Research, Technology, and Innovation (RTI) Strategy 2030

Abstract

The Austrian Research, Technology, and Innovation (RTI) Strategy 2030 provides a comprehensive framework for strengthening Austria’s position as a leader in research and innovation. It explicitly addresses the development and sustainability of infrastructures for managing research data and other research-relevant digital objects, aligning with Open Science principles and digital transformation goals.

The strategy highlights the importance of building sustainable digital infrastructures for managing and sharing research data and software. This includes support for data repositories, digital services, and platforms that facilitate secure and efficient data sharing.

The plan includes expanding Austria’s existing research data repositories, including platforms like AUSSDA (Austrian Social Science Data Archive) and GEO services.

It calls for strategic investments in national and European research infrastructures, including Austria's participation in the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) initiative.

The RTI Strategy underscores the importance of sustained public funding for research infrastructures. It highlights mechanisms such as competitive grants, institutional funding, and strategic allocations.

Overview

Country	Austria
Start date	2020
Annual Budget	n/a
Responsible organisation(s)	Higher/Cabinet level coordination
Target group(s)	Researchers, academic institutions, and the broader scientific community in Austria
Policy instrument type	Strategies, agendas and plans

Background

The policy does not provide a budget breakdown, but it establishes the framework for specific programs and funding mechanisms aimed at sustaining and enhancing research data infrastructures. Programs under the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) and Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) align with the RTI Strategy to support research infrastructures, including data management systems.

Objective(s)

to strengthen Austria’s research and innovation ecosystem over the next decade.

Public access URL

https://www.bmbwf.gv.at/dam/bmbwfgvat/Hochschule---Universit%C3%A4t/Hochschulgovernance/Leitthemen/Digitalisierung/EN_Universities-and-Digital-Transformation-2030.pdf

All tags

• Sustainable Infrastructures
• Austria
• 2020
• Higher Cabinet level coordination
• Academic societies academics
• Established researchers
• Higher education institutes
• Students
• Junior researchers
• Public research institutes
• Strategies, agendas and plans
• Strategies for sustainable infrastructures

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