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The Structure of the NCP System in AustriaStrengths and weaknesses, evaluation and potential steps for improvement
Berna Windischbaur, Ralf KoenigFFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
22 January 2009, Vienna
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FFG - In Brief
• Established in 2004(merger of 4 previous organisations)
• Non-profit organisation, public body(owned by two Austrian Federal Ministries)
• Largest Austrian Funding Agency
– Budget ~ 580 Mio. Euro in year 2007
– approx. 200 employees
• 5 operational divisions
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Organisational Structure of FFG
Internal services
ManagementInternal audit Strategy
Aeronautics and SpaceAgency (ALR)
GeneralProgrammes
(GP)
StructuralProgrammes
(SP)
ThematicProgrammes
(TP)
European andInternationalProgrammes(EIP)
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Division of European and International Programs (EIP)
Objective: Strengthening the Austrian participation in the Framework
Programme
Activities: Awareness, Information, Consultation, Coaching,
international Networking (Consortium building), Representation of
Austrian interests in the network of National Contact Points (NCP),
host of EUREKA and Enterprise Europe Network
Measures: Information and Training events, Workshops and
Seminars, One-on-one meetings, Cooperation with intermediary
organisations
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Division of European and International Programs (EIP)
Resources• Total number of employees: 45 full-time equivalent
(19 NCPs; 20 Experts; 9 Assistants)
FP6 briefly• approx. 2.000 successful Austrian teams working with
approx. 20.000 international partners• Return: 425 Mio, EUR; 117%
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- E-mail services
- Individual Coaching
- Proposal Writing*
- Partner search
- Legal Help (IPR)
Core Activities
FFG/EIP
• Customer Services
- Proposal Check
- Prepatory co-funding
- Project Management*
- Exploitation
- Recognition of success
- FFG Academy
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Success and NCP services, on average
58 101139 1302
194 246869 7090
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
generalInformation
detailled coaching/ProposalCheck
no contact EU total
not funded
funded
A current example: Spring 2008: app. 1.600 proposals with partners from AT who submitted under „Cooperation“
23% 29% 14% 15,5%
Core Activities
FFG/EIP
• Customer Services
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Internal Support Activities
• Human Resources Development
- Legal Issues
(Contractual issues, IPR, etc.)
- Financial Issues
(EU Audits, cost planning, reporting, billing, etc.)
- Data Security
- Programme Management
FFG/EIP
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Internal Support Activities
• Human Resources Development (continues)
- Project Management
- Technical Trainings
(PM Tool, INNOMAN, advanced excel, etc.)
- Individual Development
(Goal Assessment, Leadership, creativity, presentation and moderation techniques, conflict management, communication, rhetoric, negotiation, time and stress management, etc.)
FFG/EIP
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Internal Support Activities
• Institutional Development
- Web-site (FP7 and FFG)
- Printed materials (brochure, info papers, success stories, etc)
- Media communication
• Information Technology
- FP7 Web site www.ffg.at/rp7
- CRM System> INNOMAN
- PM Tool
- Groupwise (e-mail/ calander of activities/ personal organizer)
FFG/EIP
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Internal Support Activities
• Finance & Accounting
- Centralized accounting
- Decentralized project management
- Unique cost keys to record and monitor the performance
FFG/EIP
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• Communication with State Authorities
- Annual Work Programme (Division and Units)
- Reporting
- Ext. Evaluation
- Monitoring the National Performance in FP7
- Regular information exchanges
Programme Delegates NCPs
External Support Activities
FFG/EIP
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• Communication with EU
- NCP Meetings- Programme Committee Meetings- FP Projects
• Communication and Networking with MS&AC
- NCP Network & Projects (currently 16 in FP7)
External Support Activities
• Communication and Networking with 3rd Countries
- FP Projects
FFG/EIP
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Thank you very much for your attention…
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Division European and International Programmes (EIP)
Sensengasse 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
http://rp7.ffg.at
Ralf KoenigHead of Unit
Unit for International Cooperation, Mobility and ERC
Phone: +43 (0)57755 4601
Fax: +43 (0)57755 94600
Email: [email protected]
Berna WindischbaurProject Manager
Unit for International Cooperation, Mobility and ERC
Phone: +43 (0)57755 4602
Fax: +43 (0)57755 94600
Email: [email protected]