The Technology Report for Saxony 2008 shows the innovation environment in Saxony as well as its potential and framework conditions. By means of benchmarking, Saxony’ position within Germany as well as in an international context is portrayed. Detailed analyses of individual technology fields as well as the innovation environment and the location as a whole form the foundation for a SWOT analysis that provides orientation assistance for Saxony’s technol-ogy and innovation policies in order to derive possible development strategies for the innovation capacity and technological performance of Saxony. The recommendations for policy action are discussed against the background of global scenarios, such as resource consumption and technological competition as well as scenarios specific to Saxony, such as demographic developments.
Ragnitz, J. et al., (2010): Sächsischer Technologiebericht 2009, ifo Dresden Studie 50, Munich/Dresden.
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Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst (Ed.) (2010), Sächsischer Technologiebericht 2009. Dresden.