Strenghts of the Austrian Innovation System. Scientific Profiling and Synergies with Firm Innovative Activities

  • Karl-Heinz Leitner
  • Bernhard Dachs
  • Barbara Heller-Schuh
  • Thomas Scherngell
  • Georg Zahradnik (AIT)
  • Brigitte Ecker
  • Helmut Gassler (IHS)
  • Michael Ploder
  • Wolfgang Polt
  • Maximilian Unger
  • Jürgen Janger
  • Michael Peneder
  • Gerhard Streicher
  • Fabian Unterlass (WIFO)
  • Alexander Degelsegger
  • Josef Hochgerner
  • Dietmar Lampert
  • Klaus Schuch (ZSI)

This study supports the research action plan of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economic Affairs. It analyses strenghts and weaknesses of the competitiveness of the Austrian research area (consisting of universities, non-university research institutes, universities of applied sciences and firms) and pinpoints the crucial bottlenecks for further improving the performance of the Austrian research area.