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FFG - The Austrian Research Promotion Agency Management of Innovation and Technology Policy Programmes in Austria Martin Reishofer, 4 May 2011 wbc-inco.net, Seminar on Innovation Management in the EU Frameworkprogramme Ohrid / Macedonia. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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FFG - The Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Management of Innovation andTechnology Policy Programmesin Austria
Martin Reishofer, 4 May 2011
wbc-inco.net,Seminar on Innovation Managementin the EU Frameworkprogramme
Ohrid / Macedonia
Seite 2 www.ffg.at
1) Overview on FFG and FFG Funding Schemes
2) The Programme COIN as a good practice example of a FFG Innovation Funding Scheme
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• GERD 2010: 2,76% of GDP, rank 3 on european level (leading: Schweden and Finnland)
• rank 7 in European Innovation Scoreboard („Innovation Follower“)
Germany
Austria
EU-25/27
Gross expenditures on R&D in % GDP;
Source: Eurostat; chart: ABA
Catching-up: Expanding R&D spending
Ambition to join the club of „innovation leaders“
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weaknesses strengthsEU 27
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Tertiary education
S&E and SSH graduates
Venture Capital
Techn. Balance of Payments flows
Innovative SMEs collaborating
Public private co-publications
Community trademarks Community designs
Business R&D-expenditures
S&E and SSH doctorate graduates
Life-long learning
Youth education
Public R&D expenditures
Private credit
Broadband access by firms
IT expenditures
No n-R&D innovation expenditures
SMEs innovating in-house
Firm renewal (SMEs entries + exits)
EPO patents
SMEs introducing product or process innovations
SMEs introducing marketing or organisational innovations
Resource efficiency innovators
Reduced labour costs
Reduced use of materials and energy
Employment in medium-high & high-tech manufacturing
Employment in knowledge-intensive services
Medium-tech and high-tech manufacturing exports
New-to -market sales
New-to -firm sales
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SStrengths and weaknesses of the Austrian innovation system according to CIS (2009)
New to market sales
Seite 5 www.ffg.at
Parliament
Federal Government
Committee for Research, Innovation & Technology
BMWFJ BMVIT BMWF
BMF
Austrian Science Fund
Seite 6 www.ffg.at
FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
• Founded in September 2004
• Merger of four organisations
Austrian Industrial Research Promotion FundTechnologie Impulse GesellschaftAustrian Space AgencyBureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation
• Legal structure: private limited company
• Owner: Federal Government, represented by
Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and TechnologyFederal Minister of Economy, Family and Youth
Budget 2010• 555 million € budget (2009: 508 Mio €)• 225 staff (full-time equivalents)
Seite 7 www.ffg.at
ManagementInternal audit Strategy
GeneralProgrammes
(GP)
StructuralProgrammes
(SP)
ThematicProgrammes
(TP)
European andInternationalProgrammes(EIP)
Internal services
Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR)
Organisational Structure
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Source: FFG Promotion Statistics 2009
FFG-Research Promotion Statistics
2006 2008 Developmentfrom 2008 to 2009
Partners
funding
Agreed
Cash value
- 13 %
Accepted projects
1.221
+ 3 %
+ 21 %
2.113
+ 3 %Payments 310 Mio. €
296 Mio. €
447 Mio. € - 9 %
2007
255 Mio. €
1.805
2.703
306 Mio. €
406 Mio. €
424 Mio. €
5.088
2.545
366 Mio. €
548 Mio. €
2009
3.072
5.220
371 Mio. €
508 Mio. €
378 Mio. €
Seite 9 www.ffg.at
FFG-Research Promotion Statistics IIAllocation of cash values according to type of organisations in 2009
3,27; 1%
4,02; 1%
378,73; 75%
47,17; 9%
71,22; 14%
Business
Research Organisations
Universities
Intermediates
others
TOTAL PAYMENTS
Source: FFG Promotion Statistics 2009
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FFG-Research Promotion Statistics IIINew FFG-apllicants 2007- 2009
1.7841.556
973
1.1291.307
436
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1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
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New ApplicantsExperienced Applicants
31%
46%
39%
1.409
2.913
2.863
Seite 11 www.ffg.at
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)
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target group: companies, individual researchers/ inventors, research institutes
consortium: single applicant, co-operating working groupstailored instruments:
up to 50 % (or 70 %) of the total project costs: grants, low interest loans, bank guarantees
calls: submission at any time and regular decision board meetings
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
General Programme
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Programmes and Initiatives SMEs Large scale enterprise
Innovation Voucher x x
BRIDGE (Programme) x x General application-oriented research funding x x
(HighTech) Start up Funding x
Feasibility Studies x
Headquarter Strategy x xYoung Experts (preperation for diplomas) x
Collective Research x x
Service Innovations x xInternational Projects (EFRE, EUREKA, EraNET, ….) x (x)
General Programmes (bottom up)
Seite 14 www.ffg.at
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
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European and 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 competence and service centre for European
and international R&D programmes and 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
Seite 16 www.ffg.at
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
Seite 17 www.ffg.atwww.ffg.at
FFGStructural
Programmes
Excellence and Competence
Co-operation and Innovation
HumanPotential
Structural Programmes
Science
Industry
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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
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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
COIN – a good practise example of aFFG Innovation Funding Programme
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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)
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• 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, …)
COIN – „Cooperation and Networks“
COIN – „Competence Building“
• 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 Calls in 2 Programme Lines
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COIN „Cooperation and Networks“ Funding Scheme
two basic requirements
Knowledge- and Technology-transfer to SMEs
Practical Application in Form of Consortia
minimum 3 companies (SMEs),additional RTOs, Intermediaries,
further companies
- 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
Inno
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o-operation
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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
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COIN – Call Management
FFG„Check on Eligibility“ & Technical Expertise
Jury of ExpertsEx ante Evaluation of Proposals,
Explicit Funding-Recommendation
P1
MinisterAnnouncement of Decision
Proposals (submitted by e-call)
P2 P3 P4 P5 Pn Call Deadline
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Best Practise Example of Consortia Project Structure
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• 248 proposals (Ø 60 proposals p.a.)
• 74 selected 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
Facts and Figures(based on 4 COIN Calls “Cooperation & Networks”)
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Split of Consortia Partners
RTDI-Institutes
other Intermediaries
Consulters productive SMEs
Technology-Centers
Clusters
On average 5 to 6 Partners per project
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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,
MoldovaRussia, BelarusArmenia,
Azerbaijan,Georgia,
Kazakhstan
Funding Criteria and Procedure relatedto 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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FORSCHUNG WIRKT.
R&D makes an Impact >> www.ffg.at
Thank You