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Key Technologies

The High-Tech Agenda Germany initially focuses on six key technologies that are central to the future of our country. We are driving forward their research and application-oriented development with concrete measures.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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AI offers great potential for all of us – in business, science, medicine, nursing care, or even at home. In cooperation with European partners, Germany should become a world-leading location for AI. The High-Tech Agenda Germany creates the conditions for this: with an expansion of our computing power, access to large data sets and better exchange between developers, users, innovators, and investors.

Quantum Technologies

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Quantum technologies are based on the behaviour of tiny particles such as photons and electrons. However, their impact should not be underestimated: they offer great opportunities for data usage and security, the medicine and mobility of the future, and space travel. The High-Tech Agenda Germany promotes local software and hardware development and connects science, industry, and start-ups to make quantum technologies ready for application.

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Microelectronics

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Modern technology is underpinned by microelectronics, which is integral to our society. Without it, our smartphones, the internet, and our energy supply would not work. The independent development of high-performance chips is therefore crucial for Germany’s economy and security. The High-Tech Agenda Germany specifically promotes skilled workers and brings research and manufacturing together so that we can become Europe’s leading location for chip production.

Biotechnology

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Biotechnology can significantly improve our quality of life. It opens up avenues to new therapies and vaccines, and thus to the medicine of the future. It contributes to making agriculture more resilient and sustainable, thereby securing our food supply. The High-Tech Agenda Germany strengthens knowledge exchange and our biotechnology industry so that we can all benefit from its impact.

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Fusion and Climate-neutral Energy Generation

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The fusion process utilises the principle of our sun. It has the potential to provide us with virtually unlimited emission-free energy. The High-Tech Agenda Germany creates the conditions necessary to support promising research and start-ups in their development. It also promotes solar energy and wind power, geothermal energy and hydrogen in order to generate, store, and transport clean energy. Together, these technologies form the basis for a climate-friendly and independent energy supply.

Technologies for Climate-neutral Mobility

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The technologies for climate-neutral mobility and their effects are diverse: safe and efficient batteries are crucial for the operation of sustainable electric cars. Hydrogen and other climate-neutral fuels enable clean freight transport by aeroplane and ship. Drones can relieve traffic congestion and assist in agriculture. The High-Tech Agenda Germany promotes existing expertise and new innovations that will take us and our mobility into the future.

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