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Marc A. Stahl
The Industrial- and Innovationspolicy of Germany
- Germany’s Technological Performance -
Agenda
1.The economic situation of Germany in the Past
2.The economic situation of Germany today
3.The consequences of the current situation
4.Industrial- and innovationpolicy in Germany
Agenda
1.The economic situation of Germany in the Past
2.The economic situation of Germany today
3.The consequences of the current situation
4.Industrial- and innovationpolicy in Germany
The economic situation in the past
In the last century Germany has become famous in the whole world for its fast economic growth
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What was the fundamental basement for the big growth ?
The question is:
The economic stituation in the past
The Past – The situation today – The consequences – Industrial and innovationpolicy in Germany
► Germany has a long economic and industrial history►Ludwig Erhardt created after WW2 the economic and poltitical system “Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft”►Free acess to the markets for everyone►Social security system for everyone►Protection of the labour force ►free education system for everyone(human c.)►Federal Republic System (Bundeslaender)
The economic situation in the past
Based on those structures and systems Germany became a rich country with the aim:
A high growing prosperity for everyone on the one hand and full employment on the other.
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Agenda
1.The economic situation of Germany in the Past
2.The economic situation of Germany today
3.The consequences of the current situation
4.Industrial- and innovationpolicy in Germany
The economic situation today
How it looks today:
● The technological performance of Germany's economy still continues at a high level.
● Germany could again reach a national R&D intensity of 2.5 per cent
● Germany has still a good high-tech industry
But there are also a lot of problems!
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The economic situation today
● The society and the economic system are on the way to the age of informations and service
This important structural change and way to handel it has not been realized by the German government and the German people
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The economic situation today
►Germany is actually not able to face those new challenges
►Germany has a tremendous need of reforms (The health and pension system)
►A rank growth of bureaucracy ►A blocking trade union►A inflexible and over-adjusted labour
market►Black market
The Past – The situation today – The consequences – Industrial and innovationpolicy in Germany
Agenda
1.The economic situation of Germany in the Past
2.The economic situation of Germany today
3.The consequences of the current situation
4.Industrial- and innovationpolicy in Germany
The consequence
1. Very high unemployment (4,6 Mio)► termendous encumbrance for the
• national finances
• the social securtity system • potential growth
2. High, excessive national debt► 1,5 trillions DM in 1999 and 83 Billons just for the
interest (= 21% of the inland revenue)► the public deficit exceeds the postulated 3.0 % limit of
the EU
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The consequence
3. A non growth situation in past two years. The GDP has even reduced in last quarter
4. A constricted scope for the politcian
5. Decreasing goverment purchases
Momentary there is a bad, pessimistic atmosphere in Germany
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Ranking of Germany compared to other industrial nations
Blue line:
during the 90th
Red line:
today
The Past – The situation today – The consequences – Industrial and innovationpolicy in Germany
Agenda
1.The economic situation of Germany in the Past
2.The economic situation of Germany today
3.The consequences of the current situation
4.Industrial- and innovationpolicy in Germany
Innovations in Germany
The currently situation:• The goverment reduce their R&D
investments• The companies are full of uncertainty• Especially service providers and middel
class enterprieses reduces their R&D investments
• The ”Neue Markt” and the high-quality sector collapsed
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The consequenses for the innovations are:
Innovations in Germany
1.The resulting shortage of capital is a big handicap for new innovations
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2.The effects of the productivity of innovations stagnates
1) Industrial sector 2) Service sector
The intensity of innovation
The Past – The situation today – The consequences – Industrial and innovationpolicy in Germany
1) Knowledge based E.
2) Techn. Service E.
3) High-tech E.
4) Hight-quallity E.
Number of new enterprieses
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Resons for the weakness of innovations
• People are discontented with general conditions and there is a feeling of uncertainty
• Increasing shortage of highly trained employee• Missed investments in R&D in the past• Absence of dynamic on the labour market• Saving the loosers strategy• Mentality (The point of view is more on the risks
than on the opportunities)
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Ways and means out of the crisis
►New conception of the economic system
►A new way of thinking in the whole society
►More investments in education, R&D and science
►Approvement of the general conditions
►Quicker and easier process of accreditation and permissions
►More initiative of one’s own and more autonomy
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The new industrial and innovationpolicy
The political system has now realised the situation.
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Accordingly they want to creat a new indusrtial and innovation policy
1. To create the best possible conditions
2. Interlocked the German ip with European ip
3. More influence on the legislation
4. To pay more attention to particular sectoral like the BioTech and Pharmacy sector.
The new industrial and innovationpolicy
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•Out of the guideline of the ministry of economics the aims of new definition of the ip:
In detail means that:• To create a increasing competition and
deregulated more markets
• A strong delivery of new technologies and innovations
• Creating a climate, which is good for investments
• International division of labour
The new industrial and innovationpolicy
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