Germany has managed to become a net importer of scientists, but still lags on innovation measures for several key technologies like gene editing of crops and artificial intelligence an annual report into the country’s research system concluded last week.
Each year, a brain trust hands the German chancellor a weighty report, detailing the country’s successes and failures in research and innovation, and a series of candid recommendations for the future.
This year, the Expert Commission for Research and Innovation passed chancellor Olaf Scholz its assessment at a particularly crucial time