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For most workflows, free and open alternatives exist today. Nevertheless, the question keeps coming up as to whether specialized procedures can actually be migrated. In the talk »Open Innovation and Open Source in Schleswig-Holstein«, Sven Thomsen demonstrated what really matters in this context. Above all, the decisive factor is political will. If it exists, the remaining obstacles can be overcome with a very high degree of certainty.

The study »Innovation Indicator 2025« presents a sober picture of Germany’s innovation landscape. Germany remains in the upper mid-range but is under increasing pressure. Countries with clear strategic priorities, such as Switzerland, Denmark or Finland, perform significantly better. Germany, by contrast, struggles to build on its former strengths in value creation, digitalization and high-tech. Notably, a great deal of knowledge is generated in this country, but too little of it successfully reaches the market. ...