COIN is a joint initiative launched by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth (BMWFJ) and the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT).
COIN contributes towards fostering Austria’s innovation performance by the better and broader transposition of knowledge into innovation within two programme lines.
- The "Structure" line focused on application oriented research and technology organisations should lead to an increase in the overall number of qualified R&D partners, particularly competent for the requirements of SMEs.
- The "Cooperation and Network" line (COIN-Net) encourages technology transfer within entrepreneurial cooperation schemes, thus raising the level of innovation within businesses and strengthening their cooperation capacities. It focuses on output-oriented cooperation projects to develop and improve innovative products, processes and services.
COIN is not restricted to any research area or technology field. Projects are funded by grants of up to 70% of the total eligible costs.
COIN also contains transnational cooperation opportunities. Strategic co-operation projects between Austria and South Eastern/Eastern Europe are particularly addressed (at every second call of COIN-Net). This regional cooperation focus lies with the responsibility of the BMWFJ.
