
The Pact for Research and Innovation aims to improve the competitiveness of German research. This involves strengthening the large non-university research organisations and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany’s most important research funder.
Goals of the Pact for Research and Innovation
- Promoting dynamic development
- Strengthening networking within the research system
- Improving infrastructures for research
- Strengthening exchange with industry and society
- Attracting the best minds for research
Guaranteeing planning security
Since 2005 the pact has guaranteed the basic funding and further development of the research institutions that are jointly funded by the Federal Government and the German states as well as the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. Now approved for the fourth consecutive time, the pact will continue until 2030: the Federal Government and the German states will increase basic institutional provision by 3 per cent per year. In total, this will see around 17 billion euros made additionally available for research. That provides security and room for the institutions’ further development.
Support for higher quality, efficiency and performance
The Pact for Research and Innovation involves the following organisations, which are jointly funded by the Federal Government and the German states:
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
- Helmholtz Association
- Leibniz Association
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
For their part, the science and research organisations have pledged to increase their quality, efficiency and performance within the framework of the pact. They present their results in annual reports.
GWK: Pact for Research and Innovation
You will find the latest monitoring reports and lots more information about the research institutions funded by the Federal Government and the German states on the website of the Joint Science Conference (GWK)
www.pakt-fuer-forschung.de (only in German)BMBF: Pact for Research and Innovation
You will find even more information about the Pact for Research and Innovation on the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) website:
www.bmbf.de > Pakt für Forschung und Innovation (only in German)