This evaluation commissioned by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK, formerly BMVIT) examined the Austrian space commitment in the period 2012 to 2018 and derived corresponding recommendations for further development. This includes not only the design of the future space strategy, the relevant commitment at ESA and at the level of the European Union, but also the Austrian Space Applications Programme (ASAP), Austria's national space programme.
The evaluation was coordinated by the Austrian Institute for SME Research (KMU Forschung Austria) and implemented in close cooperation with the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) in VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH and inspire research GmbH.