Austrian RTI Strategy
The Austrian Federal Government launched its Strategy for Research, Technology and Innovation for the next decade on 8 March 2011. According to its motto “Realising Potential, Increasing Dynamics, Creating the Future: Becoming an Innovation Leader”, the strategy addresses measures to strengthen national research structures with a focus on excellence, to foster the innovative capacity of companies, allow for thematic priority setting, raise the efficiency of governance, and link research, technology and innovation to the education system. The strategy should also help to mobilise research, technology and innovation for the grand challenges of society and the economy.
Hence, with its 2020 perspective, the strategy is intended to be a guiding instrument for Austria to advance towards the group of most innovative countries in Europe, and to contribute to the implementation of the Innovation Union.