Programme managers
FFG - The Austrian Research Promotion Agency
The Austrian Energy Agency
Programme owner
BMVIT - The Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
Programme
Energy Systems of Tomorrow
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
is the central Austrian organisation for promotion of research and innovation.
The Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) offers advice, support and promotion for research and innovation projects. In this way, the FFG plays an important role in achieving aims, both research and political, defined by Austria and the European Union.
FFG is "programme administrator" of the program "Energy Systems of Tomorrow", being part of the Austrian Program on Technologies for Sustainable Development.
FFG Services
- Funding of research projects
- Advice on selecting the right funding programme
Support in:
- Realising international cooperation projects
- Activities in the field of Space
- Cooperation between Science and Economy
- Exploitation of research results
The services of the FFG primarily support economic-related research. Despite this, its services are open to all organisations and are free of charge.
| Divisions of the FFG | |
| Division 1: General programme | Research and Technology Promotion for Industry is Austria's most important source of finance for research and development projects carried out by industry. |
| Division 2: Structural programma | Science & Industry Co-operation, is responsible for programmes, projects and their related activities aiming to promote research innovation and cooperation between players in the Austrian innovation system. |
| Division 3: Agency for Aeronautics and Space | Responsibilities: - Serves as a focal point for the co-ordination of aerospace activities in Austria and is the Austrian link to international aerospace activities. - Is responsible for the implementation of the Austrian aerospace policy. - Organisation and management of participation in programmes of the European Space Agency (ESA) - Management of national programmes. |
| Division 4: European and International Programmes | International Research and Technology Cooperation (BIT), is the Austrian centre which offers services to participants in European and international programmes, actions and initiatives for cooperation in research, technological development and demonstration (RTD). |
| Division 5: Thematic Programmes | Through the implementation of thematic programmes, which emphasise the development of future oriented technologies, FFG provides additional focus in the use of national funds. The aim is to develop critical mass in areas of strategic importance. |
Contact point:
Michael Huebner
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Sensengasse 1
1090 Wien, Austria
Tel. +43 1 53464 2922
Fax : +43 1 53464 2926
E-mail: michael.huebner@ffg.at
For general information: www.ffg.at (German only).
The Austrian Energy Agency was established in 1977 as a non-profit organisation. The Austrian Energy Agency is the Austrian energy research and policy institution in which the federal and the provincial administration ("Bund" and "Laender" respectively) and some 30 important institutions and corporations from a variety of economic sectors co-operate. It is a membership organisation which includes the Federal Republic (all ministries), eight of the nine Federal Provinces, as well as important members, 46 in total, from energy industry, banking sector and energy consumer advocates (from industry, households and traffic).
The board of directors ("Praesidium") comprises of the federal minister for environmental affairs, the federal minister for energy affairs and the chairman of the provincial governors. The Austrian Energy Agency is the Austrian Member of the European Energy Network EnR. The Austrian Energy Agency employs a staff of about 80 people, including secretarial support. The expertise of the staff members range across the technical, economic, statistical and social science disciplines, and legal aspects.
The Austrian Energy Agency employs a staff of about 80 people, including secretarial support. The expertise of the staff members range across the technical, economic, statistical and social science disciplines, and legal aspects.
Contact point:
Andreas Indinger
Austrian Energy Agency
Mariahilfer Strasse 136
A-1150 Vienna
E-mail: andreas.indinger@energyagency.at
For more information: www.energyagency.at/index.htm (English version available)
The Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT)
Dynamik mit Verantwortung
The scope of activities of the Federal ministry for transport, innovation, and technology is defined by its responsibility for both tangible and intangible infrastructures, that is road and rail networks, civil aviation, inland waterways, and telecommunications, as well as the networks of research and technology. As their task is the transportation of people, goods, information, and knowledge those networks contribute essentially to economic competitiveness and quality of life. In this context research, technology, and innovation guarantee timely participation in new developments.
Our initiatives are aimed at promoting innovation capacities and abilities in order to place Austria among Europe's leading high tech countries. As a partner of science and industry we facilitate the creation of new products and services which are at the heart of economic competitiveness, social coherence and wealth.
We develop the strategies necessary for the implementation of measures designed to achieve those goals, including financing and evaluation. The guiding principles are the European dimension and achieving critical mass, for which purpose our instruments are designed accordingly.
In detail, we are responsible for:
- funding of basic as well as industrial research
- the biggest non-university research institutions of the country
- key thematic priorities such as information and communication technologies, transport and mobility, aeronautics and space, sustainability
- exploiting new knowledge through start-ups
- competence centres as partners in European networks of excellence
- co-operation between national, European and other international RTD programmes
- the participation of the Austrian research community in EU Framework programmes
Science-industry co-operation is the key issue in these fields. Therefore, developing efficient infrastructures in order to fruitfully facilitate these co-operations are the centrepiece of the research and technology policy of the ministry.
For more information: www.bmvit.gv.at (English version available)
Contact point:
Theodor Zillner
Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology
Renngasse 5
A-1010 Wien, Austria
Tel. +43 1 53464 2925
Fax : +43 1 53464 2926
E-mail: theodor.zillner@bmvit.gv.at
02-09-10