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 diffi culties …, research and innovation policies have a central role to play. The challenges faced are varied and were already named in the EFI …

Research and innovation are extremely important for Germany. New insights are generated by research, and new ways of … 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 …

science development were being structured and their activities were adapting to the new system of management. Innovation went … into a decline, the rate of which had increased by the end of the year. No new instruments of innovation policy were … introduced and the state of innovation was being significantly affected by the general conditions of economic activity, the …

We contribute to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature in two ways: (i) we consider how societal … aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different futures, as opposed to … efficacy and efficiency of policy-making; legitimacy of research and innovation activities; societal involvement; equity; and …

On behalf of the Federal Government of Germany, the Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation presents its …