German R&D networks and clusters to be internationalised
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To support the internationalisation of German networks and clusters, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched a current pilot measure to initiate contacts between German industrial and scientific networks and relevant technical or scientific networks and clusters worldwide.
This pilot measure is part of the Federal Government’s Strategy for the Internationalisation of Science and Research and contributes towards one of the strategy’s main goals: the exploitation of international innovation potentials. Twelve projects have been selected from the fields of environmental technologies/energy, medical technology, life sciences/biotechnology, transport, materials research, and information and communications technology (ICT).
The target countries for network collaboration include France, above all, as well as the United States, Canada, Scandinavia, China and Morocco. At the kick-off event held in Bonn on 10 July 2009, the go-ahead was given for engaging in more intensive, international cluster collaboration. This measure not only opens up access to international markets for its members, including many Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). German institutions and companies profit much more easily from the knowledge created worldwide and can use this technological know-how to optimise their own innovative processes.
Furthermore, the international networking and positioning of German networks and clusters will further raise Germany's appeal as a key location for international direct investment. The German Government's strategy to internationalise science and research has created the conditions for further consolidating Germany's position in the global knowledge society and for maintaining its international competitiveness. Besides expanding international research collaboration, the overriding goal is to open up further worldwide innovative potential to strengthen Germany as a centre of innovation and investment.
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