Self-evaluation Report to International Review Panel WWTF Office IMPACT EVALUATION 2013/14 Imprint Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds WWTF Vienna Science and Technology Fund Schlickgasse 3/12, 1090 Wien/Vienna, Austria T: +43 (0) 1 402 31 43 @
[email protected] http://www.wwtf.at Authors: Michael Stampfer, Michael Strassnig © WWTF 2014, Layout: WWTF TABLE OF CONTENT I. Purpose and Context of the Self- 7 2. Recommendations of the 2008 Review 31 evaluation Report Panel and Their Implementation II. WWTF - Organisational 9 V. Self-assessment of Impacts 37 Information 1. Impacts on “People” 37 1. Mission, Strategies, Aims, Norms and 9 2. Impacts on “Organisations” 39 Values 3. Impacts on “Communities” 39 2. WWTF‘s Organisational Structure 10 4. Impacts on “Environments” 40 3. Financial Structure of WWTF 11 5. Impacts on “Topics” 41 4. WWTF‘s Funding Activities 12 6. Impacts on “Research” 41 5. WWTF‘s System of Quality Assurance 19 7. Strengths and Weaknesses / 44 6. Supplementry Activities of WWTF 21 Opportunities and Threats III. WWTF in Context 25 VI. References 45 1. The Austrian and the Viennese 25 47 Research and Innovation Landscape VII. Appendices 1. List of Members of WWTF boards / 47 2. WWTF in the Austrian and Regional 28 Office Funding Landscape: Niche Player 2. WWTF Funded Persons and National / 49 3. Addendum 29 International Awards IV. The Evaluation of WWTF in 2008 31 3. WWTF Juries 50 and its Follow Up 1. Aim and Content of the 2008 31 Evaluation LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED ABBREVIATIONS AAS Austrian Academy of