Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

Outlook for the coming years
OeAD-GmbH is moving from being an agency focused on mobility and internationalisation into a more 
broad-based agency in the fields of education, science and research. The integration of KulturKontakt 
Austria with a focus on schools opens up new opportunities to promote the dialogue between science and 
society, particularly in the area of young people and children. The plan is for the different formats and 
methods from Citizen Science and communication between research and society to be expanded for this 
purpose. 
2.9 Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
2.9.1 Profile and key figures 
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) sees itself as the central agency for the promotion of re-
search, development and innovation in Austria. It is the implementation partner of the Austrian federal 
government in its strategies to strengthen Austria’s position as a research and innovation location in glob-
al competition and in coordinating the specific strategies needed to achieve this, e.g. in the context of 
digitalisation, climate and energy, intellectual property rights and open innovation.
As a service provider, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) also supports the Climate and 
Energy Fund (KLIEN) in its efforts to implement its funding programmes and assists the majority of Austri-
an regional governments in processing their services aimed at promoting research and development. 
In addition to implementing funding programmes, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) also 
offers an extensive range of information and consulting services for Austrian research institutions and 
companies in connection with participating in European programmes. 
Based on its expertise in implementation and comprehensive access to the Austrian and European RTI 
community, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) supports RTI policy through its extensive mon-
itoring activities, as well as through activities such as evaluating research premium applications on behalf 
of the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF). 
Against this background, the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) sees itself as a one-stop shop 
both for Austrian research institutions and companies as well as for owners and clients.
The funding portfolio: the intervention logic behind the funding portfolio of the Austrian Research Pro-
motion Agency (FFG) is based on a broad understanding of research and innovation, and attempts to 
generate effective added value, on the one hand wherever bottlenecks become evident and on the other 

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