Tag: innovation policy
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…
ChatGPT is not super intelligence – but still dangerous
ChatGPT Since the chat bot can save a lot of time, every sixth company in Germany is already planning to use ChatGPT. (Photo: AP) ChatGPT fascinates and scares people all…
“Other countries are decades ahead” – How the lack of digital skills among older people is slowing down Germany
Berlin The aging of German society is not only a problem for social security funds and the labor market, but also threatens Germany as a location for innovation. The Commission…
Germany’s chief innovator Rafael Laguna is pushing for more freedom in start-up funding
Rafael Lagoon The Sprind boss will manage a funding budget of 180 million euros in 2023 – and would like to be able to deal with it more freely. (Photo:…
German economy less innovative than in other EU countries
Research center of the pharmaceutical company Merck The pharmaceutical industry is particularly dependent on research and development. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In 2021, the German economy increased its spending on research…
German economy less innovative than in other EU countries
Research center of the pharmaceutical company Merck The pharmaceutical industry is particularly dependent on research and development. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In 2021, the German economy increased its spending on research…
German industry invests more in research
Battery Research Center Germany lags behind in research and development spending. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin German industry’s spending on research and development (R&D) has risen significantly again after companies…
German industry invests more in research
Battery Research Center Germany lags behind in research and development spending. (Photo: imago images/Rupert Oberhäuser) Berlin German industry’s spending on research and development (R&D) has risen significantly again after companies…
Despite Corona – entrepreneurs have hardly been deterred from founding companies
company founder In Germany, entrepreneurs have so far been little deterred by the corona pandemic. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Berlin In the two Corona years 2020 and 2021, there were more company…
German companies invest less in innovations
Berlin The first year of the corona virus severely dampened innovations in the German economy. For the first time in ten years, spending on new products has fallen again: by…
German companies invest less in innovations
Berlin The first year of the corona virus severely dampened innovations in the German economy. For the first time in ten years, spending on new products has fallen again: by…