01 NOTHNAGEL Regional Innovation Policy in Saxony

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Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
Experiences from regional innovation

policy 1992 – 2008 in Saxony
P. Nothnagel

Dresden
peter.nothnagel@smwa.sachsen.de
gtz 1
Contents
• Introduction + basic informations about Saxony
• Funding programs for innovative SME in Saxony
- Research Infrastructure
- R&D in enterprises
- Technology transfer
- Investments in enterprises
- Networks and cluster-management
• Development, installation, administration and
evaluation of the programs
• Example „Innovation Assistant“ (Europeer SME)
gtz 2
Geographical Position
gtz 3
Basic economic facts

Economic growth: 2,4 % Saxony (2006 – 2007)
(real growth of the GDP) Ø 2,2 % new Länder with Berlin,
Ø 2,5 % Germany
Job density: 447 jobs / thousand inhabitants,

Ø 431 new Länder with Berlin,
Ø 475 Germany,
Ø 486 old Länder without Berlin
Unemployment: Oct. 2008: 11,5 % (Ø 2007: 14,8 %)

City of Dresden: 10.6%
City of Görlitz: 15.0 %
11,8 % new Länder with Berlin
7,2 % Germany
Industrial R&D-staff : ca. 45 % of new Länder without Berlin

gtz 4 10/2008
High-tech competence centers in Saxony
Micro-+ Nanoelectronics
Information Technologies
Biotechnology
Biotechnology Material Research (incl. Nano)
Medical Media Technologies Automotive
Communication Technologies
Automotive
Leipzig
Dresden
Automotive Freiberg
Chemnitz Semiconductor Materials

Automation Technologies
Zwickau Material Research
Solar + CleanCoal-Technology
Microelectronics
Microsystem Technologies
Production Technologies
Automotive
Source: WFS
Machine Engineering
gtz 5 12/07
Contents
• Example „Innovation Assistant“(Europeer SME)
gtz 6
R&D-Infrastructure of Saxony (SMWK)

(natural and technical sciences)
University
Technical College
(HTW) Leipzig
4 3 22
Fraunhofer Institute /
Institution
3 10 3
Max Planck Institute
Mittweida Dresden Zittau
Leibniz Institute
Chemnitz
Helmholtz Centre 22
Freiberg
State Institution Zwickau
gtzsource: SMWK + 34 7
As of 1/2008
R&D-Infrastructure of Saxony (SMWA)
Torgau
Bad Muskau
Leipzig Hoyerswerda
Glaubitz Niesky
Non-profit 2 3 Bautzen
Research-Enterprise Leisnig/Döbeln Görlitz
Meißen
Technology Consultant
2
Mittweida Dresden Zittau
Technology Transfer Centre 6
Sebnitz
Patent Information Centre Chemnitz 4
Lichtenstein Heidenau
Incubation Centre Freiberg2
Zwickau 3
Oelsnitz
Annaberg
Plauen
Zwota
gtzsource: SMWK + 34 8
As of 1/2008
Students in Saxony in total and in Engineering Sciences
120.000
100.000
80.000
number
60.000
40.000
20.000
0
1992/1993 1994/1995 1996/1997 1998/1999 2000/2001 2002/2003 2004/2005 2006/2007
In total Engineering Sciences

9
w 08/2007
R&D-employees in SME and Non-SME

- West and East -
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
Non-SME
50%
SME
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
West East
Source: Euronorm Neuenhagen 2004 (year 2003)

10 10/05
R&D-staff per
1000 employees
10%
9%
8%
7%
6%
5%
4%
3%
2%
1%
0%
Saxony Thuringia Average New Average Old Average
Länder Länder (in Germany (in
2005) 2005)
(2005: 4,9) (2005: 4,7) (2005: 3,7)
gtz Source: Euronorm Neuenhagen 2006

11 w 08/2007
Contents
• Example „Innovation Assistant“(Europeer SME)
gtz 12
Technology Funding
• Individual and joint R&D projects *
• Innovation assistants *
• Incubators and centres of technology transfer
• Technology transfer projects*
• Technology-based firm foundations
• Patent applications abroad
• European research cooperation
• Seed and venture capital
gtz 13 10/06
Technology Support Schemes

(Disbursement proportions per support scheme 1991-2007)
• Individual and Joint R&D 83,77 %, out of this

projects • 81,78 % indiv. + joint proj.
• Innovation assistants • 1,64 % innovation assist.
• (Application for international • (0,33 % intern. patents)
patents)
• Technology transfer 16,23 %, out of this

• 6,35 % technol. transfer
• Research enterprises • 8,36 % research enterp.
• Telematics • 1,52 % telematics/ e-
business
gtz 14
1/08
Origin of Funds
25%
EU
Free State of Saxony
75%
gtz 15
The R&D support schemes aim at:

- Increasing economic productivity and competitiveness
of saxon companies
- Developing new products and processes
- Enlarging the R&D infrastructural basis (R&D-
departments in economy, institutes of applied research
in- and outside universities
- Spreading the key technologies enlisted by the Saxon
Technology Guidelines
- Stimulating dynamic economic growth
- Safeguarding existing and creating new jobs
gtz 16
04/06
R&D program-principles
- Incentive for innovation activities
- Orientated to innovation demand of economy
- Clear and published rules and procedures
- Set priorities in content
- Create competition of proposals
- Not primary orientated for infrastructure
- Development and implementation of new and risk-
running technologies
- Ending with development of pre-competitive prototypes
gtz 17 10/05
Support of R&D Projects in Saxony

Main Technology Areas
(Grants in the period 1992 - 2006)
Environmental
Microsystems Technologies
Physical and
Materials 3,1% 1,0%
chemical
6,9% technologies
Information
44,2%
technologies
14,5%
Biotechnology
5,4%
Production Others Medicine

technologies 4,3% technologies
17,7% Energy technologies 0,3%
2,8%
gtz 18
Results of R&D support schemes

(Individual and Joint R&D projects + Innovation Assistants)
Total 1991-09/2008
Number of supported R&D-projects 3.678

Total financial project volume 2.200.675 K€
Grants 1.174.345 K€
New jobs 16.320
Number of supported Innovation-assistants 641

Total financial project volume 51.669 K€
Grants 22.272 K€
New jobs 1.607
gtz 19 09/08
Technology support and the creation of new jobs in Saxony

(Individual and joint R&D-projects)
gtz 20
Users of Technology Support Schemes

„Individual R&D projects“ and „Joint R&D projects“
800
700
600
500
Grants in mill. €
400
300
200
100
0
Universities
Research
FhG
Companies
Society
Leibniz
Research
enterp.
enterp.)
(except
Recipients
gtz 21
Supported companies
Size distribution (numbers) of companies supported
through R&D schemes
35% 32,9%
Number of companies (in %)
30%
23,8%
25%
20%
16,2%
15% 12,4%
10% 8,2% 6,5%

5%
0%
1 to 20 21 to 50 51 to 100 101 to 200 201 to 500 >500
Company size
gtz 22
Funding Quotas (2005-2007)

Individual and Joint R&D Projects
SME Non SME Research
Facilities
Industrial Experimental Industrial Experimental Industrial Experimental
Research Development Research Development Research Development
Joint
project 75% 50% 60% 35 % Within the Joint
with public up to 100 %
partner
Joint
Project
without 70 % 45 % 55 % 30 % Within the project
public up to 100 %
partner
Individual
Project 65 % 40 % 45 % 20 %
gtz 23 12/07
For the joint project as a whole
Contents
gtz 24
Direct Technology-transfer
• R&D-Cooperations • Transfer „via Heads“
(Customers Order, (Practical Training of

Joint Projects, Students, Dissertations,
Transfer projects, Staff-Exchange,
Networks, Joint Innovation-Assistants,
Ventures) Spin-offs)
gtz 25
Producer of Technology
(Universities, Research Institutes, R&D-Enterprises)
via heads, contracts, joint projects
Non-direct Transfer
Technology Broker,
Free Technology Technology Broker
Direct Transfer
near to Research
Broker near to Market
*Transfer-Centres at Univ.
*Networks for Transfer *Chambers of Commerce
*Transfer-Centres at Instit.
*Agencies for Transfer *Verbände
*Technology-Test Centers
*Information-Centers *industrial Research
*R&D-Centres
*Incubators Clusters (AiF, ...)
*User- and Demo-Labs
User of Technology
(Enterprises of all sizes)
gtz 26
Nach „ifo Dresden berichtet“ 1/1997 (Nr. 240/41)
Profile of technology orientated

public support Infrastructure
Technology Advisory Agencies Patent Information Centres
9 Technology “broker” for SMEs 9 Regional partners of SMEs on
IPR
9 Technology Audits
9 Patent Investigation/research
9 Technology Watch
9 Advise for Inventors
9 Technology Matching of
suppliers/demanders & 9 Technical Support for Patent
Moderation Application and, together with
9 Marketing Support for new Sign-Posting a pool of Patent Attorneys,
legal advise
Products and Processes
Co-operation
Technology-specific Science & Technology Parks
Demonstration Centres and Incubators
9 Demonstration Sites for 9 Support of technology-
specific technology area and/or orientated entrepreneurs, e.g.
sector start-ups/spin-offs
9 User lab for SMEs 9 Basic advisory services
9 Advise and support of “First 9 Advisory and coaching for
Users” financing incl. grants
9 Linking research and business
27
Source: Rehm
Results of TZ - Ia
(Example: Incubators DD+C)
Entwicklung der Technologiezentren
(Chemnitz und Dresden)
1648 1652
1557 1526
Anzahl Firmen Anzahl Arbeitsplätze 1399 1397 1418
1324
1207
923
768
614
264
167 220 114 121 138 143 144 141 147 144 156 165 176
1725 3475 47 52 57 78
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Jahr
28
Conclusive remarks – Technology funding
• Focus on competence, not on regional aspects

• Long-term effects throughout the region - even outside
the growth centres
• Recommendation for a more intense use of joint
projects with research institutes (also outside the
region) as a key instrument for enterprises in
economically disadvantaged regions!
• Forming of market-driven regional and sectoral focuses
• Necessity to keep it open to all technologies, regions
and company sizes!
gtz 29 10/05
Contents
gtz 30
Main instruments of regional aids in Germany

Support measures for the regional economy
…
Joint task Investment bonus

„Improvement of the regional economic structure“ (Finance office)
(GA)
(derzeit befristet bis Ende 2006)
Grants for Grants for Grants to SME for Integrated concepts for
investments of municipal non-investment regional development
investments into related fields
commercial the economic * Counseling Regional management
enterprises infrastructure * Innovation assistants
Cooperation networks
* Individual R&D
projects Cluster management
„Joint task“:
• Funds of the regional and the federal government
• within a framework plan on the federal level concretised by the regions according to their
specific needs
In Saxony partially cofinanced by the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD)
31 10/05
Company investment aids

(regional priorities) - from 2007
Funding quota (without SME-

bonus) 30%
23%, bzw. 30%*
26%, bzw. 30%*
* 30% Fördersatz bei:
•Technologie- oder Wachstumsbranchen
•Industriellen Kernen
•Forschung u. Entwicklung
•Labordienstleistern f. d. gewerbliche Wirtschaft
SME-Bonus = +10 or 20% •Existenzgründern
gtz 32
Quelle: SMWA, 2007
Company investment aids

(regional priorities) - 2007
Kreis Delitzsch Torgau- Hoyerswerda,

Oschatz Stadt
Niederschles.
Oberlausitz-
Leipzig,
Riesa-Großenhain Kreis Kamenz Kreis
Stadt
Muldentalkreis
Kreis Bautzen Görlitz, Stadt
Leipziger Kreis Döbeln Kreis Meißen
Land
Dresden, Löbau-Zittau
Stadt
Kreis Mittweida
Sächsische Schweiz
Chemnitzer Kreis Freiberg Weißeritz-

Chemnitz,
Land kreis
Zwickauer Stadt
Land Kreis
Zwickau, Mittlerer 1. Priority (subsidy level max. 25%)*
Stollberg
Stadt Erzgebirgskreis
Kreis 2. Priority (subsidy level max. 18%)*

Aue - Annaberg
Schwarzenberg
Plauen, 3. Priority (subsidy level max 10%)*
Stadt
Vogtlandkreis
* +10% in case of enlargement projects with international
competition of locations/ settlement of new companies
+15% for SME
33
04/06
Grants for business investment activities

Aim:
Raise of the incomes in disadvantaged regions by increasing
• the competitive abilities of companies
• the companies’ abilities of adaption to economic change
• number of new jobs
Basis:
• Federal Framework plan
• Map of regions with scaled support intensities
No legal claim
34
04/06
Investment Projects
Predominantly supraregional sale activity (> 50 km):
O.k. in cases that are part of positive list (otherwise
individual examination or prognosis)
• Investments of a new company or a new

production facility of an existing company
• Extension of an existing company
• Rationalisation/modernisation
• Acquisition of closed down businesses or those
enterprises threatened by this.
Minimum investment sum: 25 000 Euro
Equity capital given by the investor: at least 10%
35
04/06
Eligible Costs
•Acquisition and manufacturing of all investment related
assets (esp. machinery, buildings)
•Acquisition of external intangible goods, if activated in the
balance sheet
•Leasing and rents (restrictions apply if leased assets are not
activated in the balance sheet of the grantee)
Limitation:
•Establishment of new enterprises: 500.000 € per new job
•Business extension: 400.000 € per new job
•Rationalisation/modernisation: 300.000 € per new job
36
04/06
Investment aids –
Basic principles in Saxony
• Safeguarding and creation of sustainable jobs,

• Enhancement of economic competitiveness
• Easing the effects of weak equity capital basis
• Creation of economic centres and impulses to
underdeveloped regions.
• Support of SME and Non-SME
• Creation of value chains
37
Public aids for company investments in Saxony

- Results
Total 1990-08/2008
Number of supported projects 19.650

Total investment (K€) 52.260.574
GA/ERDF-Grants (K€) 8.494.660
New jobs 260.651

Safeguarded jobs 264.775
09/2008
gtz 38
Ref. 33
Investment funding and the creation of new jobs in Saxony
gtz 39 11/06
Conclusive remarks - regional investment funding

• Compensatory effects on regional disadvantages
through differentiated funding quotas in Europe
• Economic development hardly possible without
regional aids
• Public funds are not of primary importance for
long-term company decisions, but they cannot be
renounced with as an argument in the international
competition between locations
• Differentiated funding quota (reductions) prevent
gtz windfall gains 40 11/06
Contents
gtz 41
Networks and custer-management I
• Two of the magic words of the present?

• Can help, but are not the dominant solution (two ill
ones together are not strong automatically!).
• Networks have to be defined, formed and financed by
enterprises – state should only support!
• We created possibilities for this type of support – but
use it careful.
• Network „Silicon Saxony“ around Dresden – good
example for bottom-up-organised cluster!
gtz 42
04/06
Networks and custer-management II
• A lot of competitions in Saxony, Germany,

Europe:
- Initiative of Excellence (SMWK)
- Inno-Regio, Top-Cluster (BMBF)
- ERA-Net (European Comission)
• We support saxon players in taking part in
external competitions/ applications (contacts,
networking, knowledge, lobbying, additional
funding)
gtz 43
01/09
Networks and custer-management III -

examples
• BioRegio -> BioSaxony
• InnoRegio -> MusiconValley
• Top-Cluster -> CoolSilicon, SolarValley
• ERA-Net -> White-Biotech-Projects
• Cluster- and network-Management GA ->
FuelCell Network Saxony, ...
• Silicon Saxony
• RegionalManagements GA
gtz 44
01/09
Supported Regionalmanagements 2006
Regionalmanagements
in Sachsen
Regionalmanagement Westsachsen
Regionalmanagement Riesa-Meißen-Großenhain
Regionalmanagement Lausitz
Regionalmanagement Erzgebirge
gtz Source: SMWA, 55, 11/06

45 11/2006
Contents
gtz 46
Technology funding of SMWA – development

of programs
• Analysis of worldwide best practises
• Experience exchange between German States
• Discussion with chambers of commerce
• Consultation of scientists (universities,
institutes, ...)
• Discussion with Saxon funding authority (Saxon
Development Bank – SAB)
• Permanent evaluations
gtz 47
01/09
Technology funding of SMWA – appl. procedure

First contact with SAB
Qualified consultation (by phone or direct contact)
Handing out of application forms Application not recommended
Submission of complete application to SAB (forms, project description, attachments)
Assessment of the application (under economic and technological aspects), if necessary on-the-spot
contact with the applying enterprise)
Decision on the application: in case of projects with costs of up to 375 T€: SAB on its own; in case of
projects exceding this limit: special decision comittee (composed of SMWA, SAB, RP);
Grant by SAB Recommendation to withdraw the application
Project support:
- Disbursement of funds
- Project attendance (assessment of reports, if necessary on-the-spot visits)
Final report on expenditure of funds
gtz 48 11/05
Evaluation of Technology Funding

Programs
• Technology centers and incubators (Prognos): 1998-99
• Non-profit research enterprises (ADL): 1999
• Study into the feasibility of a technology foundation
(FhM): 1999
• Individual and joint R&D projects (Prognos): 2001
• Innovation Assistents (2001)
• International Patents (2003)
• Telematics (2004)
• Technology centers and -transfer (PwC): 2005/6
• Individual and joint R&D projects + Innovation
Assistents (IWH/Uni Jena) 2007/8
gtz 49
Contents
gtz 50
Innovation assistant - Framework
The Problem:
Î1) SME dominated economy
2) a lot of small companies without (or with insufficient) own
R&D-capacities
3) lack in technology transfer into small companies
4) on the other hand: big number of (technical) students/year
The Reason:
ÎMarket failure: young graduates are quite well educated and have
good chances all over Germany and European market. Wages in
Saxony are lower than in western parts of Germany.
A lot of the young high-potentials leave Saxony after education.
The Consequence:
ÎInitiative to stimulate SME to hire young graduates
(designed by the SMWA in 1995) to overcome market failure
gtz 51 08/2007
Innovation assistant - Description of the instrument
• Support for the employment of graduates from esp. universities and

technical colleges in SME without or with unsufficient R&D potentials
• Minimum duration of employment: 1 year (max. 2 years)
• Max. number of graduates per enterprise: 2
• Assistant has to have “fresh knowledge” (last degree < 1 year)
• Assistant must not be a relative of the company-owner
• Assistant must not already be an employee of the company
gtz 52 08/2007
• More assistants per enterprise can be supported, if

- the previous assistants have got permanent jobs in the enterprises,
- at least two further jobs/ innovation assistants were created in the
production departments of the enterprise,
- the proportion of R&D staff in the company is less than 30%
gtz 53 08/2007
The most important measures:

•Support for the employment is linked to the realisation of innovation
and technology oriented projects (funded or non-funded)
• Grant of up to 50% of assistant‘s gross salary
(including employer‘s share)
• Limit of eligible costs (approx. 2800 €/month - corresponding to the
current agreement on tariffs in the public sector)
• max. 2 assistants/company can be supported simultaneously
• more than 2 assistants only for companies with successful projects
gtz 54 08/2007
Main goals of the instrument:

• Strengthen the economic competitiveness of SME
• Increase the R&D activity of SME
• Improve the reception capacities of SME Îthus enabling supported
firms to realize joint projects with research institutes
• strengthen university - industry- links
• Support technology transfer from universities and technical colleges
• Help to create highly qualified sustainable jobs
• Contribute to diminish regional brain drain
• Tool against the demographic problem in Saxony
gtz 55 08/2007

Initiator:
Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour - SMWA
(www.smwa.sachsen.de)
Implementer:
SAB The Development Bank of Saxony (www.sab.sachsen.de)
Partner:
• Commercial enterprises (as beneficiaries)
• European Union (European Social Fund - as co-financing instrument
in the structural funding period 2007 – 2013, from 2000 – 2006: EFRE)
• Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Chambers of Crafts,
Technology consulting centers for communication purposes
gtz 56 08/2007
Innovation assistant - impact/ results of the instrument
Quantitative (1995 – 9/2008)

Number of supported innovation assistants 641
Project costs appr. 51 Mio. €
Grants appr. 22 Mio. €
New jobs (as of 12/06) 1.697
Qualitative
• Efficient instrument: good grant per 2 years/job ratio:
appr.: 34 300 €/assistant (approx. 13 000 €/new job (including add. staff)
• Strenghtening of innovation force of SME
• High percentage of satisfaction of employers with „their“ assistants (87 %)
gtz 57 09/2008
Eligible costs for innovation assistants (1995-2006)
Colours show project-costs
gtz 58 08/2007
Size distribution of supported companies (1995-2007)
48,34%
27,72%
< 20 21 - 50
51 - 100 101 - 250
13,53% 251 - 500

1,77% 8,65%
gtz 59 08/2008
Grant volume (1995 to 2007)

4
3
3,07 3,06
Grants (Mio. €)
3
Grants in € mill.
2,33
2
2 1,72
1,57 1,55
1,33 1,27
1 1,16 1,14
1,07
0,92
1
0,05
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
gtz 60 08/20078

Granted and refused applications
140
120 124
100
93
88
Number
80
76 80
60 64
55
50
40 44 44 43 46 35 34
39 42 39 36
34 34 37 36 34
29 31
20
2
0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Grants Refusals
gtz 61
w 08/2007
Innovation assistant - success factors of the instrument
Success factors
1. Bringing the information about the program to the companies (PR,

SMWA, Chambers of Commerce, …)
2. Motivating partners in the universities (transfer agencies and/ or

experienced people that inform students and promote the program) -
own interest should be to get company-contacts for later projects
3. Continuity in the program-availability and -administration
4. simple and transparent application procedure and treatment
5. Possibility for hire/test/fire or long-term-partnership for both sides
gtz 62 08/2007
Inovation assistant - bottlenecks of the instrument
• Identifying of partners (company - student)

• Open the mind of the company, that R&/D is necessary
• Competition with big companies for good graduates
• Low wages in SME (<< 50% than in big companies)
• Tendency of graduates to seek employment in R&D departments of
large enterprises (salary, career perspectives, reputation etc.)
gtz 63 08/2007
Summary- Experiences from regional innovation

policy 1992 – 2008 in Saxony
z Innovation policy is important on European, national,
regional and local level
z Subsidiarity is important
z Different players (e,n,r) have to work together
z International experiences should be used
z Bottom-up initiatives are stronger than top-down
z Funding of SME ist the most important, followed by
R&D-infrastructure
gtz 64
Outlook
• Saxony - an historic technology location

with new horizons for the future
• International technology co-operations as a

necessity
gtz 65
References
• High Technology Brochures by SMWA and WFS
• Project-examples: „ Results of R&D-Project Funding -
Ergebnisse der Technologieförderung“,
http://www.sab.sachsen.de/ (see: „Technologieförderung)
• http://www.saxony.de
• http://www.wfs.saxony.de
• peter.nothnagel@smwa.sachsen.de
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Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Experiences from regional innovation

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Basic economic facts

Job density: 447 jobs / thousand inhabitants,

Unemployment: Oct. 2008: 11,5 % (Ø 2007: 14,8 %)

Industrial R&D-staff : ca. 45 % of new Länder without Berlin

High-tech competence centers in Saxony

Chemnitz Semiconductor Materials

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

R&D-Infrastructure of Saxony (SMWK)

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

R&D-Infrastructure of Saxony (SMWA)

Students in Saxony in total and in Engineering Sciences

In total Engineering Sciences

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

R&D-employees in SME and Non-SME

Source: Euronorm Neuenhagen 2004 (year 2003)

(2005: 4,9) (2005: 4,7) (2005: 3,7)

gtz Source: Euronorm Neuenhagen 2006

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Technology Support Schemes

• Individual and Joint R&D 83,77 %, out of this

• Technology transfer 16,23 %, out of this

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

The R&D support schemes aim at:

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Support of R&D Projects in Saxony

Production Others Medicine

Results of R&D support schemes

Number of supported R&D-projects 3.678

Number of supported Innovation-assistants 641

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Technology support and the creation of new jobs in Saxony

Users of Technology Support Schemes

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

10% 8,2% 6,5%

Funding Quotas (2005-2007)

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

• R&D-Cooperations • Transfer „via Heads“

(Customers Order, (Practical Training of

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Profile of technology orientated

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Conclusive remarks – Technology funding

• Focus on competence, not on regional aspects

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Main instruments of regional aids in Germany

Joint task Investment bonus

Saxony State Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour

Company investment aids

Funding quota (without SME-

Company investment aids