; Source: Eurostat; chart: ABA

4. EU 27 weaknesses strengths Strengths and weaknesses of the Austrian innovation system according to CIS (2009) S&E and SSH graduates S&E and SSH doctorate graduates Tertiary education Life-long learning ENABLERS Youth education Public R&D expenditures Venture Capital Private credit Broadband access by firms Business R&D-expenditures IT expenditures k. A. No n-R&D innovation expenditures SMEs innovating in-house Innovative SMEs collaborating FIRM ACITIVITES Firm renewal (SMEs entries + exits) Public private co-publications EPO patents Community trademarks Community designs Techn. Balance of Payments flows SMEs introducing product or process innovations SMEs introducing marketing or organisational innovations k. A. Resource efficiency innovators Reduced labour costs OUTPUTS Reduced use of materials and energy Employment in medium-high & high-tech manufacturing k. A. Employment in knowledge-intensive services Medium-tech and high-tech manufacturing exports New to market sales New-to -market sales New-to -firm sales

5. Parliament Committee for Research, Innovation & Technology Federal Government BMF BMWFJ BMVIT BMWF Austrian Science Fund www.ffg.at

6. FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency Founded in September 2004 Merger of four organisations Austrian Industrial Research Promotion Fund Technologie Impulse Gesellschaft Austrian Space Agency Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation Legal structure: private limited company Owner: Federal Government, represented by Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology Federal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth Budget 2010 555 million € budget (2009: 508 Mio €) 225 staff (full-time equivalents) www.ffg.at

7. Organisational Structure Internal audit Management Strategy Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR) Internal services General Programmes (GP) Structural Programmes (SP) Thematic Programmes (TP) European and International Programmes (EIP) www.ffg.at

8. 508 447 Mio Mio . . € € 296 371 Mio Mio . . € € 310 378 Mio Mio . . € € FFG-Research Promotion Statistics Development from 2008 to 2009 2006 2007 2008 2009 Accepted projects 1.221 + 21 % 2.545 1.805 3.072 2.113 5.220 + 3 % 5.088 2.703 Partners funding Agreed Cash value - 9 % 548 Mio . € 406 Mio . € - 13 % 424 Mio . € 255 Mio . € Payments + 3 % 366 Mio . € 306 Mio . € Source: FFG Promotion Statistics 2009

9. FFG-Research Promotion Statistics IIAllocation of cash values according to type of organisations in 2009 4,02; 3,27; 1% 1% Business 71,22; Research Organisations 14% Universities Intermediates others 47,17; 9% TOTAL PAYMENTS 378,73; 75% Source: FFG Promotion Statistics 2009 www.ffg.at

10. FFG-Research Promotion Statistics IIINew FFG-apllicants 2007- 2009 New Applicants Experienced Applicants 3500 3000 Antragsteller in genehmigten Projekten 2500 1.129 1.307 2000 39% 46% 2.913 1500 2.863 436 31% 1000 1.784 1.556 1.409 973 500 0 2007 2008 2009

11. General Programmes (GP) Objective Strengthening the technological competitiveness of companiesbased in Austria Broadening of the innovation base (attracting newcomers) Funding model is based on In-house project assessment and selection Open call Bottom-up (no thematic focus) www.ffg.at

12. General Programme • any technology fields or firm sizes • experimental research and development projects • projects with a concrete chance of commercial exploitation • funding: fulfilment of technical and economical criteria

13. General Programmes (bottom up)

14. Thematic Programmes (TP) Programmes FIT-IT – Information technologies At:net – Austrian Electronic Network BENEFIT – New technologies for elderly people Intelligent transport systems and services (IV2S) Energy Research NANO Initiative – nano sciences and nano technologies KIRAS – Safety research TAKE OFF – the Austrian aeronautics programme GEN-AU – Genome research www.ffg.at

15. Europeanand International Programmes (EIP) • Objectives • Support of Austrian researchers in industry and science with a view to promoting participation in the European Research Framework Programme, EUREKA,CIP, etc. • Tasks • National competenceand service centre for European and international R&Dprogrammesand initiatives • Professional information and counselling on all programmes by competent national contact points • Establishment of contacts with international R&D networks • Monitoring of Austrian participation in EU Framework Programme

16. Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR) Objectives International positioning and networking of Austrian industry, economy, science Securing Austria‘s competitiveness at the international level Implementation of Austrian aeronautics and space policy Tasks Central contact point for coordination of activities Representing Austria in EU bodies, ESA, EUMETSAT Management of participation in bilateral and international aerospace programmes, management of the Austrian space programme Sustainable development and strengthening of the Austrian aeronautics and space cluster www.ffg.at

17. Structural Programmes Science Industry www.ffg.at www.ffg.at

18. Structural Programmes - Mission • To support sustainable networks and partnerships between science and industry • To improve and accelerate the transformation of knowledge into innovation • To strengthen human potential in Austria as a location for research and innovation

19. COIN – a good practise example of aFFG Innovation Funding Programme COIN – Funding the transfer of knowledge into innovation (focused on SMEs) • Initiated by two Austrian ministries (programme owner cooperation) • Thematically open calls • Target groups: companies (especially SMEs), Intermediaries, RTOs • Consortia type projects • Open Calls with „cut off dates“ twice a year

20. COIN - Basic Requirements and Regulations • FTE-Richtlinien (Basic Guidelines by Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology and Federal Ministry of Economy), based on the European Framework Programme • Programme Document COIN (owned by the ministries)(guidelines for the implementation of the programme) • Guidelines for calls(detailed regulations for proposer’s, tips and hints for submission) • Reporting Guidelines (for project processing, resp. monitoring)

21. COIN Calls in 2 Programme Lines COIN – „Competence Building“ • is focused on cooperation projects strengthening the innovation level especially of SMEs by technology and knowhow transfer • Consortia type projects: min. cooperation of 3 companies (2 of them SMEs) • Additional (optional) partners: universities, universities of Applied Sciences (UAS), research institutes, higher education institutes, other intermediaries (e.g. Technology Centers, Clusters, …) • aims at building competences and strengthening those agents, that are core partners for enterprises in terms of R&D an innovation • partners are not mandatory; only RTO partners are allowed to receive funding; company partners have to be orderer of R&D in Phase 2 of the project running time COIN – „Cooperation and Networks“

22. COIN „Cooperation and Networks“ Funding Scheme twobasic requirements Practical Application in Form of Consortia minimum 3 companies (SMEs), additional RTOs, Intermediaries, further companies Knowledge- and Technology-transfer to SMEs Co-operation Innovation • - innovative products • - Innovative procedures • innovative services • Build-up of sustainable innovation oriented cooperation • Implementation of innovation projects based on existing networks between SMEs and RTOs

23. Funding Conditions in Detail • Minimum project configuration is 3 companies (thereof 2 SMEs) • Funding by grants • funding rate is limited to 60% of the total project costs (40% own resources can be brought in by cash or in Form of “in kind”, e.g. by working hours) • Maximum funding: 500.000 Mio EUR • At least 60% of the project costs must be costs of the consortia partners, i.e. max. 40% external costs • Duration: projects can be funded for maximum 3 years running time

24. Proposals (submitted by e-call) COIN – Call Management P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Pn Call Deadline FFG „Check on Eligibility“ & Technical Expertise ------ m a x . 2 , 5 m o n t h ------- Jury of Experts Ex ante Evaluation of Proposals, Explicit Funding-Recommendation MinisterAnnouncement of Decision Communication of Results

25. Best Practise Example of Consortia Project Structure

26. Facts and Figures (based on 4 COIN Calls “Cooperation & Networks”) • 248 proposals (Ø 60 proposals p.a.) • 74selected and funded projects -> Ø quota of success: 30% • Total funding amount: approx. 25,5 Mio EUR • More than 450 funded Consortia Partners • - Ø Volumen per project: approx. 600.000 EUR- Ø Funding per project: approx. 350.000 EUR • Mainly 2 years running time

27. Split of Consortia Partners On average 5 to 6 Partners per project

28. COIN „Special“ Transnational Funding within a national programme by COIN „Cooperation & Networks International“ Partner Countries: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (inkl. UNMIK/Kosovo) Ukraine, Turkey, Moldova Russia, Belarus Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan • Funding Criteria and Procedure related to COIN „Cooperation & Networks“, but … • Funding up to 70% (RTDI-Institutes 75%) • min. 4 companies/SMEs (thereof 2 from Austria) • min. 15 % and max. 50% funding to non Austrian Partners

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