Funding Innovation + Technology
We make every funding programme a success story.
Funding programmes strengthen the German and European research and industrial location.
As project manager, we support and advise the Federal Government, the Federal States as well asthe EU in employing public funds efficiently for innovations and technology.
Our services include the entire process of funding management:
- We inform and raise interest among research and industry.
- We evaluate applications for funds rapidly and expertly.
- We supervise and manage the funded projects and networks.
- We manage the outflow of funds and the controlling of fund allocation.
- We develop thematic priorities.
- We provide consultancy in questions of financing, funding and innovation.
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Project Examples
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.
Competition Advancement by Education: Open Universities
This competition aims at promoting university concepts which enhance accessibility of academic education for experienced workers, integrate newly gathered knowledge and thus, ensure the long-term supply of qualified workers. Concepts for extra-occupational degree programmes, degree programmes with extended professional experience phases or programmes aimed at lifelong learning can be submitted. The submitted concepts should address people with family commitments, returnees to the job, university drop-outs, unemployed academics or working Bachelor-alumni – and also include persons without the formal qualifications needed for accessing universities. Project administrator is VDI/VDE-IT.
IKT 2020 Focus Microsystems Technology
Microsystems Technology is one of the 21st century’s key technologies and its support is an important part of Germany’s high-tech strategy. Therefore the BMBF supports this technology via the “Information and Communications Technologies (IKT 2020)” programme. There the support concentrates on technological foci, which are especially qualified to strengthen the innovative abilities of the German economy. From the start the VDI/VDE-IT was the project executing organization for all the different Microsystems technology support programmes.
InnoNet - Förderung von innovativen Netzwerken
Das Programm „Förderung von innovativen Netzwerken“ soll dazu beitragen, dass Ergebnisse aus Forschung und Entwicklung schneller als bisher in marktfähige Produkte, Verfahren und Dienstleistungen umgesetzt werden. Forschungseinrichtungen sollen dazu angeregt werden, ihre Forschungsarbeiten mehr auf die Bedürfnisse kleiner und mittlerer Unternehmen auszurichten. Die VDI/VDE-IT organisiert im Auftrag des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums das Programm.
ITA – Innovation and Technology Analysis
Via ITA the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research supports interdisciplinary surveys about innovation potentials and technological developments, about their chances and risks and about their economical, ecological and social effects. This aims at identifying areas of technological progress favoured by the society, depicting design potentials and pointing out the scope of possible actions. Additionally the ITA-surveys are designed to detect the untapped potentials of new technologies and to develop innovative solutions for possible risks. The VDI/VDE-IT is the project executing organization for ITA.
Microsystems in Bavaria support programme
In the Microsystem Technologies support programme the Bavarian State Government supports medium-sized companies in enhancing and applying this key technology. The joining of different functions and technologies in very small spaces creates intelligent integrated systems. The programme is intended to speed up the application of these systems in new products and therefore to further enhance the competitive capabilities of Bavarian companies. The VDI/VDE-IT supports the Microsystems Support Programme professionally and organizationally.
Promotion programme Electromobility
The programme promotes field studies in automobile and commercial transport as well as furthering the development of recycling drive batteries. Additionally, it studies the ecologic and economic use of electro mobility. The programme supports the networking of electric vehicles and economic use of energy systems. It does this through the help of modern information and communication technologies in E-Energy model regions. Additionally, it supports the acquisition of Diesel Hybrid Busses by municipalities. As project manager, the VDI/VDE-IT organises the design of projects and the implementation of the promotion programme.
about the promotion programme electromobility (only in German)
Research programme “Organic Photovoltaics & Dye Solar Cells”
Baden-Württemberg is one of Europe’s leading photovoltaic sites. The aim of the programme of the Landesstiftung Baden-Württemberg gGmbH is to improve the efficiency of solar cells and secure long-term stability. Further foci are the analysis of mass production processes through established print procedures and the development of new solar cell concepts on flexible beamers and large areas. The state wants to secure options for the economic utilization of organic photovoltaic through the contract research. VDI/VDE-IT is responsible for the programmatic execution on the content and organizational level and the main contact for applicants.
Support Programme Information and Communications Technology Bavaria
The Bavarian State Government supports research institutes and companies in developing, enhancing and applying these future technologies via the Information and Communications Technology in Bavaria support programme. This is intended to speed up the application of information and communications technology in new products and solutions and thus to strengthen Bavaria as a high-tech location. The VDI/VDE-IT is the project executing organization of the programme and therefore manages the whole application and project process.
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.
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).
