DWIH CoffeeTalk on Germany’s next Science, Technology & Innovation policies

The new German government has presented ambitious goals in their coalition agreement to promote science, technology, and innovation (STI). In the DWIH Coffee Talk, German journalist Jan-Martin Wiarda (Freelance Journalist), Japanese journalist Kiyoshi Ando (Senior Staff Writer & Editorial Writer, NIKKEI), and moderator Axel Karpenstein (DAAD) provided an overview over the proposed plans, assessed their general potential and their relevance for Japan, and discussed common interests between Germany and Japan as well as starting points for joint political actions and initiatives. Special focus was put on the new German Agency for Transfer and Innovation (DATI) and Japanese counterparts. The podcast and a “graphical summary” of the talk are available on the DWIH Tokyo website.