Vienna in Figures 2010 - IMPACTS

VIENNA‘S ECONOMY
Vienna’s reputation as a leading international congress city
was again confirmed in 2009 as some 2,500 congresses and
corporate events attracted more than 420,000 visitors to
Vienna.
Research and development (R&D) 2007 – Facts and figures
Vienna Austria
R&D-quota in % of GRP 3.25 2.54
Survey units engaged in R&D 1,206 4,009
R&D employment: full-time equivalent 20,452 53,252
R&D employment: number of employees 36,593 89,458
R&D spending 2007 in EUR billion 2.62 6.87
Vienna’s share in total Austrian R&D spending
and employment 38% 100%
Increase in R&D spending from 2006 to 2007, 8% 9%
i.e. in absolute figures (EUR million) 188 549
Female scientists/researchers 7,745 14,172
Share of female scientists 33% 26 %
Source: Statistics Austria – Survey on research and experimental development 2007.
Broadband connections and Internet usage 2009
in %
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Vienna
45.8
65.1
Salzburg
Vorarlberg
Upper Austria
Tyrol
Lower Austria
Burgenland
Carinthia
Styria
35.1
49.2
Broadband Online shopping
Source: Statistics Austria – European survey on ICT usage in households.
Percentage share of all households with household members between 16 and 74 years of age.
VIENNA IN FIGURES 2010 2009 – 15