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Future Vision of Global Metropolis BerlinCity of Innovation

City of Innovation
City of Innovation

Berlin is a pioneer in the field of innovation policy at EU level and consistently operates at the level of international standards. As an adaptive city, Berlin promotes rapid knowledge transfer and uses international benchmarks and best practices. A wave of invention is shaping the corporate landscape. Berlin is committed to a strategic, data-based, Europe-wide innovation policy and effectively pursues this at EU and federal level.

Interdisciplinary research collaborations ensure knowledge transfer
Interdisciplinary research collaborations ensure knowledge transfer

Berlin has research clusters that involve universities and universities of applied sciences and work across universities. The transfer of knowledge and the practice-orientated communication of research results are continuously taken into account in order to ensure the rapid implementation of innovations. The city also emphasises participatory research in which stakeholders and the public are actively involved.

Creating and utilising innovation pipelines
Creating and utilising innovation pipelines

Increased cooperation between industry and science makes it possible to recognise obstacles in the innovation pipeline at an early stage. Research institutions have incentives to transfer research results to industry, while at the same time the acquisition of intellectual property is organised in an unbureaucratic and transparent manner. The transfer of disruptive ideas enables the transformation of existing products and business models.

Start-ups are supported by freedom and less bureaucracy
Start-ups are supported by freedom and less bureaucracy

Berlin offers freedom for young entrepreneurs. Start-ups are facilitated by the reduction of bureaucracy. Cooperation between start-ups and SMEs has been intensified. By 2035, the city will have produced numerous new hidden champions and leading technology companies.

Cooperation between science and business in one place
Cooperation between science and business in one place

The link between university and business is fostered through specific projects such as the Urban Tech Republic. Best-practice research provides inspiration and orientation for future projects.