VDI/VDE-IT - making hightech a success

We are a leading service provider in the field of innovation and technology for customers in Germany and all over the world. We analyse, support and organise innovation and technology for clients with political, research, industry and finance backgrounds.

Fact sheet on VDI/VDE-IT

Projects

InnovuM – innovation supporting measures for Microsystems Technology

Preliminary strategic discussion courses, measures for the diffusion of results and the integration in the European and international context accompany the support for the Microsystems Technology in the InnovuM project. For this the VDI/VDE-IT analyses obstacles for the implementation of research results into economically exploitable innovations and helps to overcome them. The necessary interaction between different players in the innovation process makes InnovuM special: Researchers and developers, producers, resellers, users, customers, policy makers, public supporters and financiers.

about microsystems technology (only in German)

Validation of the innovation potential of scientific research – VIP

The promotion programme VIP invites scientists to check their research results with respect to their economic value and economic use. The project is designed for universities and research institutions that are completely or partially financed by the federal state. As project manager, VDI/VDE-IT receives an up-to-date overview of the state of play of practically-orientated application research in Germany.

about VIP (only in German)

TCC Technology Coaching Center

TCC supports entrepreneurs as well as young and existing companies in Berlin, which produce, develop and market innovative technology-orientated products and services through subsidized coaching. Central aims are e.g. the completion of a business plan, the clarification of financing issues or help with marketing, sales and controlling. In their search for funding, the technology companies are prepared for the demands of financers and the use of promotion products and shareholdings. VDI/VDE-IT is integrated into this coachingon behalf of the TCC Technology-Coaching-Center GmbH.

about TCC

COWIN – Converging resources to support the value creation in Europe of Microsystems and Miniaturised Smart Systems research projects

COWIN is a European Commission initiative. It aims at strengthening the European competitiveness on the Smart Systems market through commercial exploitation of the technologies developed in European research projects. The VDI/VDE-IT has far-reaching expertise in the field of technology and management as well as well-founded knowledge of European structures and industries in Microsystems and smart systems. Consequently, the VDI/VDE-IT is entrusted with the evaluation of the research results and communication activities.

X10D - Efficient, low-cost, stable tandem organic devices

The European project X10D aims to enable organic photovoltaics (OPV) to enter the competitive thin-film PV market. It will achieve this by pooling the knowledge and expertise of the leading research institutes and start-up companies in Europe. VDI/VDE-IT is partner in the project.

all about X10D

IT2Green - Energy-Efficient ICT for SMEs, Administration and Habitation

The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology supports - through the "IT2Green - Energy-Efficient ICT for SMEs, the Administration and the Home" technology programme - research and development activities which lead to advanced model solutions for energy- and resource efficient ICT in application fields with a broad impact. VDI/VDE-IT organizes the knowledge for the programme's accompanying research, whose content is created and coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institutes for Reliability and Micro-Integration (IZM) and for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).

about IT2Green (only in German)

ESCA – The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis

The European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA) supports cluster managers and policy makers with advice on cluster development. ESCA experts have developed a methodology for cluster benchmarking that has been widely acknowledged in Europe. Since 2007 they have benchmarked more than 250 cluster management organizations. Being also involved in the European Clusters Excellence Initiative (ECEI) ESCA experts contribute to the development of tools that support cluster managers on their way to excellence.

More about ESCA

Assistance Systems for elderly people (AAL)

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research aims at keeping up with demographic change. In order to do so, it funds national and European interdisciplinary projects concerned with the development of age-appropriate assistance on the basis of modern Microsystems and communications technology. Further accompanying measures are conducted, parallel to these interdisciplinary projects. As a central meeting for companies and research institutions, the German AAL congress was introduced. The VDI/VDE-IT is entrusted with the project’s executing organization.

about AAL (only in German)

ZIM - Central Innovation Programme SME

The Central Innovation Programme SME is the base programme of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. It concentrates on market-orientated promotion of the innovative mid-sized economy in Germany. In different modules, R&D cooperation projects, network projects as well as innovation-supporting service and consultancy are promoted. The VDI/VDE-IT is commissioned with the module ZIM-Nemo (initiation of regional networks) and ZIM-SOLO (single projects).

about ZIM (only in German)

Founder Contest – IKT innovative

The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is supporting the start up of companies, which focus on products and services in the information and communications technology sector, via the Founder Contest – IKT innovative. The biannual contest awards considerable prizes as seed money for the start up. All winners receive an individual coaching, according to their needs. The VDI/VDE-IT organizes the award on behalf of the ministry.

about the Founder Contest (only in German)

Topics

Technological Education Microsystems Technology Funding Electromobility Start-ups Demography Global Innovation Renewable Energies Networks Human-Technology Interaction SMEs Innovation Policy

Forum

The innovation positioning system is the on the VDI/VDE-IT’s thematic radar screen in the area of innovation and technology policies. We are looking forward to discussing with you intriguing challenges with which technology and society are faced.

The innovation positioning system is available in German language only.

Our current issue is on human-technology interaction:

Human-Technology-Interaction: A topic with perspective(s) / Mensch-Technik-Interaktion: Ein Thema mit Perspektive(n)
Getting worse? Getting better? What are technologies capable of? / Wird's besser? Wird's schlimmer? Was kann Technik?
Technology provide security for people / Technik schafft Sicherheit für den Menschen
Mobility 2.0
Intuitive communication and interaction with technology / Intuitive Kommunikation und Interaktion mit Technik
Protecting the environment – using energy efficiently / Das Klima schützen - Energie effizient nutzen
Robots and humans – what will be next? / Roboter und Menschen - wie geht es weiter?
In order to have everything “according to the rules”… / Damit alles mit "rechten" Dingen zugeht...
Human and technology – a complicated relationship? / Mensch und Technik - eine komplizierte Beziehung?