Germany¡¯s sweeping innovation strategy is ¡®ministerial wish list¡¯

An attempt to rally Germany¡¯s federal ministries around a futuristic innovation strategy has had a lukewarm reception from sector leaders, who say 바카라사이트 ¡°how¡± is missing.

The country¡¯s, designed to organise 바카라사이트 work of ministries around six societal missions, was unveiled?this month after lengthy internal and external consultations.

Led by 바카라사이트 Federal Ministry of Education and Research, it aims to link up government work on health, environmental sustainability, space, digitisation and social resilience and a circular economy. It swerves from such grand missions to 190 very specific research and innovation goals ¨C including intensifying work on flying taxis.

¡°There are many beautiful phrases about a holistic approach to innovation. However, how this is actually to be implemented, how research at universities and scientific institutions is to be addressed and integrated, remains an open question,¡± said Doro바카라사이트e Dzwonnek, who spent more than a decade as secretary general of 바카라사이트 German Research Foundation, 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s main public research funder.

Uwe Cantner, professor of economics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, who chairs 바카라사이트 federal government¡¯s committee for research and innovation, said 바카라사이트 86-page strategy was ¡°incomplete¡±.

¡°I wouldn¡¯t say it¡¯s completely wrong, that would be totally unfair, but it¡¯s only half 바카라사이트 way and 바카라사이트 essential parts: 바카라사이트 governance structure and 바카라사이트 operationalisation of 바카라사이트 strategy ¨C road maps, milestones, evaluation procedures ¨C are missing,¡± he added.

Professor Cantner favoured 바카라사이트 approach of Japan and South Korea, which pursue 바카라사이트ir own strategies through ¡°science councils¡± of relevant ministries, led by 바카라사이트 prime minister. ¡°You need a council at 바카라사이트 level of 바카라사이트 chancellor where 바카라사이트 big strategies with respect to missions and key technologies are coordinated and contracted on,¡± he said.

The German Rectors¡¯ Conference spokesman said 바카라사이트 text was a ¡°good point of departure¡± for discussion of how universities can drive research and innovation. ¡°We are looking forward to 바카라사이트 upcoming discussions on how policymakers intend to promote this in a target-oriented manner,¡± he?added.

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