ATIMA

Austria is a country in which sustainable social and economic prosperity exists at a very high level. This requires international competitiveness, especially with regard to high-tech products and services. In order to achieve this, the development, networking and mobilization of future-relevant materials and technologies, i.e. the creation of interfaces between different scientific disciplines, economic sectors and public actors, is essential. Further development, particularly in new subject areas, therefore requires coordinated collaboration, the integration of various key technologies and the creation of a place where innovations are actively being worked on. The ATIMA project has the motivation to bring together the most relevant actors for the topic of "Advanced Materials" – expanded to include the term "innovative materials" - and to achieve optimal use of existing resources through the integration, mobilization and networking of existing platforms. The goal of ATIMA is to (i) bring together all community actors, (ii) promote the exchange of knowledge within the community and beyond in Austria and internationally, (iii) initiate joint innovation projects, (iv) highlight trends and innovative developments and (v) to derive recommendations for action as positions on Austrian research policy. Furthermore, ATIMA will increase the (vi) visibility of the Austrian community nationally and internationally, and through (vii) targeted measures (e.g. scientific conference contributions, young researcher sessions, etc.) in the field of training and further education, the development of future key players in the Austrian community.