Austrian Research Promotion Agency
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The Austrian Research Promotion Agency is "the central Austrian organisation for promotion of research and innovation". It was a result of consolidating the Industrial Research Promotion Fund, the Austrian Space Agency
, the Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation, and the Technology Impulse Society into one Agency. It was founded on 17 June 2004 with a National Council
resolution. The Agency became active on 1 September 2004. The Agency planned to move into the Haus der Forschung in late 2005. The agency's objectives in 2004 included coordinating and simplifying R&D programs.
The budget amounted € 48.48 million in 2005.
Austrian Space Agency
The Austrian Space Agency is an organization whose purpose is to coordinate Austrian space exploration-related activities, both national programs and European Space Agency related programs. It was established in 1972 in Vienna...
, the Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation, and the Technology Impulse Society into one Agency. It was founded on 17 June 2004 with a National Council
National Council of Austria
The National Council is one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament. According to the constitution, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council are peers...
resolution. The Agency became active on 1 September 2004. The Agency planned to move into the Haus der Forschung in late 2005. The agency's objectives in 2004 included coordinating and simplifying R&D programs.
The budget amounted € 48.48 million in 2005.