overall structure of the German innovation system and in particular the role of non-university research (Section B 1). It then …). Twenty years after German reunification, research and innovation policies in eastern Germany are reviewed (Section B 3). The …

Research and innovation are extremely important for Germany. New insights are generated by research, and new ways of … research and innovation, and where the country ranks in the international innovation contest. The Federal Government of Germany … therefore decided in 2006 to establish an independent Commission of Experts on Research and Innovation (EFI), with the remit to …

On behalf of the German Federal Government, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its second … measures to further strengthen the innovation potential of Germany. In particular in the present economic difficulties …, research and innovation policies have a central role to play. The challenges faced are varied and were already named in the EFI …

innovation policy, in its 2011 report the Commission focuses on four main points. In Chapter B 1, firstly, it discusses the … tensions between Federal and Länder competencies in education, research and innovation policy. It calls for elimination of the … Commission considers the European dimension of research and innovation, which has been gaining importance since 2000. It …