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Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour (BMWA) Selected Technology-Policy Initiatives. Otto Peperna Head of Unit for International Innovation and Technology. Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha.
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Austrian Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour (BMWA)Selected Technology-Policy Initiatives Otto Peperna Head of Unit for International Innovation and Technology Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
The Austrian Science, Technology and Innovation Policy – a Complex Landscape • 3 ministries responsible for technology policy: • Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture (BMBWK) • Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) • Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour Council for Research and Technological Development (as an advisory body for the Government) Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
BMWA – Six Technology Key Issues Existing: 1. Co-operation Between the Economic and the Scientific Sector 2. Biotechnology 3. International Co-operation 4. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 5. Information Policy 6.Technology Transfer and Fiscal Measures Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key issue 1 - Co-operation Between the Economic and the Scientific Sector • Programme: Promotion of National Industry-Oriented Centers of Competence (Kind/Knet) • led by industry or industry-oriented consortia, guaranteeing economic success two action-lines: • Kind: promote R&D activities carried out by different companies and research institutes at one location • Knet: networking activities of different „Competence Nodes“ spread over the whole country criteria for public funding: at least 40 % of full costs have to be covered by private companies public funding: in terms of grants for a four-years project duration (up to 60 % of eligible costs) currently 18 Kind/Knet funded Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key issue 1 - Co-operation Between the Economic and the Scientific Sector - 2 2. ACR – Austrian Co-operative Research - unifies a wide range of existing privately financed research institutes • SME-oriented non-profit organizations • R&D-co-operation for companies offered • covers different application-oriented technological areas such as fire prevention techniques, polymer technologies, food technologies, etc. • offers services like testing, quality management, certification Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key issue 1 - Co-operation Between the Economic and the Scientific Sector - 3 3. CDG – The „Christian-Doppler-Gesellschaft“ (responsible for financing of CD-Labs) • public-sector/industry co-financed • BMWA: most important public sector player • targeted research area: „Applied Basic Research“ • enable industry quick access to new scientific research development • 33 CD-Labs existing (16 newly established in 2002) • wide range of thematic areas, e.g. laser application in the medicine sector, recycling of non-ferro-metals Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 2 - Biotechnology Programme LISA (Life Science Austria) Objective: upgrading competetiveness of Austrian Biotech activities related to international market conditions • one-stop-shop for scientists interested in commercial exploitation of their own research results, e.g. patents, start-ups etc • 30 new companies have been established since 1999 • up to 100 M€ invested in Austria so far • „LISA-Vienna-Region“ co-ordinates and brings together existing initiatives on the federal level and on the provincial one, respectively Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 3 – International Co-operation • Austrian Participation in EU-Framework Programmes Main strategies of BMWA: increasing Austrian participation in EU-Framework Programmes; sucessful integration of Austrian S&T-oriented companies in European research activities • BIT an important partner for implementing our strategies • FP 5 – an Austrian success story: - just return about 300 M€ - participation of industry 36 %, RO: 33 % - 1.430 successful Austrian projects registered by BIT • FP 6 – first calls: similar results to first calls in FP 5 Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 3 – International Co-operation - 2 2. Austrian participation in EUREKA Main strategies of BMWA: increasing participation in all kinds of EUREKA-projects, especially in Cluster-Projects contribution to improving EUREKA‘s importance at European level (ERA, FPs..) Some statistic datas on „classic“ projects with Austrian participation (Sept. 03): 78ongoing projects (314 M€), 118 AT-participants involved 135 projects finished (6576 M€), 247 AT-participants involved 49 SME involved in ongoing projects (62,82 %) 80 SME invoved in finished projects (59,25 %) 8 ongoing projects with AT participation in MEDEA+ 7 ongoing projects with AT participation in ITEA Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 3 – International Co-peration – 3 3. Programme STRAPAMO STRAPAMO = Formation of Strategic S&T-Partnerships with Central and Eastern Europe • development of Central European networks (technology, research, production) • regional dimension of ERA • potential applicants: Austrian clusters, competence centers, technology parks, co-operative research institutes, with pendant institution in CEEC; at least 3 Austrian and 3 CEEC-companies involved • programme management by BIT First call in 2002/3: 21 proposals submitted 12 projects selected (partner countries: in particular Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia) Second call foreseen for autumn 2004 Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 3 – International Co-operation - 4 Initiative TRICO (Triliteral Co-operation) between Austria, Slovenia and NE-Italy in the area of technology main players in AT: BMWA, BIT objective: Stimulation of cross-border technology-co-operation projects with partners in all involved countries instrument: annual organization of brokerage-events dedicated to specific thematic areas – mostly in line with open calls in EU Framework Programmes next TRICO-event: will be taking place in Austria in January 04 (Theme: Co-operative and Collective Research in FP 6) future aspects: Enlargement by taking on board HU, CR, TRICO should be co-financed by EC via INTERREG III C (specific role also for Austrian regions (Syria, Carithia, Burgenland) (future TRICO = technology, research, innovation co-op.) Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 4 – ICT Programme Innovation by e-Business objective: Promotion of research activities and projects strengthening co- operation between companies and the scientific sector 6 Action Lines: - AL „R&D“: directed to R&D-clusters, Centers of Competence for eBusiness, eTourism, eContent(MM) - AL „Start-ups, Icubators“: for Incubator-networks etc - AL „eContent Austria“: for international co-operaton - AL „Gateway to East“: creating cross-border technology partnerships - AL „Cluster Networks for SME-Integration“: Know how-Transfer, TT - AL „Ínformation and Awareness“ for various awareness-raising activities Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 5 – Information Policy - 1 1.Programme TECHNOKONTAKTE objective: how to learn from best practices • executives are offered direct access to information from Top-companies by taking part in workshops, organized in these enterprises • more than 3000 people participated up to now • „Technokontakte-Club“ established in 2001, today more than 120 members, acts as comprehensive innovative idea-factory for executives Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 5 – Information Policy - 2 2. Initiative TECNET (Network for Market- and Technology- Information) objective: providing information, market- analysis, certificates, expert-talks to technology-oriented firms, to banks, business angels..etc - international Technology- and market data bases and contacts to national/international organizations used - provides quick and discret infos on market chances etc. Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
Key Issue 6 – Technology Transferand Fiscal Measures Programme PROTEC 2002+ objective: to make innovative SME more competitive in terms of creating new market-oriented products and production lines. 3 Action Lines: - AL „protec-TRANS“ supports T-Transfer- validation and Demo-projects implemented by SME - AL „protec-INNO“ promotes projects generated in TT- Centers, in Insitutes and in SME-consortia, dealing with T-development, T-diffusion, good practice approaches etc. -AL „protec-NETplus“ supports creation SME-related TT-activities- and TT-networks by upgrading existing quality of innovation knowledge (e.g. new examples for TT, innovative TT-projects containing structures similar to clusters Programme duration: 2002-2006; in the first phase 4,7 M€ funded by grants up to 50 % of eligible costs. Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha
contact:Otto PepernaFederal Ministryfor Economic Affairs and LabourUnit I/18, Tel: + 43 1 71100/5391,Fax: + 43 1 71100/2036 E-Mail: otto.peperna@bmwa.gv.at http://www.bmwa.gv.at/technologie THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTANTION Innovation 2003 2-5 December, CSVTS-building, Praha