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acatech Jahresbericht 2012Contents

PRESIDENTS’ FOREWORD 4

INNOVATION POLICY ADVICE 6

ENERGY, RESOURCES, SUSTAINABILITY 8

TECHNOLOGIES 10

EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION 12

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 14

DIALOGUE 16

PROJECTS 18

EVENTS 20

PUBLICATIONS 22

MEMBERS 24

SENATE 28

EXECUTIVE BOARD 30

FUNDING COUNCIL 32

FINANCES 34

ACATECH OFFICE 38

PUNKT PRIZE 40

CONTENTS

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Looking back at acatech’s projects over the past year, one

clear trend emerges: the smart networking of our world. This

trend is apparent in industry, the energy supply, transport,

our cities … the list could easily be continued.

In March, the German academies of science launched an ini-

tiative to address the challenges of energy transition and

smart grids. “Energy Systems of the Future” is a joint project

of acatech, the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sci-

ences and Humanities, in which acatech has taken the lead.

The project brings together expertise in the field of energy

research in Germany and will formulate research-based

alternatives to model the transition towards a sustainable,

affordable and secure system of energy provision.

Shortly afterwards the Industrie 4.0 Working Group, which

is coordinated by acatech, presented its Final Report to

Chancellor Merkel at the Hanover Trade Fair in April. Since

then, we have adopted Industrie 4.0 as our second key tech-

nology theme, alongside the energy transition. Industrie 4.0

refers to the introduction of the Internet of Things and Ser-

vices into Germany’s factories — we are currently on the cusp

of a fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann and Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl,

Presidents of acatech — National Academy of Science and Engineering.

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However, the changes will not be confined to manufactur-

ing — the logistics trade is also developing into a genuinely

high-tech industry. We therefore chose logistics as the key

topic for our annual Senate meeting, which was held in

the summer.

2013 was also the year the phone tapping scandal erupted.

Data protection and the extent to which we can trust the

Internet were hotly debated all over Germany. In May, the

Academy responded with a series of recommendations for the

development of a culture of privacy and trust for the Internet.

In essence, the establishment of a reasonable online culture

must be based on basic values such as free self-determina-

tion, democratic participation and economic well-being. Inter-

net users should have the exclusive right to decide what infor-

mation they wish to reveal about themselves.

Cyberculture is also a key theme in technology education.

Everyone should be in a position to weigh up the pros and

cons of using the Internet and establish his or her own per-

sonal preferences. Technology education is an integral part

of our culture and is of central importance to the Academy.

A significant milestone was achieved in this area in 2013.

The National MINT Forum, in whose coordination acatech is

involved, is the voice of young scientists in the fields of

mathematics, IT, natural sciences and technology in Germa-

ny. In 2013, it organised the 1st National MINT Summit

with the support of Federal Minister Johanna Wanka.

Finally, we mourn the death of Günter Spur, one of the

founding fathers of acatech, on 20 August 2013. Winner of

several awards and latterly also emeritus professor at the

TU Berlin, he tirelessly championed the cause of a national

academy of science and engineering and played an impor-

tant part in the establishment of acatech. With Günter Spur

we have lost both a distinguished and deeply committed

scientist and an inspiring personality.

Berlin and Munich, January 2014

Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann

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The new products and inventions that our businesses and

scientists develop and devise constitute a vital pillar for

the competitiveness of German industry and thus the future of

our country. acatech provides advice on innovation policy

matters to the worlds of politics and society at both the feder-

al and the state levels. Since 2010 acatech has been acting as

the organiser of the Innovation Dialogue between the Ger-

man government and the academic and business worlds. In

addition to the Federal Chancellor, the Federal Minister of

Education and Research, the Federal Minister for Economic

Affairs and the Head of the Federal Chancellery, there are rep-

resentatives of the academic and business communities

amongst the participants. The Innovation Dialogue, which is

currently chaired by acatech President Henning Kagermann, is

an independent body that provides the German government

with innovation policy advice. It draws on acatech’s network

of partners to analyse the latest developments in the field of

innovation and issues specific recommendations for the stimu-

lation of Germany’s innovation system.

The participants in the 5th Innovation Dialogue in March

2013 discussed the “innovative potential of digitisation for

creating value and jobs”.

In addition to handling the preparations for the 5th Innova-

tion Dialogue in 2013, and at the request of the Federal

Chancellery, acatech prepared a set of policy papers on strate-

gic innovation policy issues for potential future Dialogue ses-

sions in the upcoming legislative term. Furthermore, acatech

carried out a study on STEM initiatives and compiled a list of

future technological challenges; both instances will serve as a

basis for discussion at future Innovation Dialogues. As well as

conducting a review of relevant publications, the Innovation

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more than 70 national and international experts representing

the academic community, industry and civil society. The inter-

views were supplemented by the results of a written survey of

the members of the “Innovation Platform” of Euro-CASE, the

umbrella organisation for the Academies of Applied Sciences,

Technologies and Engineering in 21 European countries.

In the course of the 2012 Innovation Dialogue with Chancel-

lor Merkel, it was proposed that a “national competency moni-

toring” system be established for German industry. The aim is

close cooperation between policy-makers and industry in order

to identify future technology trends and determine the inno-

vation-related skills Germany requires to secure its economic

future. Three workshops organised by acatech and the Federa-

tion of German Industries (BDI) were held between April and

October 2013, giving experts from the academic and business

communities the opportunity to discuss the viability of this

proposal. The conclusion of their feasibility study is that a

“national competency monitoring” system should indeed be

established. The next step will be to carry out a cross-sector

study to determine the most urgently required skills and to

engage in a dialogue with all the stakeholders. The goal is to

draw up a Competency Roadmap outlining strategies for the

development of those skills Germany needs to maintain its

strength in the field of innovation.

http://innovationsdialog.acatech.de

acatech is the organiser of

the German government’s

Innovation Dialogue.

The platform for the dialogue

is provided by the Steering

Committee, chaired

by acatech President Henning

Kagermann. Called into being

at the instigation of the

German Chancellor, the

format involves representatives

of science and industry

holding regular meetings with

representatives of the German

government to address the

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One of the key challenges of Germany’s energy transition

is the gradual changeover to a nuclear-free energy sup-

ply with lower CO2 emissions. The long-term challenge is to

find a way of producing power and heat that simultaneously

fulfils the demands of environmental compatibility, resource

efficiency and supply safety. Which technologies and innova-

tions will we need in order to use energy more efficiently and

store it more effectively? How can we structure our energy

markets so that suppliers can supply energy profitably whilst

ensuring that it is still affordable for consumers?

While it will be up to society as a whole to find answers to

these questions, the scientific community will have an

extremely important role to play. The science academies are

already rising to the challenge — the acatech-led interdiscipli-

nary project “Energy Systems of the Future” took up its work

in April 2013. This joint initiative unites acatech with the

“Energy Systems of the Future”

is a joint project of the

German academies of science.

Its members held their fi rst

plenary meeting on 5 September

2013 in Berlin.

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Energie, Ressourcen, Nachhaltigkeit

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the

Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities

and brings together the expertise of more than 50 engineer-

ing, natural and social scientists, legal experts and econo-

mists. Together they study the interactions between the

different spheres of the energy system and formulate alterna-

tive approaches to a safe, resource-efficient, environmentally

compatible and affordable energy supply.

It is up the policy-makers to establish the basic conditions for

the design and implementation of the energy transition in

constant dialogue with the social players involved. In order

to provide the actors with a platform for their discussions,

the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has launched

the “Energiewende Research Forum”. The Forum establishes

a dialogue between academics, political actors from both

the federal and regional levels and representatives of indus-

try associations and civil society. Together, they assess the

alternatives proposed by the scientists in the joint academy

project “Energy Systems of the Future” and deduce specific

recommendations. Since 2013, acatech has been coordinat-

ing and supporting the Research Forum’s work through an

office run in partnership with the Institute for Advanced Sus-

tainability Studies (IASS) and the Max Planck Society.

Once the nuclear phase-out is accomplished, Germany will

still need to manage existing radioactive waste responsibly.

Applied on an industrial scale, techniques for the transmuta-

tion of radioactive nuclides could reduce the radiotoxicity

and thus the quantity of radioactive waste requiring storage.

Germany already has the expertise and technological

resources to explore these techniques. But what position will

the country adopt with regard to this question? By setting

out the pertinent scientific, technological and social opportu-

nities and risks of these technologies for Germany and

Europe, the acatech STUDY “Partitionierung und Transmuta-

tion. Forschung – Entwicklung – Gesellschaftliche Implika-

tionen” (Partitioning and Transmutation. Research —Develop-

ment — Social Implications) makes a valuable contribution to

the energy transition debate.

www.acatech.de/energiesysteme

www.acatech.de/forschungsforum-energiewende

The science academy presidents Jörg Hacker (left, Leopoldina),

Reinhard Hüttl (2nd from left, acatech) und Günter Stock

(right, BBAW), together with State Secretary Georg Schütte

(2nd from right, BMFB).

On 19 March 2013, members of the joint academy project “Energy Systems

of the Future” visited the Bundestag for talks with members of the CDU and

CSU parliamentary parties about how science can contribute to a successful

energy transition.

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We live in an increasingly digitised society. This process

requires numerous technological prerequisites as well

as an appropriate legal framework. It is also necessary to

engage in a dialogue about the cultural changes triggered

by digitisation. acatech is running a number of projects

addressing these different aspects.

Our world is connected through the Internet of Things, Data

and Services. A new era is dawning in manufacturing indus-

try, and Industrie 4.0 opens up new economic vistas for Ger-

man industry. In April 2013, the Industrie 4.0 Working

Group, which is co-chaired by acatech President Henning

Kagermann and Siegfried Dais of Robert Bosch GmbH, pre-

sented its recommendations to Chancellor Merkel. acatech

will continue to support this fourth industrial revolution. The

Academy is currently coordinating the Scientific Advisory

Committee of the Industrie 4.0 Platform that has been

established by the relevant industry associations. Mean-

while, acatech’s Mobility and Logistics Thematic Network is

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel being presented with the report of the

Industrie 4.0 Working Group in April 2013.

Helmut Krcmar of the Technische Universität München,

speaking about cloud computing in Germany at the “Future

Business Clouds” conference held at the Federal Ministry

for Economic Aff airs and Energy in June 2013.

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TechnologienTechnologies

addressing the impact of digital networking on our trans-

port system.

The digital revolution is also manifest in the huge volume of

data generated on the Internet (big data). This data creates

new knowledge and thus provides the basis for novel servic-

es. Established in March 2013, the “Web-based Services for

Businesses” Working Group explores how Germany can

make better use of its technological expertise and know-

how. New service platforms and secure cloud infrastructures

will form the basis of Germany’s future Web-based economy.

The “Future Business Clouds” project, which was concluded

in 2013, investigated the shape that cloud computing

needs to take in Germany in order to meet the requirements

of industry while at the same time remaining competitive

on the global market. The project is part of the “Action Pro-

gramme on Cloud Computing” of the Federal Ministry for

Economic Affairs and Energy.

Finally, the current debate with regard to data security has

brought home the importance of promoting a culture of trust

for the Internet. This issue was addressed by the project

“Internet Privacy — a Culture of Privacy and Trust for the Inter-

net” (Internet Privacy – Eine Kultur der Privatsphäre und des

Vertrauens im Internet), which was concluded in May 2013.

One consequence of our increasingly digitised world is that

technological systems become vulnerable. The “Resilien-Tech”

project is exploring the concept of resilience, i.e. the ability of

systems to cope with extreme pressure or stress without suf-

fering damage. The recommendations drawn up during three

expert workshops will be published in spring 2014.

Nanotechnology too contributes significantly to the digital

interconnection of our world. An acatech publication on

nanoelectronics focused on miniaturised components for

the Internet of the future and the technological challenges

that still need to be addressed. At a workshop in April 2013

that was attended by the Federal Minister of Health, partici-

pants analysed the obstacles between a good idea and the

implementation of an innovative healthcare technology.

Their results are set out in the recently published acatech

POSITION PAPER “The Innovative Potential of Healthcare

Technologies” (Innovationskraft der Gesundheitstechnolo-

gien), which presents a series of recommendations geared

towards removing the obstacles to innovation.

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Lukas of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Right: The then Minister Daniel Bahr (2nd from the right) discusses the innovative potential

of healthcare technologies with acatech members Otmar Schober and Olaf Dössel and acatech Vice President Jürgen Gausemeier (from left to right).

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It is the young researchers of today that mould and define

not only the science and technology of tomorrow, but also

the future of our economy and society. Consequently, acatech

attaches particular importance to the promotion of education

in what we refer to in Germany as the MINT subjects — Mathe-

matics, IT, Natural Sciences and Technology. There is a major

shortage of skilled workers in professions involving the MINT

subjects, whilst the digitisation of businesses and industry pre-

sents new challenges for training and continuing professional

development.

For some years now, there has been a significant and growing

number of initiatives aiming to promote education in the

MINT subjects. The effectiveness of these initiatives can be

enhanced through closer coordination and cooperation. To

this end, the National MINT Forum was founded in 2012 at

the instigation of acatech and the “MINT Zukunft schaffen”

(Create a Future for MINT) initiative. At this year’s acatech

Annual Meeting, acatech member Kristina Reiss (TUM School

of Education), summarising the challenges tackled by the

National MINT Forum, emphasised the fact that “diversity

does not automatically also imply visibility”. Within the

National MINT Forum, acatech is now working with 25 other

organisations promoting enhanced education in the MINT

subjects. The Forum has a threefold focus: ensuring that the

demand for skilled labour can be met, ensuring that the MINT

subjects form a part of people’s general education, and pro-

moting education in the MINT subjects throughout people’s

lives, from early childhood education, school education, non-

formal learning and vocational and higher education through

to continuing professional development and lifelong learning.

The public launch of the National MINT Forum took place at

the 1st National MINT Summit in June 2013, where the Forum

also presented its preliminary recommendations for the

improvement of MINT subject teacher training together with

guidelines for MINT initiative quality assurance and evaluation.

In September 2013, acatech President Henning Kagermann

and Thomas Sattelberger of the “MINT Zukunft schaffen” initia-

tive were re-elected as spokesmen of the National MINT Forum.

Various acatech projects are geared towards improving coop-

eration and networking. For example, acatech is working with

the Körber Foundation on an initiative entitled “Nachwuchs-

barometer Technikwissenschaften” (Future Engineer Barome-

ter). This four-year monitoring project aims to identify the indi-

vidual attitudes, interests, views and motivations of children

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and young adults, assessing any changes that can be observed

and detecting trends.

The “Dual Education System” project involved two workshops

that brought together representatives of higher education

institutions, business and other organisations for in-depth dis-

cussions about the potential and challenges of this vocation-

ally oriented study model. acatech also supports the Research

Steering Committee of the “Haus der kleinen Forscher” (Little

Scientists’ House) Foundation, a network of researchers work-

ing to improve early childhood education. Finally, a joint pro-

ject of acatech, the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sci-

ences and Humanities has succeeded in bridging the gap

between scientists and journalists. Its recommendations on

the relationship between academia, the media and the public

will be published in spring 2014.

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Left and right: The Minister of Science of the State of Brandenburg, Sabine Kunst (l.), and the Federal Minister of Education and Research,

Johanna Wanka (r.), both attended the 1st National MINT Summit in Berlin. Centre: Kristina Reiss of the TUM School of Education gave a

presentation on the National MINT Forum at the acatech Annual Meeting.

Burkhard Ischler, former

Head of the Berlin Offi ce of

Siemens, Dieter Hundt, former

President of the Confederation

of German Employers’

Associations (BDA), acatech

President Henning Kagermann

and Thomas Sattelberger,

Chief Executive of the BDA/

BDI initiative “MINT Zukunft”

at the 1st National MINT

Summit (from left to right).

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has therefore continued to strengthen its ties with academies

of science and engineering in other parts of the world as well

as with selected other organisations including foundations

and think tanks at both the European and international levels.

We have continued our partnerships with the Chinese Acad-

emy of Engineering and the Indian National Academy of

Engineering, organising joint events on smart cities and big

data. In addition, acatech and the US National Academy of

Sciences have launched a transatlantic innovation dialogue

The global science and innovation landscape is currently

undergoing a rapid and far-reaching transformation.

Increasing competition in the field of innovation resulting

from the emergence of new locations and networks is open-

ing up new major opportunities — yet at the same time pre-

senting new challenges for the German and European indus-

try. The international activities of the Academy and its

network of partners are helping to ensure that Germany

makes the most of the opportunities this trend offers. acatech

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The Euro-CASE workshop with the European Commission addressed the shape of future cooperation between the two organisations. Left: Dominique

Ristori, Director-General of the Joint Research Centre, Anne Glover, Chief Scientifi c Advisor to the European Commission, Reinhard F. Hüttl, Euro-CASE

President (from left to right). Right: Participants of the workshop, including representatives of interested DGs, together with the presidents of Europe’s

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that brings together representatives of the two countries’

respective innovation systems.

The dialogue was taken up in Berlin in June 2013 with a con-

ference on “Meeting Global Challenges: US-German Innova-

tion Policy”. The discussions focused on the transformation of

our energy and manufacturing systems and the re-industriali-

sation we can currently witness in the United States. In the

run-up to the negotiations on a Transatlantic Free Trade

Agreement, the conference identified joint areas for action

and ways in which the strengths of the two innovation sys-

tems could be combined.

The European Union continues to be one of the priorities of

acatech’s international activities. In May 2013, acatech Presi-

dent Reinhard F. Hüttl was elected President of Euro-CASE,

the umbrella organisation for Europe’s Academies of Applied

Sciences, Technologies and Engineering. From now on, Euro-

CASE will operate as a modern working academy, focusing on

the subjects innovation and energy policy. Two European

platforms on these topics have already been established. Sci-

ence and business experts seconded from the academies pro-

vide advice to European institutions on topics such as innova-

tive procurement, innovation financing and the development

of the European Emissions Trading System.

Euro-CASE held a joint workshop with the European Commis-

sion in September 2013. The presidents of Europe’s acade-

mies of science and engineering discussed future areas of

cooperation with Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Advisor to the

European Commission, and Dominique Ristori, Director-Gen-

eral of the Joint Research Centre, as well as with representa-

tives from 16 interested DGs. They explored common solu-

tions to achieve a more effective use of scientific discoveries

as a basis for EU policy decisions. Euro-CASE boasts a net-

work of 6,000 experts covering the entire spectrum of applied

sciences, technology and engineering disciplines. In Decem-

ber 2013, Euro-CASE brought the year to a close with an

innovation policy conference in Lisbon entitled “Boosting

Innovation in Europe: USA-EU — Why the innovation gap?”

www.acatech.de/internationales

Left: Queen Elizabeth and Reinhard F. Hüttl at the awards ceremony of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. Queen Elizabeth awarded the most

valuable prize in the fi eld of engineering to fi ve individuals who have made seminal contributions to the Internet in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace

on 25 June 2013. Reinhard F. Hüttl has been one of the judges since February 2013. Right: Reinhard F. Hüttl, acatech President, Mark Doms, Under

Secretary for Economic Aff airs, United States Department of Commerce, Georg Schütte, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research,

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Initiatives such as the energy transition and the Industrie 4.0

revolution affect the whole of society, with repercussions for

policy-makers, industry, civil society and the media alike.

acatech therefore engages in a dialogue with actors from all of

these areas in order to support consensus-building and deci-

sion-making concerning complex strategic technology issues.

The Academy has strengthened its dialogue with the federal

and regional parliaments and governments. For example, in

February 2013, members of the German parliament met with

acatech’s Executive Board to discuss different ways of provid-

ing scientific policy advice, while acatech President Henning

Kagermann discussed various issues relating to electric mobili-

ty with a cross-party parliamentary committee. In the spring,

the academies of science and the Federal Minister of Education

and Research presented the “Energy Systems of the Future”

project and the “Energiewende Research Forum” at the Federal

Press Conference. At around the same time of year, the Indus-

trie 4.0 Working Group presented its Final Report to Chancellor

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acatech’s Presidents (l. and r.) present the awards for the 2013 PUNKT

Prize for Technology Journalism at the acatech Annual Meeting in Berlin.

acatech’s Executive Board met with members of the German parliament in

February 2013 to discuss scientifi c policy advice.

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Merkel at the Hanover Trade Fair, while in October 2013 Hen-

ning Kagermann discussed the issue of future mobility with

Chancellor Merkel and the relevant ministers.

The Potsdam Academy Day, which was officially opened by

Minister-President Matthias Platzeck, focused on the opportuni-

ties that the energy transition has to offer the state of Branden-

burg. Henning Kagermann also ensured contact with Germa-

ny’s regions by attending the Brandenburg Industry Conference

and through bilateral discussions, for example with the North

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Industrie 4.0 with

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Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs, Garrelt Duin.

In Munich, meanwhile, acatech holds regular exchanges on sci-

ence and technology policy matters with the Bavarian govern-

ment and members of the Bavarian parliament.

Science and engineering issues are not just a matter for the

experts — they should also be the subject of public debate. Con-

sequently, acatech publishes all the results of its work and

seeks to engage in a dialogue. The Academy is closely involved

in the “Wissenschaft im Dialog” (Science in Dialogue) science

and technology communication platform and will also be tak-

ing part in Science Year 2014 on the Digital Society. acatech

also coordinates the work of the National Electric Mobility Plat-

form (NPE), which is chaired by Henning Kagermann. At the

International Electric Mobility Conference organised by the fed-

eral government and the NPE last summer, people had the

opportunity to gain first-hand experience of driving an electric

car. The Academy also produced short information videos

about Industrie 4.0, the energy transition and the issues con-

nected with Internet culture. Finally, acatech’s revamped news-

letter TRANSFER reported on the topics “Education and Tech-

nology” and “Networked Worlds”.

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> PROJECTS

NAME DURATION

Internet Privacy — A Culture of Privacy and Trust for the Internet Aug. 2011 – May 2013

Industrie 4.0 Working Group

(in association with the Industry-Science Research Alliance) Nov. 2012 – May 2013

Personalised Medicine (in partnership with the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities) Jan. 2011 – June 2013

Research Steering Committee of Little Scientists’ House —

research support for educating young children in MINT subjects Jan. 2011 – Dec. 2013

Social Implications of Partitioning and Transmutation Research Sept. 2012 – Feb. 2014

Future Business Clouds Aug. 2012 – Mar. 2014

Innovative Potential of Healthcare Technologies Oct. 2012 – Mar. 2014

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The acatech members with a scientific background collaborate on a variety of projects with experts from the scientific and busi-

ness communities. The Academy’s work is organised under the following three priority themes: Education and Technology

Communication, Energy, Resources and Sustainability, and Technology. These are complemented by special interdisciplinary pro-

jects and joint projects with other academies. The list presented below includes all the acatech projects worked on during 2013.

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Projects

NAME DURATION

The Relationship between Science, the Public and the Media

(in association with the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences

and the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina) Jan. 2012 – May 2014

Mobilisation of Educational Potential to Secure a Skilled MINT Workforce —

the Contribution of the Dual Education System July 2012 – May 2014

Hydraulic Fracturing — A Technology under Debate Dec. 2013 – May 2014

Advanced Manufacturing / Industrie 4.0 as Illustrated by Selected Indian Cities Dec. 2013 – May 2014

Resilien-Tech — “Resilience by Design”: a Strategy for the Technologies of the Future July 2012 – June 2014

Support provided to Federal Ministry of Education and Research in developing its

strategy vis-à-vis China Dec. 2013 – July 2014

NPE-MOD — Moderation of the National Electric Mobility Platform comprising

representatives of government, science and industry July 2013 – Nov. 2014

Quantum Technologies (in partnership with the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities Sept. 2010 – Dec. 2014

The Laboratory within Engineering Education Dec. 2011 – May 2015

Coordination of the National MINT Forum

(in partnership with the “MINT Zukunft schaffen” initiative) Sept. 2012 – June 2015

Artificial Photosynthesis — Development of Future Technologies Oct. 2013 – June 2015

Arbeitskreis Smart Service Welt (Smart Service World Working Group) Mar. 2013 – June 2015

Coordination and organisation of a Scientific Advisory Committee as part of

the strategic initiative Industrie 4.0 Sept. 2013 – Aug. 2015

Energiewende Research Forum (in partnership with the Institute for Advanced

Sustainability Studies and the Max Planck Society) April 2013 – Feb. 2016

Energy Systems of the Future (in partnership with the German National Academy of Sciences

Leopoldina and the Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities) April 2013 – Feb. 2016

Future Engineer Barometer July 2013 – June 2017

Innovation Dialogue of the Federal Government Dec. 2009 – ongoing

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Bonn, 9 January 2013

Workshop on “Potential Success of an Engineering Management Research Discipline” with the German Research Foundation (DFG)

Berlin, 26 February 2013

Meeting between acatech Executive Board and members of the German parliament with expertise in the field of research policy

Berlin, 20 March 2013

5th Innovation Dialogue of the Federal Government“Innovative Potential of Digitisation for Creating Value and Jobs”

Berlin, 13-15 March 2013

Workshop on “Big Data for Engineering”with Indian National Academy of Engineering

Potsdam, 11 April 2013

Academy Day 2013“The Energy Transition — Opportunities for Brandenburg”

Berlin, 15 May 2013

Wrap-up forum “Internet Privacy — a Culture of Privacy and Trust for the Internet”

Munich, 15-16 May 2013

Euro-CASE Board Meeting

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The events organised by the National Academy of Science and Engineering aim to foster a dialogue between science, indus-

try, policy-makers and civil society. Participants in 2013 once again had the opportunity to share their experiences at a

number of different events. The list presented below features the key events held in 2013.

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Events

Berlin, 6 June 2013

“Future Business Clouds” conference

Berlin, 10 June 2013

1st National MINT Summit, a Partnership for the Future of Education

Berlin, 10-11 June 2013

International conference jointly organised by acatechand the National Academy of Sciences: “Meeting GlobalChallenges: US-German Innovation Policy”

Munich, 5 July 2013

Annual Meeting of the Senate

Berlin, 5 September 2013

Plenary meeting of the joint academy project“Energy Systems of the Future”

Munich, 10 September 2013

Workshop: “A Ranking Scheme for Intelligent Cities”

Munich, 11-12 September 2013

Symposium “ICT as an Enabler for Intelligent City Development: Perspectives from Germany and China” (with Chinese Academy of Engineering and Münchner Kreis)

Brussels, 1-2 October 2013

Kick-off meeting of the Euro-CASE European Energy Platform

Berlin, 23 October 2013

acatech Annual Meeting

Munich, 7-8 November 2013

10th Symposium of the Deutsch-Japanische Gesellschaft für integrative Wissenschaft (German-Japanese Society for Integrative Business)

Lisbon, 9-10 December 2013

Euro-CASE Annual Meeting “USA–EU — Why the Innovation Gap?”

The energy transition and Industrie 4.0 — these were the themes that

acatech chose in order to provide an insight into the future of German

industry and technology at its Annual Meeting in Berlin on 23 October 2013.

“In Brandenburg too, the energy transition will be one of the most

important issues going forward.” Former Minister President Matthias

Platzeck at the opening of the 2013 acatech Academy Day in Potsdam.

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“acatech POSITION PAPER” series

acatech (Ed.)

Privatheit im Internet. Chancen wahrnehmen, Risiken ein-schätzen, Vertrauen gestalten (acatech POSITION PAPER)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2013

acatech (Ed.)

Georessource Boden – Wirtschaftsfaktor und Ökosystem-dienstleister. Empfehlungen für eine Bündelung der wissenschaftlichen Kompetenz im Boden- und Land-management (acatech POSITION PAPER)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2013

Position papers from collaborative projects

Communication Promoters Group of the Industry-

Science Research Alliance / acatech / German Research

Center for Artificial Intelligence (Eds.)

Deutschlands Zukunft als Produktionsstandort sichern. Umsetzungsempfehlungen für das Zukunftsprojekt Industrie 4.0. Abschlussbericht des Arbeitskreises Industrie 4.0 (position paper)Berlin 2013

acatech publishes studies, position papers and other publications on strategic engineering and technology policy issues. The

acatech POSITION PAPER series presents the Academy’s recommendations. Analyses and ideas related to principles of sci-

ence and engineering and research-based policy advice are published in the acatech IMPULSE series. The full technical

reports on the results of acatech projects are published in the acatech STUDY series, while the acatech DISCUSSION series

features documentation relating to events. Finally, preliminary studies and discussion papers arising from the projects are

published as part of the acatech MATERIALS series.

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Publications

“acatech IMPULSE series”

acatech (Ed.)

Technikwissenschaften. Erkennen – Gestalten – Verantworten (acatech IMPULSE)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2013

“acatech STUDY” series

Buchmann, J. (Ed.)

Internet Privacy. Options for adequate realisation (acatech STUDY)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2013

“acatech DISCUSSION” series

Schuh, G. / Warschat, J. (Eds.)

Potenziale einer Forschungsdisziplin Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (acatech DISCUSSION)Munich: Herbert Utz Verlag 2013

Russer, P. / Lugli, P. / Weitze, M.-D. (Eds.)

Nanoelektronik. Kleiner – schneller – besser (acatech DISCUSSION)Heidelberg et al.: Springer Verlag 2013

“acatech MATERIALS” series

Appelrath, H.-J. / Lehnhoff, S. /

Rohjans, S. / König, A.

Hybridnetze für die Energiewende – Forschungsfragen aus Sicht der IKT (acatech MATERIALS)Munich 2013

Co-publications

Heckl, W. (Ed.)

Nano im Körper. Chancen, Risiken und gesellschaftlicher Dialogue zur Nanotechnologie in Medizin, Ernährung und Kosmetik Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft 2013

Nationales MINT Forum (Ed.)

Zehn Thesen und Forderungen zur MINT-Lehramtsaus-bildung – Empfehlungen des Nationalen MINT Forums Nr. 1Munich: Herbert Utz Verlag 2013

Arbeitsgruppe Qualitätssicherung /

Evaluation des Nationalen MINT Forums (Ed.)

Leitfaden 1.0 für die Qualitätssicherung von MINT-InitiativenMunich: Herbert Utz Verlag 2013

Publications in English / English translations:

acatech (Ed.)

Internet Privacy. Taking opportunities, assessing risks,building trust (acatech POSITION PAPER)Munich 2013

Communication Promoters Group of the Industry-Science

Research Alliance / acatech / German Research Center

for Artificial Intelligence (Eds.)

Securing the future of German manufacturing industry.Recommendations for implementing the strategicinitiative INDUSTRIE 4.0. Final report of the Industrie 4.0 Working GroupBerlin 2013

www.acatech.de/publikationen

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> MEMBERS

acatech’s members are responsible for the content of the Academy’s work. They comprise outstanding experts from the spheres

of engineering, applied sciences, humanities and social sciences. In the course of acatech’s projects, they engage in interdiscipli-

nary cooperation with scientists from other organisations.

NEW ACADEMY MEMBERS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Abel

Head of the Institute of Automatic Control (IRT),

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Beyerer

Chair of Interactive Real-time Systems, Institute of

Anthropomatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),

Director of the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics,

System Technologies and Image Exploitation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. rer. nat. h. c. mult. Karlheinz Brandenburg

Head of the Electronic Media Technology Laboratory, Institute of

Media Technology, Ilmenau University of Technology, Director of the

Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT

Prof. Dr. Anthony K. Cheetham

Professor of Materials Science, Department of Materials Science &

Metallurgy, University of Cambridge,

Fellow at Trinity College, University of Cambridge

Prof. Dr. Donald Bruce Dingwell

Chair of Mineralogy and Petrology and Head of the

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences,

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München,

Secretary General of the European Research Council

Prof. Dr. Jakob Edler

Professor of Innovation Policy and Strategy,

Executive Director of the Manchester Institute of Innovation

Research, University of Manchester

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Members

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Peter Fratzl

Managing Director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids

and Interfaces, Honorary Professor, University of Potsdam

and Humboldt Universität Berlin

Prof. Dr. Alexander Gerybadze

Chair of International Management at the Institute of Marketing &

Management, Head of the Center for International Management

and Innovation, University of Hohenheim

Prof. Dr. Bettina Hannover

Professor of School and Teaching Research, Freie Universität Berlin

Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap

Director of the Institute for Competition Economics (DICE),

Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Research Professor, DIW Berlin

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Kaysser

Scientific Director of the Helmholtz-Zentrum

Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research,

Professor of Applied Metallurgy in Nonferrous Metals,

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Klingauf

Head of the Institute of Flight Systems and Automatic Control,

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Prof. Dr. Georg Krausch

President of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Kümpel

President of the Federal Institute for Geosciences

and Natural Resources (BGR)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Detlef Löhe

Professor of Materials Science,

Institute for Applied Materials IAM-WK,

Vice President for Research and Information,

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Prof. Dr. Sabine Maasen

Professor of Science Studies/Sociology of Science,

Department of Social Sciences, University of Basel

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. habil. Hans Müller-Steinhagen

Rector of Dresden University of Technology

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Nickolaus

Professor of Vocational Education,

Institute of Education, University of Stuttgart

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernhard Rieger

Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry,

Director of the Institute of Silicon Chemistry,

Technische Universität München

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Rödel

Chair of Nonmetallic-Inorganic Materials,

Institute of Materials Science, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sadowski

Chair of Thermodynamics,

Technische Universität Dortmund

Prof. Dr. Friedrich C. Simmel

Chair of Bioelectronics,

Technische Universität München

Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider

Chair of German Medieval Studies,

Institute of German Studies,

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München,

President of the German Research Foundation

Prof. Dr. Joachim H. Ullrich

President of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)

Prof. Dr. Gert G. Wagner

Professor of Empirical Economics and Economic Policy,

Institute of Economics and Law, Technische Universität Berlin,

CEO, DIW Berlin

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Bernhard Weigand

Director of the Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics (ITLR),

University of Stuttgart

Prof. Dr. Joachim Weimann

Chair of Economic Policy,

Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Prof. Günter M. Ziegler

Professor of Discrete Geometry,

Institute of Mathematics, Freie Universität Berlin

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Associate members

Prof. em. Dr. Helga Nowotny, Ph.D.

Vienna Science and Technology Fund

Members who passed away in 2013

Prof. em. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Dr.-Ing. E .h. Otto Fiedler

Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Electrical Engineering,

Institute of General Electrical Engineering, University of Rostock

Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. E. h. mult. Gerhard Krüger

Emeritus Professor of Informatics, Institute of Telematics,

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Prof. em. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. E. h. mult. Dr.-Ing. Günter Spur

Former Director of the Institute of Machine Tools and Factory Man-

agement (IWF), Technische Universität Berlin,

Former Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems

and Design Technology (IPK)

They are fondly remembered by all at acatech

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one of acatech’s founding fathers, on 20 August 2013.

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> SENATE

The Senate forms the second pillar of the Academy, alongside the members. The Senate members include distinguished indi-

viduals from technology-oriented companies, associations, societies and the political arena, as well as the presidents of the

major scientific organisations. The members of the Senate advise the Academy on strategic issues and pass on proposals from

the business community. They ensure that the practical requirements of industry are taken into account in acatech’s projects.

NEW SENATE MEMBERS

Hans Beckhoff Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Georg Fahrenschon German Savings Banks Association (DSGV)

Ulrich Grillo BDI – Federation of German Industries

Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Hackenberg AUDI AG

Sven Hohorst WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Karsten Ottenberg BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH

Dr. Reinhard Ploss Infineon Technologies AG

Dr. Norbert Sack Egon Zehnder International GmbH

Dr. Walter Schlebusch Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Dr. Ralf Schneider Allianz SE

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c. Dieter Spath Wittenstein AG

Erich Staake Duisburger Hafen AG

Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider German Research Federation (DFG)

Prof. Dr. Johanna WankaFederal Ministry of Education and Research

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Peter Bauer formerly of Infineon Technologies AG

Wolfgang Dürheimer formerly of AUDI AG

Bodo F. Holz formerly of Management Engineers GmbH & Co. KG

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Matthias Kleiner formerly of the German Research Federation (DFG)

Dr. Karsten Ottenberg formerly of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan former Federal Minister of Education and

Research

Bernd Josef Wieczorek Egon Zehnder International GmbH

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Manfred Wittenstein Wittenstein AG

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acatech President Henning Kagermann (front left) in conversation with

his predecessor, Senate member Joachim Milberg (front right).

Left: The members of acatech’s Senate discuss Academy aff airs at the annual Senate meeting. Right: Former Bavarian Minister of Economic Aff airs

Martin Zeil welcomes acatech’s Senate members.

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> EXECUTIVE BOARD

The Executive Board represents the National Academy of Science and Engineering externally and is responsible for its man-

agement. Both pillars of the Academy are represented on it: five Executive Board members and their deputies are elected by

acatech’s members, whilst two Executive Board members and their deputies are appointed by the Senate. The Secretary General

of the acatech Office sits on the Executive Board as a non-voting member. The acatech Executive Board’s European Affairs Rep-

resentative, Ernst Rietschel, supports the Academy’s international activities.

Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h. c. Reinhard F. Hüttl

Scientific Executive Director and Chairman of the

Executive Board of the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam –

GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Chair of

Soil Protection and Recultivation at the Brandenburg

University of Technology (BTU), Cottbus-Senftenberg

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Henning Kagermann

Former CEO of SAP AG

PRESIDENTS

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Gausemeier

Heinz Nixdorf Institute,

University of Paderborn

Dr.-Ing. E. h. Bernd Pischetsrieder

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the

Munich Reinsurance Company

VICE-PRESIDENTS

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PräsidiumExecutive Board

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Rolf Emmermann

Chairman of the Brandenburg Higher Education

Council

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht

Managing Director of

One Equity Partners Europe GmbH

Prof. Dr. Manfred Hennecke

Former President of the Federal Institute for

Materials Research and Testing

Prof. a. D. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Hillemeier

Chairman of the Executive Board of the

Gesellschaft von Freunden der Technischen

Universität Berlin e.V. (Friends of the TU Berlin)

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Prof. Dr. habil. Michael Klein

acatech Secretary General,

Professor of the History of Science, Technology

and Society, Technische Universität Berlin

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Mayrhuber

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Prof. Dr. Alfred Pühler

Senior Research Professor at the Center for

Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University

Prof. Dr. Eberhard Umbach

President of CLUSTER

Former President of the Karlsruhe Institute of

Technology (KIT)

Prof. i. R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Klaus Weinert

Retired Professor at the Institute of Machining

Technology, TU Dortmund University

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. mult. Ernst Th. Rietschel

Chairman of the Executive Board of the Berlin

Institute of Health (BIH)

EXECUTIVE BOARD’S

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS REPRESENTATIVE

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Prof. E. h. Ortwin Renn

Chair of Environmental Sociology and Technology

Assessment and Director of the Interdisciplinary Research

Unit for Risk Governance and Sustainable Technology

Development (ZIRIUS), University of Stuttgart

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> FUNDING COUNCIL

The acatech Förderverein (funding council), also known in German as the Kollegium, is responsible for raising private dona-

tions. The members of the funding council come from the business, scientific and political communities and civil society. The

Academy’s projects could not happen without the contribution of our financial supporters. Their support accounts for a propor-

tion of the private funding that, together with public funding, helps finance the National Academy of Science and Engineering.

acatech would like to thank all of its financial supporters.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c.

Ekkehard D. Schulz

Chairman of the Board

BOARD OF THE KOLLEGIUM

Manfred Rauhmeier

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89 / 5203090

SECRETARY OF THE KOLLEGIUM

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Funding Council

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Dr. h. c.

Ekkehard D. Schulz

Former Chairman of the Board of ThyssenKrupp AG,

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. mult. Dr.-Ing. E. h. mult.

Joachim Milberg

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BMW AG,

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Dr. Siegfried Dais

Partner of Robert Bosch

Industrietreuhand KG

Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Utz-Hellmuth Felcht

Managing Director of One Equity Partners Europe

GmbH

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Hans-Peter Keitel

Vice-President of the Federation of German

Industry (BDI)

Prof. Dr. Renate Köcher

Managing Director of the Allensbach Institute

(Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach)

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer

Member of the Executive Board of BASF SE

Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Mayrhuber

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of

Deutsche Lufthansa AG


Chairman of the Supervisory Board

of the Munich Reinsurance Company

Stefan Quandt

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DELTON AG

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE KOLLEGIUM

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■ Private project

funding/funding

through Förderverein

(funding council)

■ Public project

funding

■ Institutional

funding

*In thousands of euros

Status: 10 February 2014

prior to auditing

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,000

7,500

7,000

6,500

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

2,422

1,000

714

4,136

2,385

312

2,697

1,686

455

2,141

1,434

326

1,760

1,195

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651

125

776

2,627

1,500

643

4,770 3,595

2,000

1,101

6,696 5,064

2,500

1,820

9,384

8,497

2,001

2,500

8,166

2,411

2,500

3,255

3,996

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Finances

Federal Ministry of Education and Research 1,250,000

Baden-Württemberg 161,643

Bavaria 190,313

Berlin 63,435

Brandenburg 38,394

Bremen 11,669

Hamburg 31,878

Hessen 91,273

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania 25,752

Lower Saxony 117,517

North Rhine-Westphalia 265,250

Rhineland-Palatinate 60,106

Saarland 15,339

Saxony 64,299

Saxony-Anhalt 36,349

Schleswig-Holstein 42,049

Thuringia 34,734

INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING **All fi gures in euros

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DONATIONS

3M Deutschland GmbH

A.T. Kearney GmbH

ABB AG

AUDI AG

BASF SE

Bayer AG

Beckhoff Automation GmbH

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

BITKOM e.V.

BMW AG

Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V.

Carl Zeiss AG

Clariant SE

Daimler AG

DEKRA e.V.

PRIVATE PROJECT FUNDING

PUBLIC PROJECT FUNDING

Accenture GmbH

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

Deutsche Bahn AG

Deutsche Post AG

Deutsche Telekom AG

Deutsche Telekom Stiftung

Deutscher Verein zur Förderung des

mathematischen und

naturwissenschaftlichen Unterrichts e.V.

Duisburger Hafen AG

Empolis Information Management GmbH

Gesamtmetall

Google Germany GmbH

Hertie Foundation

Joachim Herz Stiftung

Körber Foundation

Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science

MINT Zukunft e.V.

Nokia Finance International B.V.

Nokia GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch Stiftung

RWE Foundation

SAP AG

Siemens AG

Siemens Stiftung

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V.

Stiftung Haus der kleinen Forscher

TÜV Süd Stiftung

Volkswagen AG

Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Ministry of Science and

Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt


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Finanzen

PAYMENTS IN KIND

BMW AG Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Finances

Deutsche Bahn AG

Deutsche Bank AG

Deutsche Telekom AG

Duisburger Hafen AG

Egon Zehnder International GmbH

Evonik Industries AG

Festo AG & Co. KG

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH

Freudenberg & Co. KG

Fuchs Petrolub AG

Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Georgsmarienhütte GmbH

Google Germany GmbH

Grillo-Werke AG

Grünenthal GmbH

IBM Deutschland GmbH

Infineon Technologies AG

Jacobs Foundation

Klatten, Susanne

Jopp GmbH

K + S Aktiengesellschaft

Lanxess AG

Linde AG

Loh, Friedhelm

(Earn + Invest GmbH)

MAN SE

Merck KGaA

Muhr und Bender KG

Munich Reinsurance Company

Porsche AG

Robert Bosch GmbH

Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

RWE AG

SAP AG

SCHOTT AG

SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG

Siemens AG

SMS GmbH

Software AG

Stahlinstitut VDEh

Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V.

Surteco SE

ThyssenKrupp AG

TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG

TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V.

TÜV SÜD AG

UNITY AG

Volkswagen AG

WAGO GmbH & Co. KG

Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG

Wittenstein AG

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

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The staff at the acatech Office manage the Academy’s work, communicate information to policy-makers and the public about

what acatech is doing and support the Academy’s international activities. acatech has offices in Munich, Berlin and Brussels.

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OFFICES

Munich Office

Residenz München

Hofgartenstraße 2

80539 München

Berlin Office

- Presidents’ postal address -

Unter den Linden 14

10117 Berlin

Brussels Office

Rue d’Egmont / Egmontstraat 13

1000 Brüssel

Belgien

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CONTACT

*Entitled to perform management and representation functions in accordance with the law on non-profit organisations

Dr. Martina Röbbecke

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30 / 2063096 - 15

Dr. Sicco Lehmann-Brauns

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89 / 1895748 - 20

Education and Technology Communication Innovation Forum/International Relations

Dr. Ulrich Glotzbach

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30 / 2063096 - 14

Dr. Katrin Simhandl

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30 / 2063096 - 40

Energy, Resources and Sustainability Communications

PD Dr. Oliver Pfirrmann

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30 / 2063096 - 21

Dr. Jens Pape

Head of Unit

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89 / 520309 - 60

Technologies

Management

Central Functions


Secretary General*

[email protected]

T +49 (0)30 / 2063096 - 10

Manfred Rauhmeier

Managing Director*

[email protected]

T +49 (0)89 / 520309 - 10

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PUNKT PRIZEacatech was once again delighted to award the PUNKT Prize for Technology Journalism and Technology Photography in 2013.

The winner in the “Photography” category was Sven Döring. A native of Dresden, Döring won over the judges with an image

whose composition places cutting-edge research in a setting imbued with mystical overtones. The observer is transported into a

glasshouse shrouded in mist with a man clad in black at its centre. On either side of him, huge lamps beam out a reddish light.

The scene calls to mind an alchemist at work, but is in fact a laboratory at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences, where a

team from the Faculty of Agriculture/Landscape Management is researching ways of optimising plant growth and yield by

exposing cucumber plants to light from high-power LEDs. The judges felt that Döring had captured a particularly striking and

atmospheric image of a scientist at work and the technology he uses.

The judges awarded the prize for the “Multimedia” category to the editorial team of the Süddeutsche.de online newspaper

under editor-in-chief Stefan Plöchinger for an entry entitled “Dritte Start- und Landebahn” (Third Runway). The acatech Photog-

raphy Grant was awarded to Uwe H. Martin for an exposé entitled “Landrausch”. (Photo: Sven Döring)

IMPRINT

Published by acatech – NATIONAL ACADEMY OF

SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Executive BoardProf. Dr. habil. Dr. h. c. Reinhard F. Hüttl

Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Henning Kagermann


Munich OfficeResidenz München

Hofgartenstraße 2

80539 Munich

Tel. +49 (0)89 / 5 20 30 90

Fax +49 (0)89 / 5 20 30 99

Berlin Office– Presidents’ postal address –

Unter den Linden 14

10117 Berlin

Tel. +49 (0) 30 / 20 63 09 6 - 0

Fax +49 (0) 30 / 20 63 09 6 - 11

Brussels OfficeRue d’Egmont / Egmontstraat 13

1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel. +32 (0)2 / 213 81 81

Fax +32 (0)2 / 213 81 89

[email protected]

www.acatech.de

Liability for contentDr. Katrin Simhandl

EditorLinda Treugut

Layout and ProductionHOFFMANN UND CAMPE VERLAG GmbH,

a member of the GANSKE VERLAGSGRUPPE

PrintingAZ Druck und Datentechnik GmbH, Kempten

DateFebruary 2014

Cover imagesPower plant steam turbine: Our future

energy supply was one of the key issues

addressed by the Academy in 2013.

Photo: Arogant / shutterstock

Page 2 images(left to right, top to bottom):

1, 5, 7, 8: acatech / Peter Himsel;

2, 3, 4, 6, 9: acatech / David Ausserhofer

Page 3 images(left to right, top to bottom):

1, 3: acatech / Peter Himsel;

2, 4: acatech / David Ausserhofer

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