Tag: Bettina Stark-Watzinger
Diese Minister sollen Deutschland digitaler machen
Berlin Als Digitalminister Volker Wissing vor einem Jahr die Digitalstrategie der Bundesregierung vorstellte, rief er vergleichsweise bescheidene Ziele aus. Deutschland solle bis 2025 in die „Top 10 Europas“ kommen, wie…
Kann Geothermie die Energiewende retten?
Stark-Watzinger, Scholz und Söder in Geretsried Das kanadische Unternehmen Eavor baut in Bayern eine Testanlage für seine Technologie. (Foto: Reuters) Berlin Mehr politischen Rückenwind kann sich ein Unternehmen kaum wünschen: Bundeskanzler…
Diese fünf Koalitionsvorhaben drohen an der mangelnden Digitalisierung zu scheitern
Schleppende Digitalisierung Der Rückstand betrifft zahlreiche gesellschaftliche und wirtschaftliche Bereiche. Berlin Die schleppende Digitalisierung bedroht zahlreiche Koalitionsvorhaben. Das Ampelbündnis macht bei der vor einem Jahr mit großen Ambitionen vorgestellten Digitalstrategie…
Ruf nach stärkerem Spionageschutz für deutsche KI-Forschung
Berlin Politiker von SPD, Grünen und Union fordern deutlich schärfere Maßnahmen zum Schutz vor chinesischer Forschungsspionage. „Es braucht individuelle Schutzkonzepte für Universitäten und Forschungseinrichtungen, aber auch eine Gesamtstrategie für Deutschland,…
Eine Ministerin will ihr Profil schärfen
Berlin Die Forschungsministerin ist gekommen, um zu lernen. Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) sitzt in einem verglasten Büro der Berliner Firma Merantix, die Geschäftsmodelle rund um Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) entwickelt und daraus…
Countries and teachers criticize the postponement of the “Digital Pact 2.0” for schools
Children with laptops in the classroom The first digital pact was intended to advance the digitization of schools with a total of 6.5 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO / Shotshop) Berlin…
Affront to Lindner? Beijing invites the German finance minister at short notice
Berlin Everything was prepared, the visit program arranged. Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) wanted to fly to Beijing on Tuesday evening to meet his counterpart Liu Kun. But then…
New law gives innovation agency Sprind more freedom
Rafael Lagoon The Sprind boss is satisfied with the draft law. (Photo: Sprind) Berlin In the future, the federal agency for disruptive innovations (Sprind) should be able to decide independently…
Educational opportunities really are that unequal
class at high school Opportunities for advancement in Germany still depend too much on the parental home. (Photo: dpa) Berlin It’s not as if the problem hasn’t been recognized: For…
Why Taiwan’s TSMC is struggling with a Europe factory
Taipei, Tokyo Germany will probably have to be patient when it comes to choosing the location for the new European plant of the Taiwanese chip giant TSMC. Taiwanese media are…
First quantum computer by 2026? The federal government is investing three billion euros in the technology
Berlin The federal government wants to ensure that Germany also has a powerful universal quantum computer by 2026. The country should come “on par with international developments” in the USA…
Foreign Minister Baerbock will travel to Beijing in mid-April
Berlin The list of trips to China by high-ranking European politicians is getting longer and longer. First, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez traveled to Beijing on Thursday. French President Emmanuel…
An island struggles to deal with China
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Chinese President Xi Jinping China sees democratic Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic. (Photo: Getty Images, Reuters [M]) Taipei Joshua Tai is learning war…
Lindner and Stark-Watzinger want to improve financial knowledge
Woman withdraws money in Berlin The financial knowledge of the Germans is bad. This is an important building block for financial advancement. (Photo: EyeEm/Getty Images) Berlin The Federal Minister of…
Minister warns science and industry
Taipei, Berlin It was the most delicate trip of Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger’s (FDP) term. In a brightly colored bus, she has been driving non-stop through Taiwan for the past…
Foreign policy How the federal research minister wants to avoid a political scandal in Taiwan
Berlin, Beijing, Taipei The first visit by a German government member to Taiwan after 26 years begins surprisingly unspectacularly. When Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) landed in Taipei on…
China protests Stark-Watzinger’s visit to Taiwan
Bettina Stark-Watzinger in Taiwan Since Tuesday, the minister has been the first member of a federal government to be in the country for more than a quarter of a century.…
German research minister travels to Taiwan on Monday
Bettina Stark-Watzinger According to the research minister, the trip is content-driven. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) is expected on Monday for a three-day visit to Taiwan.…
German research minister travels to Taiwan on Monday
Bettina Stark-Watzinger According to the research minister, the trip is content-driven. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Federal Research Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger (FDP) is expected on Monday for a three-day visit to Taiwan.…
Stark-Watzinger’s education summit under criticism
Bettina Stark-Watzinger The Federal Minister of Education called for more cooperation in the field of education. (Photo: IMAGO/Jens Schicke) Berlin Federal Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger actually wanted to ensure more…