The Austrian Institute for SME Research conducts evaluations and impact analyses of measures, programmes and institutions in various policy areas at international, national and regional level. This involves the analysis and evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of the use of public subsidies and other measures in view of limited resources and increasing (inter)national competitive pressure. The relevant research work forms an essential component of a learning and strategically oriented national and European policy making. The evaluation activities of the Austrian Institute for SME Research focus on research, technology and innovation policy (RTI policy), environmental and economic policy as well as labour market and social policy. The Institute is a member of the working group FTI of the German Society for Evaluation e.V. (DeGEval) and a member of the platform fteval. The evaluations of the Austrian Institute for SME Research are based on the (quality) standards developed by these institutions.
Together with ecolysis, the Austrian Institute for SME Research (KMU Forschung Austria) supports the Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse) in the period 2023 – 2026 in setting up and implementing an impact monitoring of the Innosuisse funding portfolio. Based on the strategic goals of Innosuisse, individual impact models were developed for the funding instruments, based on which a system of indicators are derived.
Swiss Innovation Agency (Innosuisse)
2027/01
Peter Kaufmann
More InfoThe climate neutrality of the mobility system is more urgent than ever. Therefore, it is also necessary to use suitable monitoring to show the progress of research projects up to their implementation in social practice and thus also to identify supporting and hindering influencing factors.
Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology,
Austrian Research Promotion Agency
Harald Wieser
more infoThis accompanying and ex-post evaluation is implemented on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Finance based on the evaluation plan approved by the European Commission in the period 2022 to 2025.
German Federal Ministry of Finance
2026/06
Peter Kaufmann
more infoThe evaluation analyses the instrument "BMVIT endowed professorship" and develops recommendations for the further development of the instrument.
Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology
2020/05
Eva Heckl
More InfoThe evaluation of the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (ZIM) with its three programme pillars R&D individual projects, R&D cooperation projects and networks concerns one of the most important instruments of innovation policy in Germany.
German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
2019/07
Peter Kaufmann
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