June 2016Andreas Griessler

Excellence in Innovation and R & D. Reasons to invest in Austria|Carinthia.

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016 Slide 2

The BABEG

• Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding

• 50 % state-owned• 50 % region-owned• Strengthening Carinthia as a research and

technology hub through• (re)locating innovative companies• shareholding• development projects

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016 Slide 3

Austria: strong Economy

in the Heart of Europe

• Area: 83,872 km²

• People: 8.6 m.

• GDP growth: 1.5% (forecast 2016)

• GDP / capita: € 36.608

• R&D quota: 3.01% (forecast 2016)

GDP Industry: 27.9 %

GDP Services: 70.8 %

GDP Agriculture: 1.3 %

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Invest in an Industrial CountryProduction sector as percentage of GDP, 2015

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30.5

27.9

26.8

26.2

24.4

20.7

20.6

20.4

19.4

Germany

Austria

Japan

Switzerland

EU-28

USA

Netherlands

UK

France

Source: OECD, Eurostat 2016

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Top Industries in AustriaIndustrial production in 2015, in billion €

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33,40

14,45

13,94

12,83

12,45

9,59

8,10

7,49

7,21

5,47

Machinery / Metal goods

Chemicals

Electrical / Electronics

Vehicles

Gas / Heat supply

Food

Mineral oil

Wood

Mining / Steel

Building

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Highly Productive EmployeesLabor productivity: GDP per person employed in PPS, EU-28 = 100

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263

132

130

128

124

124

108

107

107

100

Luxembourg

Ireland

Netherlands

Austria

Sweden

Germany

Great Britain

Euro area

France

EU-28

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Economic and Social Stability

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• Reliable legal system• Efficient public administration

• High personal security• Very low strike rate• Best quality of life

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Investor-friendly tax system

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• Corporate tax rate: 25 %• Modern group taxation

• Tax premium for R&D: 12 %• No trade tax• No net worth tax• Double taxation treaties

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Research & Developmentin Austria

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• More than 10 billion EUR were invested in R&D in Austria in 2015

• Patents registered in or for Austria: 2,642 (2013)

• With 3.01 % of GDP Austria is above the EU average of 2.03 percent

• Tax premium for R&D: 12%

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016 Slide 10

Research par excellence in Carinthia• ranked 5th in Austria for investments in

R&D (2.90%) – €506.8m

• 280 companies active in R&D in Carinthia (=75% investments in R&D)

• Examples: Infineon Technologies Austria, Lam Research, KapschTrafficCom, FlextronicsInternational

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016 Slide 11

• ASSIC, Austrian Smart System Integration Research

Center: smart systems integration

• CTR, Carinthian Tech Research: smart sensors

• Joanneum Research Centre: robotics & mechatronics

• Josef-Ressel Centre: high-frequency integrated

systems & circuits for wireless communication

• Lakeside Labs: self-organized systems, robotics,

mulit-UAV systems

• W3C, Wood Carinthian Competence Centre: material

research & process technology of wood & wood-

related ressources

Non-University Research Excellence in Carinthia

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

University Research Excellence in Carinthia

• Alps-Adriatic-University Klagenfurt: systems

integration, social ecology, self-organized systems,

energy management

• University of Applied Sciences – Fachhochschule

Kärnten: technology, business, health and social

sciences, engineering & IT, architecture

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Industrial Parks in Carinthia

Industrial Park St. VeitRenewable EnergySurface area: ~ 50 haca. 25 companies

Industrial Park VölkermarktThe first inter-municipal industrial park in CarinthiaSurface area: ~ 54 haca. 20 companies

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016 Slide 14

Technology Parks in Carinthia

Lakeside Science & Technology Park Klagenfurt:ICT information and communication technologySurface area: 34.000 m2

Over 60 companies

High Tech Campus Villach:electronics|microelectronics, sensors and actuatorsSurface area: ~ 4.000 m2

In future: ~ 16.000 m2

4 companies

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

7 Reasons for You to invest in

Austria|Carinthia

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1. competitive technologies & innovative business environment

2. qualified & flexible employees

3. high stability & security4. central European location

5. huge market potential6. multilingual workforce 7. land and property at moderate prices

Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Attractive country for Chinese companies

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Andreas Griessler | BABEG Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion and Public Shareholding | June 2016

Free Investor’s service.One smile to the customer

• information on the business location • site research• basic legal and fiscal advice, possible subsidies

and costs (business plan etc.)• contact to funding bodies, professionals,

suppliers and banks• coordinating authorisation processes• coordination of personnel selection

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June 2016

Andreas Griessler

Pfiati, Goodbye and再见See you soon in Carinthia!

BABEG –

Carinthian Agency for Investment Promotion & Public Shareholding