Progress in Implementing the European Union Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence (Volume 1): Austria

Table of contents

• Set enabling conditions for AI development and uptake in the European Union
• Make the European Union the right place: Excellence from lab to the market
• Ensure AI technologies work for people
• Build strategic leadership in priority sectors

The European Union (EU) Coordinated Plan on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a strategic initiative by the European Commission and EU Member States to promote AI development, investment and co-operation. In 2024, the OECD conducted a survey and interviews to take stock of implementation progress made by the EU Member States in implementing the actions set in the EU Coordinated Plan on AI. Drawing on the information collected, the OECD prepared country notes for each EU Member State. This document presents the country note for Austria, which summarises key initiatives and implementation progress.

Key messages

• Artificial intelligence (AI) governance: Austria’s AI policy is guided by the Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria 2030 (AIM AT 2030) strategy, launched in 2021. This overarching strategy sets the framework for Austria’s AI ambitions, focusing on societal benefits, innovation leadership and economic competitiveness. The AI implementation plan 2024 further operationalises these goals, outlining concrete actions for all 12 ministries, ensuring that AI development aligns with sectoral priorities across various domains such as education, healthcare and public administration.

• Progress monitoring of AI strategy: An evaluation monitor tracks Austria’s AI strategy implementation, with 55 out of 65 measures successfully completed at the time of writing.

• Investments in high-performance computing and quantum research: Austria is also investing heavily in building high-performance computing (HPC) and quantum research capacities through initiatives like Quantum Austria and the Vienna Scientific Cluster (VSC). These projects align with European Union (EU) efforts in advancing cutting-edge AI infrastructure.

• AI education and talent development: Austria has placed a strong emphasis on AI education, launching initiatives like the national Digital Skills Initiative, the National Competition for AI, AI School Packages and AI-specific professorships. These programmes aim to expand AI literacy, upskill and reskill workers and develop a diverse AI talent pool across the country.

• Collaborative networks and innovation hubs: Austria fosters collaboration between research institutions, industry and start-ups through various innovation hubs, including the European Digital Innovation Hub AI5Production. These hubs provide AI resources and support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), facilitating AI adoption in key industries such as manufacturing and healthcare.

• Emphasis on AI for climate action: One of Austria’s flagship AI initiatives, AI for Green, focuses on leveraging AI for climate action, with 40 projects supported by EUR 23.6 million. This initiative underlines Austria’s commitment to integrating AI in its pursuit of climate neutrality by 2040.

Set enabling conditions for AI development and uptake in the European Union

Acquire, pool and share policy insights

AIM AT 2030 was released in 2021 (BMK, 2021[1]). The strategy pursues three core objectives: i) a broad use of AI oriented to the common good; ii) positioning Austria as an innovation location for AI in key areas and fields of strength; and iii) securing the competitiveness of Austria as a technology and business location through AI. There are six fields of action assigned to the first core objective: i) defining ethical principles; ii) creating a legal framework; iii) AI and work; iv) creating AI standards; v) security of AI systems; and vi) social dialogue. The second and third core objectives, also grouped under the overarching objective “Creating an ecosystem”, comprise seven fields of action: i) making data usable; ii) creating and using knowledge; iii) AI infrastructure; iv) qualification, education and training; v) strengthening the competitiveness of the economy; vi) providing financing; and vii) modernising public administration with AI. In addition, the annex to AIM AT 2030 defines 11 AI fields of application that are broadly diversified and cover numerous sectors, including industry, climate protection, agriculture and forestry, energy, health, education, law and culture. These fields are regularly updated and expanded depending on the subject area.

AIM AT 2030 has been reviewed with the addition of a complementary AI implementation plan for 2024 and the following years (KI-Umsetzungsplan 2024) (KI-Strategie AIM AT 2030, 2024[2]). Its main objectives are to update the measures outlined in the original strategy and to make them more concrete through specific actions carried out by all 12 ministries (Digital Austria, 2024[3]).

The funding for the national AI strategy and complementary 2024 AI implementation plan does not come from a single, dedicated AI strategy budget. Instead, each ministry is responsible for financing the specific measures it implements. No funds from the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility have been used for this purpose.

The governance and implementation of the AI strategy and related initiatives are jointly overseen by the Federal Chancellery’s Directorate-General for Digitalisation and E-Government and the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology’s Directorate-General for Innovation and Technology.

These two ministries also co-lead the interministerial working group known as the AI Policy Forum, which includes representatives from all 12 ministries. Established in 2021, the forum supports the interministerial implementation of the strategy and monitors its progress. According to an evaluation monitor available on the AIM AT 2030 website, 55 out of 64 measures across 13 areas have been implemented so far (KI-Strategie AIM AT 2030, 2024[4]). As of late, the AI Policy Forum also comprises a subgroup dedicated to the implementation of the AI Act.

In Austria, the AI Stakeholder Forum serves as the official platform for bringing together public and private stakeholders. Launched in March 2024, its goal is to facilitate active communication between the federal government and various AI-related stakeholders in Austria, including civil society organisations, industry associations and interest groups. Additionally, other AI networks, such as AI Austria (2024[5]), the Austrian Society for Artificial Intelligence (2024[6]) and Women in AI Austria (2024[7]) are also actively involved in the AI landscape.

Tap into the potential of data and foster critical computing capacity

The Austrian Federal Government and its ministries have developed several initiatives to increase the availability of high-quality data for AI purposes. Furthermore, they have also supported the development of HPC and quantum computing capacity in the country.

Table 1. Set enabling conditions for AI development and uptake in the European Union: Key initiatives

Name	Start year	Short description (main goals)	Funding (including EU funding use)
Data Intelligence Offensive (DIO)	2018	The DIO aims to advance and promote business models for data exchange and monetisation, adhering to the highest ethical and legal standards. It is actively involved in developing data spaces across various sectors, including tourism (Tourism Data Space, 2024[8]), health (DIO, 2024[9]) and agriculture (DIO, 2024[10]). Moreover, the DIO also supports the regional data space datahub.tirol (digital.TIROL, 2024[11]).	Not reported
National Data Strategy	2024	Austria published its first national data strategy in October 2024 (Digital Austria, 2024[12]). The strategy comprises 45 measures, encompassing areas such as sustainable infrastructure, responsible data sharing and innovative data culture/data literacy. The strategy was developed with a broad stakeholder involvement. It is designed to be aligned with the EU vision to enable a single market for data and strengthen the data economy according to the EU strategy for data (EC, 2020[13]).	Not reported
Quantum Austria	2021	On behalf of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) and funded by the European Union under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (2020-2026), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) are implementing the Quantum Austria funding initiative. Part of the funding is provided for research infrastructure in the fields of next generation HPC, quantum computing as well as their interconnection. One of the primary objectives is the development of the Multi-Site Computer Austria (MUSICA), envisioned to become Austria’s fastest HPC system (https://eurocc-austria.at/en/news/musica-austrias-next-supercomputer). The scientific issues of the projects in the field of quantum research and quantum technology may cover, for example, new algorithms and mathematical theoretical concepts that make use of the superposition and entanglement of quantum states, or developments and applications in quantum communication (FFG, 2024[14]).	EUR 107 million of which EUR 20 million were invested in graphics processing unit hardware and expanded by EUR 16 million from the BMBWF
Vienna Scientific Cluster (VSC)	2009	The VSC is a collaboration of several Austrian universities that provides supercomputer resources and technical support to their users. The current flagship systems of the VSC family are VSC-4 and VSC-5, currently the fastest supercomputers in Austria. Both systems are powering science and research at the leading academic institutions in Austria, and fulfil the demand for high computing power in areas such as physics, chemistry, meteorology, life sciences and many others (VSC, 2024[15]).	Funded through public university funding allocated via performance agreements

Make the European Union the right place: Excellence from lab to the market

The Austrian Federal Government and its ministries have launched several initiatives to strengthen and mobilise AI research capacities across the country, including the creation of clusters of excellence and a wide range of funding programmes. Austria has also developed a diverse ecosystem to support and scale innovative AI ideas and solutions, providing assistance to start-ups and SMEs.

Table 2. Make the European Union the right place: Excellence from lab to the market: Key initiatives

Name	Start year	Short description (main goals)	Funding (including EU funding use)
Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria (AIM AT)	2022	The three agencies Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws), the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) offer funding for basic research, applied research and its entrepreneurial implementation under the title Artificial Intelligence Mission Austria (AIM AT). The funding initiative was implemented for 2022 and 2023 with funds from the Fonds Zukunft Österreich (FZÖ) (FFG, 2024[16]).	EUR 22 million
Bilateral AI clusters of excellence	2024	The Bilateral AI clusters of excellence will advance basic research at the highest scientific level in the forward-looking fields of research on ageing and AI (BilateralAI, 2024[17]). Under the co-ordination of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, the Bilateral AI research project combines two important strands of research in the field of AI, namely sub-symbolic AI (machine learning) and symbolic AI (knowledge representation and reasoning).	EUR 19.8 million
embrAIsme	2024	embrAIsme is an Interreg Europe project co-financed by the Federal Chancellery of Austria, which endeavours to encourage AI take-up in SMEs, in particular by raising awareness of AI and the importance of AI skills, facilitating access to funding and building tools to ease the compliance burden of SMEs (aws, 2024[18]).	EUR 230 000
Fostering Austria’s Innovative Strength and Research Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (FAIR‑AI)	2024	FAIR-AI addresses the societal risks of AI applications, focusing on challenges related to implementing the upcoming EU Artificial Intelligence Act in practice. These include technical issues like data shifts in dynamic environments, managerial obstacles such as high costs and the need for skilled staff, and socio-technical factors like raising risk awareness and mitigating cognitive biases in AI-assisted decisions. The project aims to bridge the gap between regulatory requirements and practical application (FAIR-AI, 2024[19]).	Not reported
National and European Digital Innovation Hubs	2020	Austria has three national Digital Innovation Hubs and four European Digital Innovation Hubs, which provide SMEs with support in digital transformation and the use of AI through access to expertise and infrastructure (FFG, 2024[20]). One of these European hubs, AI5Production, focuses specifically on AI. Comprising 16 partner institutions in Vienna and Upper Austria, it offers manufacturing companies comprehensive support with digitalisation. The hub is funded by the European Commission and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Economic Affairs, and companies with up to 2 999 employees can access its services free of charge.	EUR 30 million

Ensure AI technologies work for people

Nurture talent and improve the supply of skills necessary to enable a thriving AI ecosystem

The Austrian Federal Government and its ministries have launched several initiatives to enhance AI skills and talent development, including programmes that introduce AI education in schools, national competitions to foster young AI talent and a cross-ministerial strategy to boost digital competencies. These efforts aim to expand AI literacy, reskill workers in key sectors and ensure a more diverse and inclusive AI talent pool across the country.

Table 3. Ensure AI technologies work for people: Key initiatives

Name	Start year	Short description (main goals)	Funding (including EU funding use)
AI Radar	Not reported	AI Radar offers reskilling and upskilling programmes for AI in the tourism sector in the form of regular (online) webinars and workshops. The core objectives of the project include: i) keeping an eye on current AI innovations and their possible applications in tourism; ii) recognising trends, experimenting and strengthening skills; and iii) working together on prototypes and networking (Austria Tourism, 2024[21]).	Not reported
Austrian Lab for Artificial Intelligence Trust (ALAIT)	2024	The ALAIT project employs scientific methods to design and test an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to technology assessment for AI, grounded in the principles of trustworthy AI. This approach is piloted directly in society through an AI trust lab, which features dialogue formats and feedback loops to promote participatory design. By doing so, the project tackles a critical societal challenge: fostering social trust and governance in AI within industries and professional fields that rely on AI, such as education, healthcare, media and manufacturing.	Not reported
Digital Skills Initiative	2023	Austria has established a Digital Skills Initiative (Digitale Kompetenzoffensive) as an intersectional co‑operation between five federal ministries (Federal Chancellery of Austria, Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy, Federal Ministry of Finance and Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research). The initiative focuses on the development and co‑ordination of measures for digital literacy and skills. Under the umbrella of the initiative, the Digital Competencies and Skills strategy outlines how Austria is going to achieve increased digital competencies among the citizens. Measures around AI are a major priority in the strategy (Digital Austria, 2023[22]).	EUR 6 million (for 2024)
National Competition for AI	2021	This competition is aimed at students aged 14 to 19, encouraging them to explore and develop their skills in AI. It was held for the third time in 2023, fostering young talent and innovation in the AI field (Digital Austria, 2024[23]).	Not reported
Schoolpackage AI	2024	Schoolpackage AI is a set of government measures designed to enhance AI knowledge in primary and secondary education, targeting both teachers and students. It promotes the use of AI tools, such as generative AI, in schools through pilot programmes in selected institutions, which are scientifically monitored. Additionally, the initiative aims to boost research on the use of AI in teaching and education (BMBWF, 2024[24]).	EUR 250 000 (for pilot phase in 2024)
Programme for AI Literacy and Skills	In development	A specific programme for AI literacy and skills is currently in development and has successfully kicked-off with an expert event at the beginning of July 2024. Following the explicit goals and principles of the general national digital literacy and skills strategy and the national AI strategy, the AI literacy and skills strategy will focus on the inclusion of population groups with low levels of digital literacy like the elderly and rural population and gender diversity for AI skills with the aim to broaden the national information technology (IT) experts pool (Digitale Kompetenzen, 2024[25]).	Not reported

Build strategic leadership in priority sectors

The Austrian Federal Government is leveraging AI across key sectors. Initiatives like AI for Green and the Climate Change Cockpit challenge aim to combine AI with environmental and sustainability goals, including in the tourism sector. In healthcare, projects such as the National Health Data Infrastructure and Xplain-AI focus on improving healthcare delivery through AI-driven data analysis and training tools. The public sector benefits from AI-supported administrative systems and strategic projects like the AI Directory and Law as Code. In mobility, AI is used in automated transport and innovative funding programmes to support the mobility transition. In agriculture and forestry, initiatives like SatGrass and Digital Nose use AI to optimise agricultural practices and enhance forest resilience against climate change.

State of AI in healthcare

Austria has built a robust foundation for health data governance, prioritising interoperability and secure data use to support AI in healthcare. Key legislative updates, such as the Health Telematics Act (Gesundheitstelematikgesetz) of 2012 and its 2019 amendments, have established a framework for electronic health data management, aligning with the EU General Data Protection Regulation to incorporate public interest for secondary data access (Gesundheitsausschuss, 2024[26]). In 2023, Austria launched the National Health Data Infrastructure (NHDI) to consolidate data collection for secondary purposes, such as for research and AI development, which aligns closely with the eHealth Strategy Austria (eHealth-Strategie Österreich) (AIT, 2024[27]; Republic of Austria, 2024[28]). The Agreement Implementation Act (Vereinbarungsumsetzungsgesetz) (2024) and updates to the Health Target Steering Act further mandate that the federal government, states, and regional health funds support and operate this data infrastructure (RIS, 2023[29]). Within the NHDI, a health data authority is being created to oversee data organisation, quality and governance, aligning Austria’s health data infrastructure with European Health Data Space (EHDS) provisions.

Austria’s AI in healthcare strategy is further supported by centralised governance under the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium Soziales, Gesundheit, Pflege, und Konsumentenschutz), alongside the AI Policy Forum and the Chief Digital Officer Task Force. These bodies collaborate to advance Austria’s AIM AT 2030 strategy, which fosters cross‑sectoral AI development with a focus on driving trustworthy, human-centred AI applications, including in healthcare (Digital Austria, 2024[30]; 2024[31]). The NHDI will proceed in three phases through 2028, expanding health data accessibility for various user groups, including research institutions and EHDS-defined users (Government of Austria, 2022[32]). Complementing this effort, the D4Health initiative (Gesundheitsdatenauswerteplattform) and Xplain-AI educational application are enhancing the data infrastructure, supporting machine learning and promoting public education on AI in healthcare (AIT, 2024[27]; Government of Austria, 2022[32]; Arbeiter Krammer Vienna, 2024[33]). Austria also actively participates in international partnerships, such as the OECD Expert Group for AI in Health and the European Partnership on Transforming Health and Care Systems, which strengthens Austria’s collaborative efforts in advancing AI in healthcare (OECD.AI, 2024[34]; THCS, 2024[35]).

Box 1. In focus: AI for Green

The AI for Green initiative is Austria’s strategic effort to leverage AI in support of climate action, aligning with the country’s goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2040. Launched in 2021, it funds research and development projects that advance AI technologies while contributing to Austria’s environmental targets, such as reducing resource and energy consumption, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and preserving ecosystems. The initiative aims to foster a dynamic ecosystem of AI solutions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

With a budget of EUR 23.6 million, AI for Green supports 40 projects, building a collaborative network of researchers, businesses and institutions. The focus spans diverse sectors, including energy optimisation, sustainable agriculture, environmental monitoring and industrial efficiency. The programme also emphasises education, featuring an endowed professorship in AI for Green, alongside industry-linked doctoral research and internships.

Sources: FFG (2024[36]), AI Ökosysteme - AI for Green, https://www.ffg.at/ai (accessed on 27 November 2024); FFG (2024[37]), AI for Green: Projekte der 1., 2. und 3. Ausschreibung, https://www.ffg.at/ai/projekte (accessed on 27 November 2024).

Table 4. Build strategic leadership in priority sectors: Key initiatives

Name	Start year	Short description (main goals)	Funding (including EU funding use)
Climate and environment
Climate Change Cockpit	Not reported	The initiation of the Climate Change Cockpit was driven by the critical issue of environmental data being fragmented across multiple silos, making it challenging to obtain a holistic view and effectively address environmental challenges in the tourism sector. The cockpit was co-developed between the Austrian National Tourist Office and the Austrian Federal Computing Centre, serving as a centralised platform to consolidate these disparate data sources, providing a comprehensive and accessible overview of environmental conditions and trends. This integration aims to enhance decision-making capabilities and strategic planning in addressing climate-related issues (InnoDays, 2024[38]).	Not reported
Health
National Health Data Infrastructure	2023	With recent legislative updates, the federal government, states, regional health funds and the umbrella association of social insurance carriers are now required to establish and operate a national platform for the secondary use of health data (RIS, 2023[29]). This platform, currently in development, aims to enable co‑ordinated secondary use of health data by relevant public health authorities to inform public health policies (AIT, 2024[27]).	Not reported
Agreement Implementation Act 2024 (Vereinbarungsumsetzungsgesetz)	2024	This act outlines the framework for implementing various agreements related to health and social care. It ensures that Austria complies with international and EU standards and agreements, facilitating better integration and co‑operation in health policy.	Not reported
d4Health Tirol	2022	This project aims to integrate the federated secure data infrastructure to link data from hospitals, telemedicine services and Austria’s death registry to support the application of machine learning and AI in research and routine care (AICzechia, 2024[39]).	Not reported
Xplain-AI	2021	Xplain-AI is an educational application on AI-based technologies in the medical field and was funded by the Vienna Chamber of Labour (Arbeiterkammer Wien), which began in 2021 as part of AIM AT 2030 (AIT, 2024[27]).	Not reported
Public sector
AI-Supported Administrative Notification (KI‑gestützter Bescheid)	2023	Within the AI-Supported Administration Notification project, the possibilities for the automation of administrative processes using AI-supported solutions were examined as part of a feasibility survey. Three different use cases (handwriting recognition, translation and knowledge management) were analysed on the basis of two proof of concepts and one rapid prototype.	EUR 975 000
AI Directory (KI‑Register)	2023	The project aimed to create a comprehensive overview of all AI systems used in federal public administration in 2023. The survey data will help identify challenges and risks related to AI in the public sector. Over 5 months, 31 AI-related projects were identified across various ministries: 17 operational AI systems, 10 AI research projects, 3 chatbots and 1 guideline for AI in public administration. This project also serves as preparatory work for the AI Map initiative.	EUR 100 000 (together with AI Map)
AI Map (KI‑Landkarte)	2025	The aim of the project is to create a central catalogue/register for all ministries on productive and planned AI initiatives. The catalogue is to be updated on an ongoing basis. The aim is to provide a clear source of information on internal AI initiatives or AI systems and to avoid duplication.	EUR 100 000 (together with AI Directory)
Law as Code	2022	The project aims to establish the foundations for technically implementing laws and legally binding documents using symbolic AI and logical programming paradigms. It also focuses on integrating these technologies into e-government, particularly within Austrian administrative processes and EU interoperability initiatives.	EUR 400 000
Practical Guide on Digital Administration and Ethics	2023	This practical guide assists public sector employees in navigating AI. It covers opportunities, challenges, ethical issues, technical basics and legal frameworks. The guide also includes a decision tree, criteria, and measures to help determine whether and under what conditions data-driven AI technology can be used in administration (Öffentlicher Dienst, 2023[40]).	Not reported
Mobility
Automated Transport Innovation Labs	Not reported	ALP.Lab and Digitrans are Austrian innovation laboratories offering physical and digital testing infrastructures for automated road transport. They use AI in various areas and are funded by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) (ALP.Lab, 2024[41]; Digitrans, 2024[42]).	Not reported
Mobility Transition 2024/1 – Mobility Technologies and Components national funding call	2024	Launched by the BMK, this funding call places a key focus on AI for developing mobility technologies that support the mobility transition. Submitted projects must align with the mobility transition goals of avoiding, shifting and reducing environmental impact (Mobilitätswende, 2024[43]).	EUR 5 million
Agriculture/forestry/rural development
SatGrass	2021	The Copernicus satellites from the EU Earth Observation programme can continuously monitor grassland and its use at the field level with high spatial resolution. The SatGrass project combines remote sensing and weather data into a model, calibrated with regional yield measurements and quality assessments, to analyse vegetation dynamics. SatGrass has two main goals: i) identify usage timings from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data to estimate yields; and ii) estimate yield and fodder quality dynamics over the vegetation period, considering usage, weather and water balance. Locally, SatGrass helps farmers optimise cutting times to improve yield and quality. Regionally, it contributes to Austria’s agricultural accounts and supports planning climate adaptation strategies to address the impacts of climate change on grassland and livestock farming (SatGrass, 2024[44]).	Not reported
Digital Nose (DigiNase)	2023	The Digital Nose project uses AI to detect stress-induced volatile organic compounds from trees and insect pheromones, combined with image data of typical damage patterns, to develop an early warning system for tree diseases, enabling climate-smart forestry and timely reactions to climate stress in forests (FH Oberösterreich, 2024[45]).	Not reported

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