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The Structure of the NCP
System in Austria
Strengths and weaknesses, evaluation
and potential steps for improvement
Berna Windischbaur, Ralf Koenig
FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency
22 January 2009, Vienna
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
Organisational Structure
of FFG
Internal audit
Management
Strategy
Aeronautics
and Space
Agency (ALR)
Internal services
General
Programmes
Structural
Programmes
Thematic
Programmes
(GP)
(SP)
(TP)
European
and
International
Programmes
(EIP)
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
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%
FFG/EIP
Core Activities
• Customer Services
- E-mail services
- Proposal Check
- Individual Coaching
- Prepatory co-funding
- Proposal Writing*
- Project Management*
- Partner search
- Exploitation
- Legal Help (IPR)
- Recognition of success
- FFG Academy
FFG/EIP
Core Activities
• Customer Services
A current example: Spring 2008: app. 1.600 proposals with partners from AT who submitted
under „Cooperation“
Success and NCP services, on average
23%
29%
194
246
14%
15,5%
869
7090
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
not funded
funded
58
101
0%
general
Information
detailled
coaching/
Proposal
Check
139
no contact
1302
EU total
FFG/EIP
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
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
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
Internal Support Activities
• Finance & Accounting
- Centralized accounting
- Decentralized project management
- Unique cost keys to record and monitor the performance
FFG/EIP
External Support Activities
• 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
FFG/EIP
External Support Activities
• Communication with EU
- NCP Meetings
- Programme Committee Meetings
- FP Projects
• Communication and Networking with MS&AC
- NCP Network & Projects (currently 16 in FP7)
• Communication and Networking with 3rd Countries
- FP Projects
Thank you very much for your attention…
Ralf Koenig
Berna Windischbaur
Head of Unit
Unit for International Cooperation,
Mobility and ERC
Project Manager
Unit for International Cooperation,
Mobility and ERC
Phone: +43 (0)57755 4601
Fax: +43 (0)57755 94600
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +43 (0)57755 4602
Fax: +43 (0)57755 94600
Email: [email protected]
FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Division European and International Programmes (EIP)
Sensengasse 1, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
http://rp7.ffg.at