). Twenty years after German reunification, research and innovation policies in eastern Germany are reviewed (Section B 3). The … Expert Commission also considers Germany’s technological performance in the field of electromobility (Section B 4), and … conditions for Business Angels and venture capital, and the systematic improvement of Germany’s education and research systems …

Research and innovation are extremely important for Germany. New insights are generated by research, and new ways of … quality of life. Against this background, Germany's politicians have increasingly been considering how best to promote … research and innovation, and where the country ranks in the international innovation contest. The Federal Government of Germany …

measures to further strengthen the innovation potential of Germany. In particular in the present economic difficulties … Report 2008. The conditions for the financing of innovations are still not ideal in Germany. The weaknesses of the … represent a threat to the innovative potential of Germany. We urgently need to develop our universities and research …

recommends that the Federal Government take a stronger role in the European co-ordination process – Germany must lead in the area … few years, a good basis has been created for the development of Germany’s research and innovation sector. But if lasting … growth and prosperity are to assured in Germany, research and innovation in Germany will have to be additionally and …