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Brain Power Excellence in Science
o.Univ. Prof. Mag.Dr. Günther Bonn Vice
Chairman Austrian Council for Research and
Technology Development - Vienna USA, Austrian
Science Talk, September 2006
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Institutional Setting
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The Austrian Research Funding System
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The Austrian Council for Research Technology
Development...

• ... is THE advisory body for all issues of
  research, technology and innovation politics
• ... has 8 voting members experts from science
  and industry, nominated for a 5 years term
• has 4 non voting members the Ministers for
  Transport, Innovation and Technology, for
  Education, Science and Culture, for Economy and
  Labour and for Finances
• ... has been established by law in 2000 and has
  started its second term on September 6, 2005 with
  three new members
• ... is supported by a secretariat, a team of 8
  persons

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The Austrian Council
ChairmanDI Dr. Knut Consemüller
Vice ChairmanUniv.-Prof. Dr. Günther Bonn
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dervilla Donnelly
Dr. Gabriele Zuna-Kratky
DI Albert Hochleitner
Prof. DI Jürgen Stockmar
Mag. Hans Schönegger
DI Reinhard Petschacher
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Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung
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The Councils 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

• The Councils Self Image
• We provide systematic, independent and sound
  advice for the design and implementation of a
  future-oriented RTD-policy.
• We operate as the central hub of the widely
  spread network of the research and technology
  system.

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Strategic Recommendations of the Austrian Council

• Comprehensive Strategy Papers, the latest being
• Strategy 2010 Perspectives for Research,
  Technology and Innovation in Austria (August
  2005)
• Allocation of the Special Funds for Research
  and Innovation and of the National Foundation for
  Research and Technology Development
• Specific recommendations, i.e. strategies for
  promoting certain fields of research (Nano, Life
  Sciences, Social Sciences Humanities etc.), and
  for improving the structure of the Austrian
  Innovation System (e.g. supporting the
  cooperation between science and industry,
  developing human resources etc.)

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Strategy 2010

• Objectives
• Placing Austria among the leading EU-members in
  RTD
• Strengthening 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

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What Have We achieved? ? Improved Framework
Conditions for RTD in Austria

• Financial Contribution of the Federal Government
• 2 research initiatives additional money for RTD
  (508 Mio. from 2001 to 2003, and 600 Mio.
  from 2004 to 2006)
• Follow-up Research Billion first part already
  allocated (50 Mio. for 2005 and 75 Mio. for
  2006)
• Establishment of a National Foundation for
  Research 125 Mio. p.a.
• Widening the scope of the indirect funding
  system ca. 400 Mio. p.a.
• Structural Reform of the Federal RTD-Funding
  System (FFG)
• Thematic Focus
• Allocation of additional funds to Austrian fields
  of strength

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Structure of FFG
Management
Internal audit
Strategy
Aeronautics and Space Agency (ALR)
Internal services
General Programmes (GP)
Structural Programmes (SP)
Thematic Programmes (TP)
European and International Programmes (EIP)
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Structure of FFG
Geschäftsführung
Revision
Strategie
Agentur für Luft- und Raumfahrt (ALR)
Interne Services
Basis- programme (BP)
Struktur- programme (SP)
Thematische Programme (TP)
Europäische und internationale Programme (EIP)
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Organigramm FFG
Antragsorientierte Forschungsförderung 2005 40,4
Mio Euro für Bioprojekte
Kompetenzzentren Humanressourcen 2005 60 Mio Euro
Bereich Verkehr, Infrastruktur, Luftfahrt,
Nanotechnologie, Genomforschung 2005 41 Mio Euro
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Budget of FFGMio Euro

• General Programmes 264.000
• Structural Programmes 64.000
• Thematic Programmes 43.000
• Total 2005 371.000
• Budget 2006 420.100 ( 13)

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Allocation of the Special Funds for RTD(600 M
for 2004 2006)
Strengths and Emerging Fields
Strategic issues
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Special Funds for RTD (2001-06) Examples for
Council Recommendations

• Life Sciences - new initiatives and programmes
  140 mio
• The largest Austrian Life Sciences programme
  being the Genome Research Austria (GEN-AU) 53
  mio
• Nano initiative and materials research 35 mio
• Information and communication technologies 62
  mio
• Humanities and social sciences 20 mio
• Human resources and fellowship programmes 70
  mio

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International Development Trends for human
resources development

• Mobility during the doctoral Phase to foster
  Internationalisation
• New career pathes in academia and business
• New models for graduate training
• Development of internationl for scientific careers

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Recommendations Strategy 2010Human Resources

• Implementation of gender mainstreaming
• Promotion of women in the field of RTD
• Redesign of the grant (fellowship-) system in
  Austria
• Increase of international experiences of PhDs
  and Post-Docs from 30 nowadays to a rate of 50
  in 2010

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Reform of the Austrian grant system

• Austria spends 30 Mio. Euro p.a. for scholarships
  and grants
• Target development of a coherent system of
  graduate education
• Creation of an One-stop-Shop for scholarships
• Increase of the number of grantholders

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Fellowships Annual Expenses of Federal State
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Promoting Human Resources Council Recommendations
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Further Recommendations of the Council

• Reform of the Austrian grant system
• Recommendation for the redesign of the
  post-graduate system in Austria
• Increase of money for basic research (FWF 30
  Mio. Euro)
• Upgrading of the human excellent programms (START
  program)
• Increase of money for young researcher programs
  in general
• Intensivation of international research contacts
  to China, India, etc. (Eurasia Pacific Uninet
  and Asea Uninet).

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Special Funds for RTD and National Foundation for
Research (2001-06) Council Recommendations for
Universities I

• University infrastructure 123,51 mio
• University professors 23,8 mio
• Austrian Science Fund FWF gt 156 Mio Euro (30Mio)
• Competence centers (K-plus) 54,97 mio
• Christian Doppler Labore 26,37 mio (16,37 mio
  special funds 10 mio research foundation)

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Special Funds for RTD and National Foundation for
Research (2001-06) Council Recommendations for
Universities II

• Start-up programme (A plus B) 16,96 mio
• Programmes for EU-cooperation 20,35 mio
• Austrian Center for Transgenetics (ÖZBT) 5,99
  mio
• Promotion of IPR and patents (UniInvent) 4,5 mio
  
• Fforte/ BMBWK 8,3 mio

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Excellence Initiative in Austria
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COMET Programme - NEW
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Kompetenzzentren NEU
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The Path towards the 3-Objective in
2010Scenario for RTD-Expenditures in Austria
Total Target Path annual increase of 7-9
roughly corresponds to the extrapolation of
growth rates from 2000 to 2004 of which
corporate sector incl. research financed from
abroad (between 64 and 66)
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On our way to the Lisbon objective (EU)
RE-Intensity GERD as of GDP
Source European Commission, Key Figures 2005
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On our way to the Lisbon objective (OECD)
RE-Intensity GERD as of GDP
Source European Commission, Key Figures 2005