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2.10.2 Indicators for 2018 and 2019
 
Indicator 1: Funding, including third-party funding 
Funding and third-party funding (in €1,000)
2018
2019
Total budget for the research units*
29,830
30,610
of which federal funds**
15,860
17,120
of which funds from the regional governments
460
700
of which funds from private individuals and donors
3,280
3,510
of which funds from international organisations
200
220
of which third-party funding raised
3,430
3,940
of which other sources
6,600
5,120
Processing costs in relation to the research units’ 
budget***
4.9%
4.8%
Source: Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG). Note: * Amounts rounded to the nearest €1,000;
** Federal funds also include funds for universities (incl. in-kind); *** Processing costs = staff costs
for the administrative office
138 Note: The figures for the 2019 reporting year are provisional and subject to approval by the Board of Management of the 
Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG).

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Indicator 2: Quality assurance and evaluations 
Surveys of (potential) applicants and of funded projects 
In the course of an Open Innovation in Science enterprise-creation process for two new Ludwig Boltzmann 
Institutes in the field of digital health, potential stakeholders (federal states, health insurance companies, 
hospitals, patient advocates, university clinics, NGOs etc.) were consulted concerning promising topics 
and possible consortia.
Evaluation of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institutes
The Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) has two established measures aimed at ensuring the high qual-
ity of its research. The Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) is the client for the evaluations and puts 
together an internationally renowned team for interim evaluations. This team consists of three subject 
experts and one expert in scientific evaluation and research management.
There are essentially two evaluation formats used in the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG):
• Ex-ante evaluations: used when new ventures are set up (two new ventures in 2018/19);
• Interim evaluation: every four years. 
The evaluation results and recommendations are implemented consistently and monitored by the Scientif-
ic Advisory Board and the experts from the administrative office. Institutions may also be closed down in 
the event of poor performance.
Impact analysis
The Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft (LBG) intensively analyses the impact of its research and uses appro-
priate instruments for the different purposes:
• Impact-oriented indicators provide an overview of the human, relational and structural capital as well 
as of the sponsor, bridge and incubator function.
• Narrative Impact Case Studies illustrate the economic and social effects of the research. They also 
provide important information on the impact of research in different disciplines and sectors, and on 
which methods generate which short-term impacts and long-term effects.
• A Science Impact Model, based on the theory of change, is used for strategic planning of the economic 
and social effects of the research.