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Research and Innovation for Germany
Results and Outlook
Published by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung / Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Section 111 – Innovation Policy Framework 11055 Berlin Orders: Order in writing from the publisher: Postfach 30 02 35 53182 Bonn Or order via the following: Tel.: 01805-262 302 Fax: 01805-262 303 (EUR 0.14 / min. from the German fixed line network) E-mail: books@bmbf.bund.de Internet: http://www.bmbf.de Editing: BMBF / Section 111 Production: W. Bertelsmann Verlag, Bielefeld Design: Hauke Sturm Design, Berlin Printed by: WERTDRUCK GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg Photo credits Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien (p. 52), Becker KG, Brakel (p. 40), BMBF (p. 30), participating projects (pp. 22, 28, 29, 36, 39, 47, 53, 54, 66, 67, 83), Corbis (p. 3), Getty Images (cover, p. 13, 14, 25, 27, 43, 69, 85, 91, 95), Paul Glaser (p. 49), iStock ( p. 23, 24, 64), Picture Alliance (p. 88), Plainpicture (p. 4, 11, 17, 19, 31, 33, 62, 65, 71, 73, 87, 97, 99, 103), Jens Schicke (p. 57), University of Paderborn, C.I.K. (p. 46), Ulrich Baumgarten/vario images (p. 79) Bonn, Berlin 2009
Research and Innovation for Germany
Results and Outlook
FORewORd
Foreword
The Federal Government hereby submits to the German Bundestag a statement of its position with regard to research and innovation policy in Germany and to the 2009 report of the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation. The financial and economic crisis is presenting Germany with enormous challenges. To emerge from this crisis even stronger than before, we will have to make immense joint efforts. In addition to managing the crisis in the short term, we will have to commit ourselves to a path of growth and economic success. Investments in education, science and research are the right way to make such a commitment. The Federal Government’s High-Tech Strategy, presented in August 2006, is Germany’s first overarching national innovation strategy. A first
Results and Outlook
Published by Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung / Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Section 111 – Innovation Policy Framework 11055 Berlin Orders: Order in writing from the publisher: Postfach 30 02 35 53182 Bonn Or order via the following: Tel.: 01805-262 302 Fax: 01805-262 303 (EUR 0.14 / min. from the German fixed line network) E-mail: books@bmbf.bund.de Internet: http://www.bmbf.de Editing: BMBF / Section 111 Production: W. Bertelsmann Verlag, Bielefeld Design: Hauke Sturm Design, Berlin Printed by: WERTDRUCK GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg Photo credits Agentur für Erneuerbare Energien (p. 52), Becker KG, Brakel (p. 40), BMBF (p. 30), participating projects (pp. 22, 28, 29, 36, 39, 47, 53, 54, 66, 67, 83), Corbis (p. 3), Getty Images (cover, p. 13, 14, 25, 27, 43, 69, 85, 91, 95), Paul Glaser (p. 49), iStock ( p. 23, 24, 64), Picture Alliance (p. 88), Plainpicture (p. 4, 11, 17, 19, 31, 33, 62, 65, 71, 73, 87, 97, 99, 103), Jens Schicke (p. 57), University of Paderborn, C.I.K. (p. 46), Ulrich Baumgarten/vario images (p. 79) Bonn, Berlin 2009
Research and Innovation for Germany
Results and Outlook
FORewORd
Foreword
The Federal Government hereby submits to the German Bundestag a statement of its position with regard to research and innovation policy in Germany and to the 2009 report of the Expert Commission on Research and Innovation. The financial and economic crisis is presenting Germany with enormous challenges. To emerge from this crisis even stronger than before, we will have to make immense joint efforts. In addition to managing the crisis in the short term, we will have to commit ourselves to a path of growth and economic success. Investments in education, science and research are the right way to make such a commitment. The Federal Government’s High-Tech Strategy, presented in August 2006, is Germany’s first overarching national innovation strategy. A first