Abbreviations

A

AAL
Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme
AC
Associated Countries
ACR
Austrian Cooperative Research
AdG
ERC Advanced Grants
AEA
Austrian Energy Agency (Österreichische Energieagentur)
AENEAS
Association for European Nanoelectronis Activities
AER
Annual Evaluation Review
AIP
Annual Implementation Plan
AIT
Austrian Institute of Technology
ARTEMIS
Embedded Computing Systems Joint Technology Initiative
ARTEMIS-ETP
ARTEMIS European Technology Platform
ARTEMIS-ITEA
ARTEMIS Information Technology for European Advancement
ARTIH
Austrian Research, Technology and Innovation Hub
AWS
Austrian Wirtschaftsservice GmbH

B

BBI
Biobased Industries
BERD
Business Expenditure in Research and Development
BES
Business Enterprise Sector
BEV
Battery Electric Vehicle
BILATs
Projects supporting the coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T Partnerships
BM
Bundesministerium
BMBWF
Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung
BMDW
Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort
BMF
Bundesministerium für Finanzen
BMNT
Bundesministerium für Nachhaltigkeit und Tourismus
BMVIT
Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie
BONUS
Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme
BSG
Research for the Benefit of Specific Groups

C

CATRENE
Cluster for Application and Technology Research in Europe on NanoElectronics
C&C
The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers
CDT
Central Design Team
CEAIE
China Education Association for International Exchange
CEF
Connecting Europe Facility
CERN
European Centre for Nuclear Research
CIP
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme
CIPE
Inter-ministerial Committee for Economic Planning
Clean Sky
Aeronautics and Air Transport Joint Technology Initiative
CNPq
National Council for Scientific and Technological development (Brazil)
CNR
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche d'Italia
COFUND
Co-funding of Regional, National and International Programmes
CORDA
Common Research Data Warehouse
CORDIS
Community Research and Development Information Service for Science
COSME
Programme for the competitiveness of small and medium -sized enterprises
COST
European Cooperation in Science and Technology
CP
Collaborative Project
CP/CP-CSA
Combination of Collaborative Project & Coordination and Support Action
CPM
Contract and Project Management
CROR
Counter Rotating Open Rotor
CS
Clean Sky (Joint Undertaking)
CSA
Coordination and Support Action
CSC
China Scholarship Council (CSC)
CSCSE
Chinese Service Centre for Scholarly Exchange
CSIC
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spain)
CS-JU
Clean Sky (Joint Undertaking)
CTI
Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency
CUSPEA
the China-U.S. Physics Examination and Application

D

DAAD
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst
DG COMM
Directorate-General for Communication
DG CONNECT
Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content & Technology
DG EAC
Directorate-General for Education and Culture
DG ENTR
Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry
DG INFSO
Directorate-General for Information Society and Media
DG RTD
Directorate-General for Research & Innovation
DIGIT
Directorate-General for Informatics
DIH
Digital Innovation Hubs
DIS
Dedicated Implementation Structure
DMP
Data Management Plan
DOE
Department of Energy (USA)

E

EARTO
European Association of Research and Technology Organisations
EASME
Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
EC
European Commission
E-CORDA
External Common Research Data Warehouse
ECSEL
Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership
EDCTP
Article 185 Initiative for European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
EDRP
European Defence Research Programme
EEA
European Economic Area
EEN
Enterprise Europe Network
EFDA
European Fusion Development Agreement
EFPIA
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
EHEA
European Higher Education Area
EIB
European Investment Bank
EIC
European Innovation Council
EID
European Industrial Doctorates
EIF
European Investment Fund
EIMC
Enhancing the Innovation Management Capacity of SMEs
EIP
European Innovation Partnerships
EIP‐FFG
Bereich europäische und internationale Programme der FFG
e-IRG
e-Infrastructure Reflection Group
EIS
European Innovation Scoreboard
EIT
European Institute of Technology
EIT‐KIC
Knowledge and Innovation Communities des European Institute of Technology
EMRP
European Metrology Joint Research Programme
ENIAC
Nanoeletronics Technologies 2020 Joint Technology Initiative
ENV
Environment (including Climate Change)
EOSC
European Open Science Cloud
EP
European Parliament
EPO
European Patent Office
EPSS
Electronic Proposal Submission System
ERA
European Research Area
ERAB
European Research Area Board
ERAC
European Research Area Committee
ERA-NET
European Research Area Network
ERC
European Research Council
ERCEA
European Research Council Executive Agency
ERDF
European Regional Development Fund
ERIC
Education Resources Information Center
ESA
European Space Agency
ESC
European Economic and Social Committee
ESCO
European Cyber Security Organisation
ESF
European Science Foundation
ESFRI
European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure
ESIF
European Structural & Investment Funds
ESR
Evaluation Summary Report
ET
Engineering and Technology
ETP
European Technology Platform
EU
European Union
EUI
European University Institute
EURAB
European Advisory Board
Euratom
European Atomic Energy Community
EURAXESS
European initiative providing access to researchers to pursue their research careers in Europe
EUREKA
Initiative für anwendungsnahe Forschung und Entwicklung in Europa
Eurostars
Joint European Programm zur Förderung von forschungsorientierten KMUs, kofinanziert von den Eureka‐Mitgliedsstaaten und der EU
EUROSTAT
Statistical Office of the European Union
EU SDS
EU renewed Sustainable Development Strategy
EU-SILC
European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

F

F4E
Fusion for Energy European Joint Undertaking
FAIR
Facility for-Antiproton-and-Ion-Research
FCH
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative
FET
Future and Emerging Technologies
FFG
Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (Austrian Research Promotion Agency)
FP
Framework Programme
FP6
The Sixth European Community Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
FP7
The Seventh European Community Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
FPP
Full Project Proposals
FTB
Flying Test Bed
FTI
Forschung, Technologie, Innovation
FWF
Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Austrian Science Fund)
FYROM
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

G

GA
Grant Agreement
GCI
Glass Ceiling Index
GDP
Gross domestic product
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation
GERD
Gross Expenditure in Research and Development
GISCO
Geographic Information System of European Commission
GOVERD
Government expenditure on research and development
GPC
Groupe de haut niveau pour la Programmation Conjointe - High Level Group for Joint Programming
GSRT
General Secretariat of Research and Technology

H

H2020
Horizon 2020
HE
Higher Education
HEI
Higher Education Institutions
HERD
Higher Education Research & Development
HES
Higher Education System
HG
Helsinki Group
HLG
High Level Group
HRST
Human Resources in Science and Technology
HRSTC
Human Resources in Science and Technology - Core
HRSTE
Human Resources in Science and Technology - Education
HRSTO
Human Resources in Science and Technology - Occupation

I

IA
Innovation Action
IAPP
Marie Curie Industry-Academia Pathways and Partnerships
ICPC
International Co-operation Partner Country
ICRI
International Conference on Research Infrastructures
ICT
Information and Communication Technologies
IDEAS
Programme that is designed to support "frontier research" projects carried out by researchers on subjects of their choice
IGD-TP
Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform
IGLO
Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices
IIF
International Incoming Fellowships
IISER
The Integrated Information System on European Researchers
IMI
Joint Technology Initiative "Innovative Medicine"
INCO
Activities of International Cooperation
INCO-NETS
Activities of International Cooperation - Networks
INFRA
Research Infrastructures
IPR
Intellectual Property Rights
ISCED
International Standard Classification of Education
ISCO
International Standard Classification of Occupations
ITD
Integrated Technology Demonstrator
ITER
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor
ITN
Marie Curie Initial Training Networks
ITRE
European Parliament Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy
IV
Industriellenvereinigung

J

JEDI
Joint European Disruptive Initiative
JET
Joint European Torus
JP
Joint Programming
JPI
Joint Programming Initiative
JRC
Joint Research Centre
JTI
Joint Technology Initiative
JU
Joint Undertaking

K

KBBE
knowledge-based bio-economy
KET
Key Enabling Technologies
KIC
Knowledge and Innovation Communities
KIRAS
Österreichisches Förderungsprogramm für Sicherheitsforschung
KMU
kleine und mittlere Unternehmen
KPI
Key Performance Indicator
KT
Knowledge Transfer

L

LEIT
Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies
LS
Life Sciences

M

MASP
Multi-Annual Strategic Plan
MCA
Marie Curie Action
MFF
Multiannual Financial Framework
MLE
Mutual Learning Exercise
MP
Management Plan
MSCA
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action
MULLAT
Multilaterale Programme
MYRRHA
A fast spectrum irradiation facility within ESFRI

N

NCP
National Contact Point
NEF
Negotiation Form Facility
NERIS-TP
Nuclear and Radiological Emergy Response and Recovery
NMP
Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
NoE
Network of Excellence
NUSHARE
Project for Sharing & Growing Nuclear Safety
NUTS
Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics

O

OANA
Open Access Netzwerk Austria
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OER
Open Educational Resources
OIF
Outgoing International Fellowships
OSPP
Open Science Policy Platform
OST
Office of Science and Technology
OTH
Other

P

P2P
Public to Public Partnerships
PADR
Preparatory Action on Defence Research
PC
Program committee
PGA
Partial General Approach
PGF
Participants’ Guarantee Fund
PIC
Participant Identification Code
PNP
Private Non-Profit Sector
PoC
Proof of Concept
PPI
Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions
PPP
Public Private Partnership
PPS
Purchasing Power Standard
PPSS
Participant Portal Submission Service
PRC
Private for Profit Organisation
PRO
Public research Organisation
PSF
Policy Support Facility
PUB
Public Body

R

R&D
Research and Development
RDI
Research, Development and Innovation
REA
Research Executive Agency
REC
Research Organisation
RESPIR
SESAM Research Performance and Impact Reporting tool
RFFI
Russian Foundation for Basic Research
RFTE
Rat für Forschung und Technologieentwicklung
R&I
Research and innovation
RI
Research Infrastructure
RIA
Research and Innovation Action
RIO
Research and Innovation Observatory
RIS
Research information system
RIS3
Research and innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation
RISE
Research, Innovation, and Science Policy Experts
RKS
Regionale Kontaktstellen
RRI
Responsible Research and Innovation
RSFF
Risk Sharing Finance Facility
RSI
Risk Sharing instrument
RTD
Research and Technological Development
RTO
Research and technology organisation
RWP
Research Working Party

S

SC
Societal Challenges
SCK-CEN
Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
SESAR-JU
Single European Sky ATM Research programme
SET‐Plan
The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan
SFIC
Strategic Forum for International S&T Cooperation
SGHRM
Steering Group on Human Resources and Mobility
SICA
Specific International Co-operation Action
SiS
Science in Society
SJR
Journal Rank Indicator
SLA
Service Level Agreement
SME
Small and medium sized enterprise
SNETP
Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform
SNF
Swiss National Science Foundation
SoE
Seal of Excellence
SOWI
Sozial‐ und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
SRA
Strategic Research Agenda
SRIA
Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda
SSH
Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities
SSTC
The Swiss Science and Technology Council
S&T
Science & Technology
STA
Scientific and technological activities
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
StG
ERC Starting Grants
SWG
Simplification Working Group
SWOT
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (usually referred to as

T

TAFTIE
The European Network of Innovation Agencies
Tekes
the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
TFEU
Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union
TRL
Technology Readiness Level
TTG
Time-to-Grant
TTP
Time-to-Pay

U

UNESCO-UIS
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation Institute for Statistics
UNIKO
Universitätskonferenz
UOE UNESCO-UIS/OECD/EUROSTAT
joint data collection (UOE)
URF
Unique Registration Facility

W

WIRE
Jährliche Konferenz "Week of Innovative Regions in Europe"
WiS
Women in Science
WKO
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
WP
Work Programme