| Deadline: | Volumen: |
|---|---|
| September 7, 2010 | 1,5 Million Euros |
Information and communication technologies comprise core strengths of the Viennese economy. There are already 65,000 employees in the ICT field in Vienna, working in 5,300 companies generating annual revenues of EUR 20 billion (corresponding to 70 percent of total revenues achieved by ICT companies in Austria). Close to 40 percent of Vienna’s ICT firms (also) carry out research and development activities. ICT ranks among the most innovative and knowledge-intensive sectors in the Austrian capital.
Moreover, we are currently being confronted with new developments, particularly with respect to technologies linking people and their surrounding physical world. Ambient information and communication technologies are transforming our lives everywhere and are designed to make our lives easier – whether in our free time, at home or at work. The current Call ICT Vienna 2010 aims to particularly focus on the links between men and machines, and offer support to companies in implementing their related research projects.
Projects can be submitted online in the period starting on June 7, 2010 and ending September 7, 2010.
Further information on the general terms and conditions of tender and to submitting projects online are available on the Downloads section of this Website, or can be obtained from Ms. Tanja Steinhauser at +43 1 4000 86 193.
What is being specifically funded?
Research and development projects in the following areas of the ICT field are being funded:
- Electronic library
- Semantic Web and semantic Web services
- Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
- Semantic systems (artificial intelligent systems, people-machine interface)
- Cognitive systems (learning systems, interaction and mixed realities)
- Virtual realities
- Sensor technology and robotics (IT in medical engineering at the people-machine interface)
- e-government
- Privacy, security – security deficiencies, intellectual property, freedom of speech, unmastered complexity, data protection, surveillance, technology assessment
- Open source software pursuant to licenses listed under www.opensource.org/licenses/.
The R&D projects must be commercially realizable on the marketplace, or lead to significantly improved products, processes or services, and/or must be created from the perspective of the issues and needs at the people-machine interface.
The total funding volume for this Call amounts to a maximum of EUR 1,500,000. Cash grants of up to EUR 500,000 are possible for the best projects. The top placed application will also be given bonus prize money of EUR 15,000. The project which is ranked second receives a bonus of EUR 10,000, and the third place entry will be granted an additional EUR 5,000.
Projects demonstrably shown to be managed by a qualified woman employed by the Viennese company submitting the application can also receive a bonus of EUR 10,000.
R&D-related personnel expenses as well as R&D-related consulting costs are eligible for funding. Funding is also available to SMEs to cover expenses involved in protecting the firm’s own research findings.
The funding quota is 25% for large companies, 35% for medium-sized firms and 45% for small-sized enterprises. Funding may exceed these levels for some parts of the respective project if certain preconditions are met.
Die Förderungen werden im Wettbewerbsprinzip vergeben. Die Projekte werden Ende November 2010 von einer internationalen ExpertInnenjury unter dem Vorsitz von Vizerektorin Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gabriele Kotsis, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Department of Telecooperation gemäß eines standardisierten Bewertungssystems beurteilt, das Sie hier downloaden können. Die besten Projekte werden zur Förderung vorgeschlagen.
