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Tirol Your business and science location with bright prospects
Tirol – the top location in Austria
Günther Platter Governor of Tirol
Patrizia Zoller-Frischauf Minister of Economy of Tirol
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Tirol is one of the most dynamic regions in Central Europe. Above average economic growth, high productivity, a superbly qualified and motivated labour force in combination with some of the best research in the world are the corner stones of Tirol as your business location. These are augmented by a business-friendly fiscal system as well as uncomplicated and swift handling of necessary paperwork by a highly professional administration. Over 30.000 companies currently enjoy the advantages of Tirol as their business location. There is a high percentage of small and midsized companies and many of the larger firms are world leaders in their field. Set in the
heart of a unique living environment and an area of unspoilt natural beauty, Tirol offers an incomparable range of everything that makes an economy successful, research profitable and – let’s not forget – life worth living.
In Tirol you successfully conduct research and business between alpine meadows and clean room laboratories! Tirol as a technology location offers highly attractive conditions especially for your innovation-orientated small or medium sized company. You benefit from close proximity to research excellence in universities, universities of applied sciences and competence centers. Furthermore, you get easy access to cooperation partners and the Tirolean technology politics offer intensive funding for research and development. Also, you profit from close innovation networks formed around important sunrise industries such as the health sector and medicine technologies or renewable en-
ergies. Be a part of innovative networks and regions and position yourself successfully in the competition on the global market. I am looking forward to meeting you!
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Günther Platter Governor of Tirol
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Patrizia Zoller-Frischauf Minister of Economy of Tirol
Tirol – key facts of a profitable location An attractive investment profile – Tirol figures in the top 50 of a table of 192 regions in Western Europe ranked for tax, accessibility and innovative drive as well as for legal framework conditions (Diagram 1) – Tirol is in the top quarter of a ranking of 192 regions in Western Europe regarding business and job growth (Source: BAK Basel 2008) – According to an EU location ranking of those regions displaying an exceedingly favourable investor profile, Tirolean regions figure in the top 30 of 1.207 regions (Source: Contor 2005) – GDP growth, labour productivity and employment rate regularly exceed the EU average
Upper Bavaria Stuttgart Tirol Freiburg Salzburg Upper Austria Schwabia Lower Bavaria Venice Trento Bolzano
107 105 105 103 102 102 100 99 96 95 92 80 85 90 95 100 105 110
Diagram 1: BAK Economic Attractiveness Index 2008 Index: Min. 89.8 – Max. 116.5. The indices comprise 192 regions in Western Europe defined in accordance with the official NUTS2 classification system. Source: BAK Basel 2008
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Tirol – key facts of a profitable location Attractive price-performance ratio – Tirol ranks among the top 10 worldwide for high productivity: GDP/employee/ hour: EUR 31,81 (Source: World Com petitiveness Yearbook 2006) – At EUR 29,16/hour the labour costs are more favourable than in comparative countries (Diagram 2)
Ideal for research, technology & innovation – High level of education assures well-qualified employees – International research competence: 3 universities, 2 universities of applied sciences, 18 research and competence centres – Networked science and business: 10 branch networks and 5 clusters – Comprehensive programmes to promote company research and development (R&D)
Economic growth – 2007: Tirol + 3,3 %, Austria: + 3,3 % (Source: WIFO)
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Norway Switzerland Sweden Germany France The Netherlands Austria Great Britain Ireland USA Italy Spain
38,07 33,35 32,81 32,03 31,28 30,17 29,16 26,32 25,22 23,94 23,72 18,87 0
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Diagram 2: Structure of the industrial labour costs in 2006 Scale: Labour costs per hour and components in Euros Sources: German Federal Bank, Eurostat, national sources, Institute of the German Economy Cologne
Fiscal advantages
Safe investments
– 22 % effective company taxation – No wealth or business tax – Attractive tax groups – Tax benefits for research and training
– Economic and social stability – High degree of legal certainty – Stable currency: the euro
Funding – Up to 25 % of investment costs can be funded
Economic structure 1. Production of material goods 2. Business-focused services 3. Tourism
World market leaders – Daniel Swarovski & Co. (manufacture of cut crystal) – Plansee AG (manufacture of products made of high-performance materials, carbide and sintered steel) – Fritz Egger GmbH (production of wood materials such as, for example, chip board and wood fibre board etc.) – Sandoz GmbH (manufacture of pharmaceutical and biotechnical products)
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Tirol – an innovative offspring of a successful republic As the saying goes, “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”. The success of Tirol as a business and technology location is the well-earned fruit of a hard-working population, industrious companies, innov ative research and circumspect regional policies. Additionally, your comp any in Tirol also naturally profits from the achievements of Austria, of which Tirol is a part. Austria’s economic performance is well r espected internationally. The EU member can point to highly dynamic net foreign investment; has enjoyed the highest growth in productivity in Europe for decades; is one of the most company-friendly states in Europe following an attractive tax reform, and is among the leaders in the European Union for achieving growth and employment targets. Nor does Austria lag behind in research. In 2006 it already ranked fourth in the EU 27 for R&D intensity.
– Austrian companies are the most efficient worldwide (Diagram 3) 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 17 21 29
8,48 8,08 7,90 7,79 7,75 7,51 7,47 6,75 6,54 5,62
Austria Hong Kong Germany Switzerland USA Norway Sweden Ireland Italy France, Spain 0
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Diagram 3: Productivity & efficiency of companies in Austria – small and medium-sized companies Scale: 10 = highest productivity and efficiency in small and medium-sized companies Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
– Austria’s large companies rank ninth in efficiency (Diagram 4) 1 4 7 9 15 17 20 23 25 49
8,51 8,21 8,12 8,05 7,67 7,50 7,31
Denmark Switzerland Hong Kong Austria Norway USA France Spain Germany Italy
7,10 7,01 5,44 0
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Diagram 4: Productivity & efficiency of companies in Austria – large companies Scale: 10 = highest productivity & efficiency Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
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Never far away – Tirol is your location in the heart of the Alps Tirol is not called “the heart of the Alps” for nothing: its more than 700.000 inhabitants and over 30.000 companies are situated at the heart of the major economic centres of central Europe. Munich is one hour’s drive away, Zurich can be reached in two hours, Stuttgart in three hours, Milan and Vienna in four hours. These desti nations and many other cities can also be reached by plane. A propos flying: Innsbruck Airport received the “Airport Achievement Award” in 2006/07. The award, which is one of the most coveted awards in the European aviation sector, was conferred on Innsbruck Airport for e xceptional and partially pioneering services in flight safety.
Innsbruck not only constitutes the hub of Tirol geographically. Apart from the most important education and research centres in the region, the largest industrial companies in Tirol are located here as well as in the Unterinntal. A regional thematic focus (mechatronics in Eastern Tirol, materials and micro technology in Außerfern, IT and tourist-focused services in Landeck etc.) also makes the other districts in the region, such as Außerfern (Reutte), the Tirolean uplands (Imst, Landeck), the Tirolean lowlands (Schwaz, Kufstein, Kitzbühel) and Eastern Tirol (Lienz), particularly attractive for com panies.
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Tirol – best infrastructure for your company Over 18 km² of fully developed commercial and industrial property are available. Water supply, waste disposal, electricity and telecommunications (ISDN, broadband internet, glass fibre) are standard features. As a globally popular tourist destination, Tirol is equipped with a corresponding transport system connecting all the regions. Public transport is particularly well developed. Additionally, you can find optimally equipped technology centres in virtually every district. These centres offer their networks as well as a professional infrastructure within multipurpose buildings. And they are continuously working on f urther improving and maintaining the compe titiveness of your selected district in the region. Finally, simple and, by international com parison, quick administrative procedures ensure an unbureaucratic start in Tirol.
Infrastructure – 8.382 km of roads A12 Inntal Motorway (West-East), A13 Brenner Motorway (North-South) – 422 km of rail track, train and intercity connections to all major European cities – Innsbruck Airport offers direct flights to Vienna, Graz, Frankfurt, Hanover, London, Berlin, Gothenburg, Rotterdam, Amsterdam etc. – The innovation centres offer you flexible, fully equipped offices, branch focus, seminar rooms, call centres and much, much more: – Innovation Centre Reutte – Lantech Innovation Centre, Landeck – Life Science Centre, Innsbruck – Impulse Centre Schwaz – Innotech Kufstein – Regiotech Hochfilzen – Economic Park of Eastern Tirol – One-stop-shop for administrative procedures: approval procedures are handled by one single authority.
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The Tirolean workforce – qualified and motivated Tirol has one of the highest levels of education in Europe. In addition to compulsory state education, Tirol offers ten colleges or institutes of higher technical education, two universities of applied sciences and three universities. The dual education scheme for apprentices provides the ideal combination of theory and practice. Tirol embraces “life-long learning”. Your workforce will be keen to undergo further training and adapt to altering circumstances. The unrivalled quality of life that makes Tirol the most popular tourist and holiday destination in Austria is just one reason for the high motivation d isplayed by the Tirolean inhabitants. This can be seen not only in the above-average labour productivity ratios and the lowest number of strike hours (measured in seconds in Tirol), but also in the inhabitants’ strong identifi cation with “their” company. In addition to the qualified and motivated workforce a vailable, Tirol is not a highprice region in regard to non-wage labour costs. The tax burden for your company in Tirol occasioned by employee wages is around 38.5 % (Diagram 5), internationally mid-table.
Belgium Finland Italy Sweden Norway Slovenia France The Netherlands Czech Republic Hungary Germany Ireland Spain Austria Great Britain Poland Basel (City)
58,2 53,8 52,5 49,0 48,6 46,6 44,7 43,8 43,1 43,1 41,3 39,4 38,7 38,5 38,2 37,8 34,0 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Diagram 5: Tax burden – labour costs BAK Taxation Index 2007 applied to the deployment of highly qualified employees, in % Source: BAK Taxation Index 2007 1 3 5 8 13 15 16 20 27 40
Austria Singapore Switzerland Germany Ireland Sweden France Hungary Italy Spain
7,38 6,92 6,79 6,52 6,24 6,17 6,15 5,83 5,36 4,94 0
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Diagram 6A: Qualification – employees Scale: 10 = highest level of qualification Source: World Competitiveness Year Book 2007
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Qualification
Motivation
– A qualified technical workforce is immediately available, Austria leads the worldwide ranking (Diagram 6A) – Attractive pool of engineers – Austria is ranked eighth worldwide (Diagram 6B) – Higher education, tailored to the needs of companies: Austria ranks fifth worldwide (Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007)
– Employees are highly motivated – Austria ranks second in this respect (Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook, 2007) – Flexible employment law: flexitime models and reference periods offer companies and employees the necessary flexibility – The longest working hours in Europe: Austria works the longest with an average working week totalling 45 hours (Source: Eurostat)
Higher education
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– University of Innsbruck with faculties in natural sciences, construction, law, social and economic sciences as well as the arts – Medical University Innsbruck – UMIT, Private University for health care, medical computer science and technology – MCI Management Center Innsbruck, International University of Applied S ciences, with courses in computer s cience, mechat ronics, process and environmental technology, business, law, tourism as well as international courses (MBA, LL.M, MSC, MAS) – University of Applied Sciences Kufstein with courses in computer science, energy technology, f acility management as well as sport and event management
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7,56 7,20 7,00 6,96 6,92 6,51 6,46 6,31 5,88 5,87 5,85 5,80 5,52 5,14 2
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Diagram 6B: Qualifications – Engineers Scale: 10 = highest pool of qualified engineers Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
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Tirol – research, the foundation of your company’s success Tirol’s universities and non-university r esearch facilities ensure r esearch of international top quality. Despite the small size of Tirol – in comparison with other top research locations in Europe – the region not only has universities and universities of applied sciences, but also a whole host of research centres. Their work can also benefit your company. The focus of research activities is on life sciences (with biotechnology, medical t echnology, medical computer s cience etc.), physics or quantum physics, nanotechnology, new materials, renewable energies, information technologies and Alpine technologies or Alpine environment and tourism.
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The total outlay for research and development in Tirol more than doubled during the period 1998 - 2006. Compared to population density, Tirol has the most scientific publications in high impact journals in Austria. The scientific facilities display an exem plary receptiveness towards the economy. Competence and transfer centres support applied research and coordinate joint projects between the research institutes and companies as clients.
Universities/Universities of Applied Sciences
Excellent support for research
– Top-notch research at over 110 univer sities and 20 university clinics
–A ustria ranks 4th worldwide (Diagram 7)
Non-university research institutes – Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information, Austrian Academy of Sciences – Institute for Biomedical Aging Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences – International Mountain Research Centre, Austrian Academy of Sciences – Christian Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Hard Coatings – Christian Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems – ARC eHealth systems, Austrian Research Centres
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Singapore Switzerland Denmark Austria Germany Iceland Finland Sweden Japan USA Belgium Spain
8,55 7,97 7,46 7,43 7,01 6,61 6,55 6,51 6,47 6,43 5,86 0
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Diagram 7: Financing of research and development Scale: 10 = financial capital for technological development is sufficiently available Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
Ten competence centres focusing on – Natural risk management – Renewable energies – Medical technologies and medical computer systems – Individualised cancer therapies – Light technology – Aviation technology – Biopharmaceuticals – eTourism – Water management – Alpine technologies
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Tirol – networked and marketed innovation All for one and one for all – no figure of speech in the Tirolean innovation culture. While researching and implementing results into marketable products, universities, research institutes and companies rely on the strength of cooperation. Ten competence centres cooperate with the Tirolean scientific institutes to generate applied r esearch in future-orientated branches. If required, business incubators and transfer facilities link the needs of your companies to the knowledge of the universities and support the transfer of results into the r elevant markets. Ten branch networks, among them five clusters, further link companies with research and educational institutes. The clusters constitute innovation networks. They offer platforms to drive the Tirolean economy, advance the exchange of experience, support the development of innovation and competitive advantages in member companies and encourage the marketing and internationalisation process. The Tirolean Economic Chamber is the representative of the business community. www.wko.at/tirol
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Competence centres (current sample) – ACBT Austrian Centre of BiopharmaceuticalTechnology www.acbt.at – alpS Centre for Natural Risks and Risk Management www.alp-s.at – BioTreaT - Renewable energy via Biological Treatment and Recycling Technologies www.bio4gas.at – CEMIT Centre of Excellence in Medicine and IT www.cemit.at – ECCA - eTourism Competence Centre Austria www.etourism-austria.at – K-Regio alpine sports technology www.tsa-tirol.com – Light Competence Centre www.k-licht.at – ONCOTYROL Centre for Personalized Cancer Medicine www.oncotyrol.at – Water Resources Competence Network www.waterpool.org
Technology transfer
Cluster www.zukunftsstiftung.at/cluster
– CAST Center for Academic Spin-offs Tyrol business incubator www.cast-tyrol.com – trans IT Development and Transfer Centre, University of Innsbruck www.transit.ac.at – Christian Doppler Laboratory for Advanced Hard Coatings www.cdg.ac.at – Christian Doppler Laboratory for Active Implantable Systems www.cdg.ac.at – Tirolean Cancer Research Institute www.tkfi.at – SFB 021 Special research focus “Cell Proliferation and Cell Death in Tumours” www.sfb021.at – Technology Centre, ski and alpine sport www.tsa-tirol.com 1 2 3 6 7 11 12 17 28 31
Switzerland Singapore Iceland USA Austria Finland Germany Ireland Hungary France
7,12 7,04 7,00 6,33 6,29 6,06 6,00 5,57 4,70 4,31 0
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– Life Sciences Cluster Tirol – Renewable Energies Cluster Tirol – Information Technology Cluster Tirol – Mechatronics Cluster Tirol – Wellness Cluster Tirol
Branch networks – Competence network Health Eastern Tirol – Wood cluster Tirol – htt15 – Wood construction team Tirol – TechnoGate Tirol – netIT 1 3 5 7 10 13 16 30 31 48
Iceland Singapore Switzerland Austria USA Germany Japan Ireland France Italy
8,18 7,73 7,66 7,57 7,24 6,98 6,88 5,76 5,49 4,29 0
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Diagram 8B: Technology transfer – company cooperation Company cooperation in technology is attractively developed, Austria is ranked seventh worldwide Scale: 10 = company cooperation is high Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 8
Diagram 8A: Technology transfer Scale: 10 = high technology transfer Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
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Tirol – have your research funded! Research and innovation are the pillars of a successful business location. This is why Tirol provides ample funds for research and development. All Tirolean companies enjoy a tailor-made research funding programme that ensures the broad-based financing of innovation and new developments. A multitude of national funding instruments gives additional support or raises the funding volume correspondingly. Additionally, companies profit from Europe’s most attractive tax s ystem in research & development (R&D). Costs for research attract research exemption and/or a research bonus. Around 557 million euros were invested in research and development in Tirol in 2006. Almost 50 % of that figure was R&D investment u ndertaken by companies and the trend is tending upwards.
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Unternehmenssektor 48,57 % Privater gemeinnütziger Sektor Bund 33,89 %
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Private sector 48,57 % Unternehmenssektor Federal government 33,89 % Abroad (non EU) 5,92 % Other 5,34 % Federal state government 3,58 % EU 1,93 % Private non-profit making sector 0,70 % Municipalities 0,07 % Diagram 9A: Investment in R & D in Tirol Structure of R & D investment in Tirol according to financing sectors in % Source: Statistics, Austria 2006
Innovation and cooperation funding for companies in Tirol (examples) Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung – Feasibility studies – Initiative programme – for members of a cluster initiative – Cooperation programme – for members of a cluster initiative – Innovation assistant – “K-Regio” to establish R & D consortiums Tirolean government www.tirol.gv.at – Economic development programme
Funding for innovative companies in Austria (extract) Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) www.awsg.at – ERP - small and medium-sized company programme – ERP- technology programme – Seed financing – Double equity guarantee fund
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Singapore Finland Switzerland Ireland Sweden Austria Norway Germany Hong Kong Iceland France Great Britain Czech Republic Spain Hungary Russia Italy Poland
8,31 7,31 7,03 6,98 6,94 6,86 6,72 6,60 6,25 6,22 6,12 6,00 5,25 5,21 5,04 4,29 4,03 2,92 0 2 4 6 8
Diagram 9B: Funding for R & D Scale: 10 = Funding is very high Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007
Austrian Research Funding Company (FFG) www.ffg.at – FFG basic funding – Research headquarters – COMET – Competence Centres for Excellent Technologies
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Tirol – an exceptional and unique meeting place You are going to get used to it. If your company is located in Tirol, you will be a popular host for your business associates from all over the world. Tirol is also a top destination for premium events. Modern congress centres – the Congress Innsbruck came in second in the Apex Award for “Best Congress Centre of the World” in 2005 – e xceptional event locations, high quality conference and seminar hotels, universities as partner for scientific con ferences, or professional agencies for incentives - the variety ensures that there is something for everybody. Depending on the participant profile, the peripheral programme can be geared towards sports, adventures for mind and body, cultural or health and wellness events. It always remains unique – as the natural backdrop of the Alps provides the breath-taking scenery for many activities.
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An impressive example for Tirol´s success as a congress location is also the “European Forum Alpbach”, which has been staged in the mountain village of Alpbach since 1945. Every August, Alpbach becomes the “Village of Thinkers”. Lecturers and participants from over 50 states, representing the fields of science, business and politics, as well as students come together in Alpbach to discuss topical questions and to find interdisciplinary ways of solving them. T irol as a “meeting point” gives your company competitive advantages of quite a unique kind – utilise them!
The Convention Bureau Tirol provides Tirolean companies with a professional s ervice geared to support you in the planning of congresses, conferences and events. Your national and international c ustomers can take advantage of the C onvention Bureau Tirol as a central contact point and free information centre.
Services provided by the Convention Bureau Tirol – Contact and product information on members and business partners – Hub for queries and information – Free capacity check at partner companies – Recommendation of regional sights and tour destinations – Organisation of site inspections and study trips – Journalist care service – Basic advertising tools made available – Website with congress calendar – Newsletter
Members – 3 congress centres (Congress and Fair Innsbruck, Congress Centre Alpbach, Europe House Mayrhofen) – 5 educational facilities and seminar centres – 6 event locations – 22 conference hotels – 6 event agencies – 4 partner regions (Innsbruck and its holiday villages, the Olympic region of Seefeld, Kitzbühel tourism, Ötztal tourism) – 9 trip destinations www.convention.tirol.at
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Tirol – excellent quality of life
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The choice of location is principally characterised by the framework conditions offered to businesses. However, an important “soft skill” is an exceedingly pleasant living environment – and this translates into motivated employees. Tirol offers its inhabitants not only all the amenities that a modern business location requires, but also an unrivalled quality of life: clean mountain air, pure lakes and drinking water directly from the mountains are just a few examples of the intact nature to be found. The mountain scenery is not only visually stunning, the mountains also offer deve loped ski resorts, options for skiing and trekking tours, a paradise for walking, golfing, mountain biking and climbing as well as bathing in picturesque lakes. Anybody interested in culture will quickly come across a discerning range of theatres and museums. The Tirolean regional theatre has staged traditional as well as contemporary performances, operas, operettas, musicals, symphony orchestra concerts, plays and dance theatre since 1629. It was nominated for the “German-speaking Opera House of the Year” in 2006. Additionally, the proximity to Italy en courages people to take the occasional Mediterranean mini-break.
Sports – 20.000 kilometres of walking paths – 7.000 kilometres of cycle trails – 4.000 kilometres of cycle paths – 3.500 kilometres of long-distance skiing tracks – 5.000 kilometres of cross-country ski trails – 400 kilometres of running and Nordic walking trails – 19 golf courses
Culture – High culture such as the old music festival week, dance summer, the Erl Festival, Easter Festival 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 24 25 36 51
Austria Iceland Switzerland Norway Australia The Netherlands Sweden Germany Ireland USA Spain France Italy Great Britain Hungary Poland
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Diagram 10: Quality of life Scale: 10 = The quality of life is very high Source: World Competitiveness Yearbook 2007 T irol // 21
Tirol – a region awaits you A warm welcome to Tirol. The Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung is the local agency for business and science in the Tirol region. If you are considering or planning to locate your company to the Tirol, we can act as your mediator with the Tirolean partner firms, municipalities and authorities – and support you throughout the entire location process. We can also lend a helping hand if you are looking to establish co-operations with Tirolean companies, our clusters and branch networks as well as the local scientific institutes. We provide an unbureaucratic and indivi dualised service that opens the door for you to one of the most beautiful business and research regions in the world. We look forward to seeing you!
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Interested in taking a closer look?
The Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung can help you in: – choosing a location for your company – dealing with the authorities – establishing contact to the administrative bodies – finding services (lawyers, tax advisors) – finding companies etc. – searching for suitable employees – looking for suppliers, cooperation partners – dealing with personal matters (finding accommodation, advising on schools etc ...)
Contact Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung Location agency for business and science Kaiserjägerstr. 4a 6020 Innsbruck Austria Tel. + 43.(0)512.576262 Fax. + 43.(0)512.576262-10 office@zukunftsstiftung.at www.tirol.info
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Tiroler Zukunftsstiftung Location agency for business and science Kaiserj채gerstr. 4a 6020 Innsbruck Austria Tel. + 43.(0)512.576262 Fax. + 43.(0)512.576262-10 office@zukunftsstiftung.at www.tirol.info