Cooperation Activities of the City of Vienna in Central and Eastern Europe Dr. Michael Hofer Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) May 20, 2010

CITY COOPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF VIENNA  Berlin | Bratislava | Brno | Budapest | Hanoi | Kraków | Ljubljana Leipzig | Moskwa | Târgu Mureş | Trnava | Tunis | Zagreb

May 20, 2010 PRESS AND INFORMATION SERVICES  Vienna values good contacts to other European cities, especially in CEE  City of Vienna has eleven communication offices abroad:  Beograd | Bratislava | Bucuresti | Budapest | Kraków | Ljubljana | Moskwa | Praha | Sarajevo | Sofia | Zagreb 

May 20, 2010 INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY AND COORDINATION  The City of Vienna pursues a large number of international activities to strengthen its network of political, cultural and business contacts  Objectives include:  Strengthening Vienna's position as competence centre for Central and Eastern Europe  Providing incentives for international businesses to set up their headquarters in Vienna  Creating jobs by internationalising Vienna's economy  Promoting tourism  Positioning the City's renowned and acknowledged urban technologies and strategies on international markets 

May 20, 2010 INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CITY OF VIENNA  About four main activities per year  Focus destinations in 2010  Shanghai (May) | Istanbul (June)  Belgrade (September) | Warsaw (December)  Blend of political consultations, business presentations, cultural programmes, networking events, and experts talks  organised with partners such as the Vienna Tourist Board, the Vienna Business Agency (VBA), the Chamber of Commerce, private enterprises, as well as Austrian Embassies, Consulates and Trade Commissions  Viennese Balls and Galas as high-class networking events  for over 30 years, one of Vienna's most popular cultural exports  about 40 Balls and Galas are held each year in cities such as New York, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Prague, Bucharest, Berlin, and Moscow 

May 20, 2010 TINA VIENNA URBAN TECHNOLOGIES & STRATEGIES GMBH  recognises the Viennese know-how on urban and environmental technologies and shares it internationally  publicizes Vienna’s technologies, strategies and know-how internationally  helps national and international partners take advantage of insights, concepts and products developed in Vienna  geographic focus of international activities is Eastern and Southeastern Europe and the Middle East  long experience managing the Pan-European Corridor VII (Danube) with special expertise and cooperative relationships with countries sharing the Danube River 

May 20, 2010 INSTITUTE FOR THE DANUBE REGION AND CENTRAL EUROPE (IDM)  founded in 1953; addresses current questions regarding the Danube region, Central & Southeast Europe  wants to enhance knowledge about the region and to promote good neighbourly relations  carries out research projects dealing with current political, sociological, social, economic, cultural and ethnic issues  organizes Young Scientists Forum (YSF) on CSEE  Secretary General: Prof. Leopold März (BOKU)  Support: City of Vienna – MA7 

May 20, 2010 CENTRE FOR URBAN DIALOGUE AND EUROPEAN POLICY (EUROPAFORUM VIENNA)  Strategies/ initiatives for a cross-border Central European region  Municipal concepts for successful build-up of business locations  Developmental perspectives for urban regions in the context of European infrastructure policies  Contributions to synergize European networks/ urban-policy initiatives  Activities:  produce interdisciplinary analyses and expert reports  plan and implement expert dialogues and communication projects  manage conferences with international experts 

May 20, 2010 CENTROPE – CENTRAL EUROPEAN REGION  New opportunities for enhanced integration and collaboration in the border quadrangle between  Czech Republic (South Moravia Region)  Slovakia (Bratislava and Trnava Regions)  Hungary (Györ-Moson-Sopron County)  Austria (Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland)  More than six million people in region  Common economic space and place to live in  25 public universities and art academies  High number of non-university research institutions, polytechnics as well as private and public innovation centres 

May 20, 2010 COMPETENCE CENTER FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE  at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration  acts as a central contact point and hub for all matters related to studies, research, and business in Central and Eastern Europe  JOSZEF-Programme (supported by the City of Vienna – MA7)  Target group: regular WU students and exchange students from the 22 partner universities in CEE  provides CEE students access to additional education at the WU  gives WU students chance to acquire “CEE competence”  additional support program designed in collaboration with corporate partners for highly qualified students as prospective managers 

May 20, 2010 BOB „BEST OF BIOTECH – GET YOUR BUSINESS STARTED  an international life science business plan competition  Life Science Austria (LISA)  BOB Partners abroad  Czech Republic: The South Moravian Innovation Centre (JIC)  Hungary: The Hungarian Biotechnology Association  Poland: The Life Science Cluster Kraków  Slovakia: The Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency (SARIO)  Slovenia: Tovarna Podjemov  after four very successful BOB competitions since 2000, BOB is now being organized for the fifth time, to be held in 2010 

May 20, 2010 MOEL-PLUS-FUNDING PROGRAMME  Grants for research and teaching stays at central, eastern, and southeastern European universities & research organizations  Target group: Scientists of all fields and academic age  Duration: 3-6 months  Grant dotation: € per month (excluding travel subsidiary; scientists with habilitation may apply for an additional grant)  Target countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Mazedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldavia  Apply for grants at the Austrian Research Association  supported by the City of Vienna – MA 7 

May 20, 2010 VIENNA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUND (WWTF)  Encourage top-performing research & scientists in Vienna  Emphasise importance of basic research for the City of Vienna  WWTF draws its funding from a private bank foundation  About € 60 million of funding from  Funding instruments  Scientific research projects  Vienna Science Chairs  Thematic programmes  Life Sciences  Applied Mathematics  Information and Communication Technology 

May 20, 2010 CONTACT Dr. Michael Hofer Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) A-1090 Wien, Waehringerstr. 3/15a Tel.: ; Fax - 20 |