Austrian Research and Technology Report 2020

Impact analysis
The internal evaluations also include an impact monitoring assessment conducted every three years by the 
Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws); the last was done in 2019). The analysis relates to the funding periods 
and is largely representative with respect to the monetary funding of the Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws). 
The uniform and central approach that spans the various guarantee, loan and grant programmes is based 
on a survey of assisted companies. This enables a comparative analysis that contributes to improved un-
derstanding of the functioning and impact potential of the various instruments of the assistance portfolio. 
In the 2019 impact monitoring, roughly 1,500 surveys were sent out with 361 responses, distributed among 
four guarantee programmes, two loan programmes and five grant programmes.

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2. Key Players in Research Funding and in Non-university Research 
123
 
Indicator 3: Human resources and qualifications
2018
2019
Staff
Staff (headcount)
278
255
Staff (full time equivalents, rounded)
245
227
Staff structure
Share of academics
60%
62%
Share of women
Share of women
57%
58%
Share of women in management
35%
39%
Share of women in project management positions
53%
52%
Source: Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws).
 
Indicator 4: Output, innovation and excellence 
2018
2019
Number
Share
Number
Share
Funded projects
3,700
4,770
of which SMEs
3,250
88%
4,630
97%
of which enterprise formations
2,155
58%
1,570
33%