The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) is the EU programme that provides tailor-made technical expertise to EU Member States to design and to implement reforms at the national level, with an emphasis on the green and digital transitions. The TSI also supports the preparation and implementation of Recovery and Resilience Plans. TSI 2022 main novelties are the multi-country projects, geared at addressing common issues among Member States thereby underlying the EU added-value of the instrument, and the "Flagship" projects, supporting reforms which are largely needed across Member States and are in line with the EU priorities.
Initiated in 2021, the TSI is the successor of the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). Since 2017, both programmes have helped design, develop and implement over 1400 reform projects in 27 Member States.
Projects selected under TSI
2023
With the third round of the TSI, the Commission will support Austria with 6 projects in the areas of digitalisation of public administration at regional level, early childhood education and care, health system, material efficiency as part of the circular economy and financial sector. 1 of those projects is a multi-country project.
- Country projects
- Follow-up project for the implementation of an electronic file system in Burgenland
- Roadmap for a future Comprehensive Raw Material Balance
- Improving the framework conditions for staff in early childhood education and care to enhance the quality of education for children (Implementation of the European Child Guarantee)
- Establishing a nationwide Financial Education online Platform for Austria
- Flagship projects
- EUSDFA - AT - FMA
- Multi-country projects
- Resources Hub for Sustainable Investments in Health – A Joint Initiative for the EU
With the second round of the TSI, the Commission supported Austria with 6 projects in the areas of digitalisation of public administration at regional level, early childhood education and care, health system, material efficiency as part of the circular economy and financial sector. 1 of those projects was a multi-country project.
- Country projects
- Follow-up project for the implementation of an electronic file system in Burgenland
- Roadmap for a future Comprehensive Raw Material Balance
- Improving the framework conditions for staff in early childhood education and care to enhance the quality of education for children (Implementation of the European Child Guarantee)
- Establishing a nationwide Financial Education online Platform for Austria
- Flagship projects
- EUSDFA - AT - FMA
- Multi-country projects
- Resources Hub for Sustainable Investments in Health – A Joint Initiative for the EU
In the first round of the TSI, the Commission supported Austria with 7 projects in the areas of education, taxation, financial sector supervision, national economic security and preparedness, digital public administration, healthcare and sustainable finance
- Country projects
- Digitalisation of the Austrian education system
- Digitization of the application of tax law in Austria
- Innovative methods of identifying ominous bank behaviour employing new public data sources
- Strengthening Austria’s national economic security and preparedness
- Identifying strategies for the development and implementation of digital-ready legislation
- Flagship projects
- Improving patient access to medicines through securing, strengthening and expanding national production of medicines
- Multi-country projects
- Cross-sectorial environmental scenario analyses
Completed and ongoing REFORM projects
2023
Austria has so far benefited from 29 projects financed by the Technical Support Instrument or by its predecessor, the Structural Reform Support Programme. This support has addressed a broad range of policy areas, including public administration, better regulation, public spending, financial literacy, healthcare and education.
A particular focus has been on the digitalisation agenda in both private and public sectors. To date, 12 projects have been successfully concluded.
in 2022, Austria has benefited from 29 projects financed by the Technical Support Instrument or by its predecessor, the Structural Reform Support Programme. This support has addressed a broad range of policy areas, including public administration, better regulation, public spending, financial literacy, healthcare and education.
A particular focus has been on the digitalisation agenda in both private and public sectors. To date, 12 projects have been successfully concluded.
Austria has so far benefited from 16 projects financed under the predecessor of the TSI, the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). This support has addressed a broad range of policy areas, including public administration, better regulation, public spending, financial literacy, healthcare and education.
A particular focus has been on the digitalisation agenda in both private and public sectors. To date, 6 projects have been successfully concluded.
Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP)
The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) was formerly known as the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). You can find the projects selected from 2017 to 2020 under SRSP.
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RSSA perfect match – forecasting and steering the future and present teaching workforce in Austria
The Commission support the Austrian authorities in tackling teacher shortages by developing an effective forecasting of demand for teachers by region, type of schools and subject, and to support schools in the implementation of professional processes of human resource management.
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2023
Digitalisation of the Austrian education system
The European Commission supports the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research in the development of a digital upskilling...
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2021
Digitisation of the application of tax law in Austria
The Commission provided technical support to the Austrian Tax administration under the Ministry of Finance (BMF) to design and prepare a reform for digitisation of the application of tax law in Austria.
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2021
Environmental Scenario Analysis and Climate Risk Assessment Practices in Austria and Romania
The Commission helped both the Financial Market Authority (FMA) of Austria and the National Bank of Romania (NBR) in building their capacity of identifying, measuring, modelling, and mitigating climate and environmental risks impacting the financial system’s stability.
- Country
- AustriaRomania
- Year
- 2021
Identification of ominous bank behavior and efficient handling of complaints and enquiries
The Commission helped to increase the OeNB's capability to identify atypical bank behaviour.
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2021
Identifying strategies for the implementation of digital-ready legislation
The Commission is supporting Austria in the strategy for a future legislation in a way that is easily manageable and enables digital administration.
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2021
Implementing a primary health care reform in Austria
Supporting reforms to improve the quality and sustainability of our...
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2018
Improving youth work for migrant integration in Austria
The Commission supported the Austrian authorities in improving the design and delivery of policies targeted at young migrants and refugees.
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2018
Modernising the assessment of tax returns in Austria
Supporting reforms to ensure efficient and effective revenue administration and public...
- Country
- Austria
- Year
- 2019