Boosting Austria's Innovation Performance.

Autor/inn/en	Leibfritz, Willi; Janger, Jürgen
Institution	OECD
Titel	Boosting Austria's Innovation Performance. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Die Innovation in Österreich ankurbeln.
Quelle	Paris (2007), 41 S.; 825 KB PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	OECD Economics Department working papers. 580
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie; Graue Literatur
Schlagwörter	Bildung; Forschung und Entwicklung; Bildungspolitik; Forschungspolitik; Forschungsförderung; Bildungsertrag; Technologiepolitik; Technologische Entwicklung; Innovationspolitik; Mobilität; Humankapital; Ausgaben; Gütermarkt; Investition; Kapital; Produktinnovation; Produktivitätsentwicklung; Unternehmensgründung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Wirtschaftswachstum; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulforschung; Anreiz; Arbeitspapier; Deregulierung; Innovationsfähigkeit; Hoch Qualifizierter; Wissenschaftler; Österreich
Abstract	"Enhancing growth through more innovation has become a priority for Austrian policy makers in line with European policies as laid down in the Lisbon Agenda. This paper discusses Austria's innovation performance, its innovation policies, and general framework conditions for innovation and growth. Austria has increased its R&D spending as a share of GDP over the last ten years, largely reflecting more business R&D, and aims at increasing it further to 3% of GDP by 2010. Innovation activity as measured by output indicators has also improved in various fields, including the number of innovating SMEs. Furthermore, policy instruments and institutions have been improved and a culture of policy evaluation is developing. However, the paper identifies some weaknesses, particularly in general economic framework conditions, which may limit the creation and diffusion of innovation and productivity growth. It suggests focusing more on these framework conditions, notably by strengthening competition in non-manufacturing product markets, such as retail and professional services, reducing the cost of firm creation and improving human capital. It also argues that focusing on a numerical target for R&D spending as an end in itself is very unlikely to be cost effective. With its university reform in 2002, Austria has made a major step in improving the efficiency of tertiary education but more needs to be done." Die Untersuchung enthält quantitative Daten. Forschungsmethode: empirisch-quantitativ; empirisch. Die Untersuchung bezieht sich auf den Zeitraum 2000 bis 2006. (author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2008/3