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Austrian EU Council Presidency >> FFG takes active role in RTI

Austria will hold the EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2018. These six months will also be exciting for the research, technology and innovation (RTI) sector in which the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) plays an active role. The FFG will be co-hosting and co-organising several RTI events in cooperation with the federal ministries, the European Commission and other partners. In its capacity as National Contact Point it will also make its know-how available to the negotiation team of Horizon Europe, the 9th EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
 

 

Advance Europe. Together.Europe’s diversity in harmony

Only a strong Europe can really make things happen – particularly in research, education, technology and innovation. This will be the emphasis of the Austrian Presidency of the EU-Council in the second half of 2018, with a special focus on harmonising the continent’s rich diversity, to promote Europe as a research powerhouse.

As a part of the initiative, a short film called “Advance Europe. Together” dramatises this through the dynamic of an orchestra, where a conductor and a group of talented musicians fuse their individual instruments to a single voice. Shot in Vienna’s Semper Depot, also chosen as the location for a Robbie Williams video, the film is both timeless and timely, using drones and other contemporary effects. The score is by respected Austrian composer Erwin Kiennast, a fixture in Vienna’s musical theatres, who has created an impressive sound track combining classical instrumentation with modern electronic tools like a synthesiser or mixing board. On screen the film cuts between the orchestra and key areas of research, showing researchers from all over Europe in the course of their everyday activities, jointly exploring innovative solutions. Together the scenes illustrate the close harmony of research, education, technology and innovation, the key message for the Austrian Council Presidency in RTI: “Let’s advance Europe. Together.”

The short film was produced by the agency GGK Mullenlowe, commissioned by and in cooperation with the Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft FFG (Austrian Research Promotion Agency) and the FFG’s contracting authorities for supporting Austria’s performance in Horizon 2020.

In the fully accessible version of the trailer, an avatar translates the information into sign language. This version of the film was supplied by "SignTime", an Austrian enterprise which developed the avatar using national funds (FFG base funding) and, building on this, a project in the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation "Horizon 2020".

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STRONGER TOGETHER
Whole-of-government Approach to Research, Technology & Innovation (RTI) in Austria

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