News from 2018-03-20 / KfW Research

The performance of the German innovation system is falling behind other countries

Germany’s innovation system has long been one of the strongest in Europe. In the past years, however, it has dropped two positions in the European ranking. Reasons include small and medium-sized enterprises’ decreasing innovation activity and the low number of fast-growing enterprises.

The performance of the German innovation system is falling behind other countries

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