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News
Annual Report 2011: Institute for Innovation and Technology of the VDI/VDE-IT
Annual Report 2011: Institute for Innovation and Technology of the VDI/VDE-IT

As usual the current annual report of the Institute for Innovation and Technology (iit) offers an overview of last year’s activities. However, there are some alterations: For the first time the annual report is formulated under a special motto. In addition to the indicators and methods, which make innovations measurable, the authors offer profound information and examine the issue from different perspectives.

The report is available in German language only.

"Research for me-Research with me": Research Projects at the 10th Senior´s Day in Hamburg
"Research for me-Research with me": Research Projects at the 10th Senior´s Day in Hamburg

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research presented demonstrators of research projects  for an independent living at home at the 10th German Senior´s Day in Hamburg. Of great interest were the results of the workshops with senior citizens which were presented for the first time in a brochure. (2012, May 7)

Information about German Senior´s Day in German
Events
Annual Meeting IT2Green
May 22, 2012 - May 23, 2012, Berlin
Sensor + Test 2012: Innovations for People – Safety in industrial working environments
May 22, 2012 - May 24, 2012, Nuremberg
Statistics

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institute

2

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shareholders

3

3

locations

7

7

departments

17

17

Mio. € turnover

24

24

countries overseas

34

34

years of experience

190

190

employees

1

1

billion € allocated aid-money

 
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Partners and Supervisory Council

Our partners, VDI GmbH and VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V., guarantee the solidity of our base.

VDI GmbH

139,000 engineers are members of VDI, Europe’s biggest scientific-technical association. VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V. sees itself, nationally and internationally, as a spokesman of engineers and of technology. It is a non-profit organisation, independent of economic interests and interests of party politics.

VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V.

VDE – These three letters stand for one of the biggest European associations of industries and professions of electrical and information engineering. It is an international platform of experts for science, standardisation and product testing – interdisciplinary, closely linked, and unique in the world. Some 35,000 members, of whom 1,300 are companies, 8,000 students and 3,000 career entrants, make use of the VDE network as a source of know-how, as a working platform and as a communication network.

Supervisory council:

Chairman
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander Röder
arit management GmbH

Dr.-Ing. Willi Fuchs
VDI GmbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Hirschberg
CEO, Engineering Company Hirschberg

Prof. Ulrich Klotz
Metal Workers’ Trade Union

Dipl.-Ing. Joachim Möller
VDI e. V.

Dr.-Ing. Gerd Teepe
GLOBALFOUNDRIES GmbH & CO. KG

Dipl.-Betriebswirt Dieter Schweer
Federal Association of German Industry

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg Steinbach
Technische Universität Berlin, President

Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Hans Heinz Zimmer
Verband der Elektrotechnik Elektronik Informationstechnik e. V.

Permanent guest
Anette Eickmeyer-Hehn
Federal Ministry of Education and Research